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I was born in 1961 in Thorpe Combe hospital in Walthamstow and brought up by my parents in Forest Edge Buckhurst Hill. I consider myself very privileged to have lived there for the first 26 years of my life and have ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Andrew Evans

I was born in Aust Farm in 1952 as it was my mother's home. It was on the road to Black Rock and my grandfather farmed the fields up to the river. I think the farm's name has changed now. My mum was Winifred Watkins and married my dad ...Read more

A memory of Portskewett by Kathleen Holton

How sad to see the old school now razed to the ground. I was a pupil there from 1962 to 1964 when we moved away from the area. I travelled in by bus and we disembarked in front of what was then the Sarson School. I ...Read more

A memory of Melton Mowbray by Jacqueline Hatton

My Uncle was one of 12. They lived at 18 Madeira Road. His name is Ralph Tucker. He remembers meeting his wife of 63 years at a dance school in Streatham High Road, it was above Burtons Menswear and near Streatham Police ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Pat Newman

Was resident at Newnham house ran by Peter prankherd and staff bullied and beaten regularly over 18mth period has was all boys under that roof. We actually lived at the back in dorms wasn't allowed in main house unless summonsed to do work or to get a beating

A memory of Newnham by Martyn Blamires

Hi I am Stuart Lindsay, my parents moved into the first council house on Tenter Lane no. 38 in 1950 and I was born in 1951. Sally Goozer was a favourite haunt for me and my late cousin Anthony Basham who lived in Cliff ...Read more

A memory of Levitt Hagg by Stuart Lindsay

As with many of the neighbors in our road we owned two coal fires, one in each downstairs room, with chimneys to match. Keeping the fires lit during cold winters required loose coal, supplied in huge bags, to be ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

February was a very sad time for all my family. There was a light at the end of a very sad day. My youngest son took me to Wednesbury, Old Park Rd, Dudley, and my home 5 Wells Rd. The day was brilliant, parked right outside my ...Read more

A memory of Bilston by Eddie Potts

I worked at LPH between school and tertiary education in the mid 60s. I am horrified to read the comments on this page. For me at the time that I was there, this was a truly happy and joyful place offering holidays to Lithuanian children. ...Read more

A memory of Frensham by Jennifer Adams

My parents, who came to England from India in 1955, when I was 3 months old, moved to Southall in 1959, from Whitton, when I was 4. I remember Southall Broadway at that time-there was actually a saddlery business there! C. Quinion, ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Sandya Narayanswami