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I was born on the day that Osterley Station opened 25th March 1934. I grew up in Tennyson Road/Avenue, Hounslow, and moved to Gresham Road in 1944. Hitler missed me by 5 minutes with a Doodlebug while I was at Alexandra Junior ...Read more

A memory of Osterley in 1944 by Dennis Hemmings

In 1955, my mum owned the Beach Deckchair stand and the Penny Arcade named Funland. I worked on the beach chairs, and the Arcade in the evenings during the summer holidays. I recall that the bungalow next to the stand was ...Read more

A memory of Pagham by James Whitehead

This (downstream) side of the mill was a popular site for the Canadian Army stationed at Bordon Camp during the war. Almost every day they would be there with their lorries, tanks and motorbikes, ostensibly to wash the vehicles but generally to ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1942 by Denis Payne

I went to live in Churchdown as a small child at no, 9 Grove road,I went to the primary school in the village and from there to the Cheltenham Grammar school.Living in the village as a child was magic and ...Read more

A memory of Churchdown by annewhitehouse_

This area looks a lot different now as the 'Airy' houses on the right of Woodlands Road and to the left have been clad in bricks. To the left of the crossroads is the Woodlands Grove area and to the right Woodlands Avenue. My parents ...Read more

A memory of Rillington by owston.tj

I lived in Birstwith, not yet school age - 1952'ish - and have very clear memories of my short time there. My father's - Albert Wilkinson - job was to keep the mill water run free from weeds, our home was one of the two ...Read more

A memory of Birstwith by jennifercdodds

I have fond memories of being a beater in the late 50s. Major Houston had the shooting, I imagine rented from Airlie Estates or their forerunner. Keepers, dogs and beaters were driven up the Glen on ...Read more

A memory of Glenhead Lodge

I was tour-ex from RAF Butzweilerhof (Cologne) in September 1961 and didn't fancy a sea crossing so I booked my passage on the air ferry. Everything went smoothly and quickly once I got to Ostend but the overnight trip from Cologne is a ...Read more

A memory of Lydd by Ian Gilbert

Janet Craddock, went to Markham school, left in 1965 to go Blackwood secondary for a year, then onto Pontllanfraith Grammar when left in 1973 Lived in Berllanlwyd Avenue with my sister Heather who still lives in Blackwood. Staff in Markham ...Read more

A memory of Markham by jancraddock

In 1955, just after my brother was born, we moved from West Ham to Forest Gate (Norwich Road). I was 8 years old and starting a new school was traumatic to say the least. My elder sister was at Plaistow Grammar School, so it did not ...Read more

A memory of Forest Gate by r.harcourt187