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Hi my name is Bryan Hall, but when I was born it was Bryan Daniels. Because of my mothers persnal difficulties I was taken in by the Surrey County Council aged three months being put into council care. In 1945 I was sent ...Read more

A memory of South Darenth by Bryan Hall

I was in the Home from 1939 -1946 along with two sisters and a brother. Our name was then Caradice, the girls were in Home 4, and my brother was in Home 5. The lady in charge of Home 4 was Miss ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1940 by Jean Stockey

My name is Mel Edwards and I was at Denham Court for a few years. Mr & Mrs Hill were in charge, then they had a son called Steven and a daughter who I think was called Susan. I can remember there were 9 dormitories, a ...Read more

A memory of Denham in 1958 by Mel Ewdwards

I lived in Brook Road from 1949 till 1968. I went to St Johns School till 1960 and then ArchBishop Myers in Hounslow. I lived with parents May and Alf Tyrrell, with nan and grandad living upstairs, when flats were not portioned ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Roger Tyrrell

I will add my memories of Pinner Fair while I am able. 1946 and in my last year at Potter St School. A youthful man dressed in a sort of "cowboy outfit," faced a young woman spread against a board. He threw several axes each side of her; ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1946 by Peter Giles

I was born in Harle Street, daughter of Alan an' Ruth White. The Browney was a lovely friendly place to live, all the neighbours in the streets got on so well. Everyone knew each other and would help ...Read more

A memory of Browney Gill in 1962 by Janice White

My grandfather lived in Chopwell most of his life, he and his siblings lived in Hamsterley Colliery with their mother Mary Ann and father William Errington, b1881 in Stafford. Their father was killed in 1915 in Gallipoli ...Read more

A memory of Chopwell by David Errington

My mum, dad, 2 brothers and 2 sisters lived at the bottom of Vauxhall Avenue - it was about 1963/64. It was a great place to live as kids, not so easy for my parents. We kids would collect water from the standpipe at the alleyway a ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1963 by Hazel Methven Nee Sullivan

Great memories of my years as a student at Reading University in the 1950's. At that time there was only one campus, and on entering through the covered London Road entrance (on the left of the photo) the ...Read more

A memory of Reading in 1954 by Milton Freeman

This was my first school, about 1953 I think. I lived on Leftwich Green, Dobells Road and either walked to school or got on the bus - never would be contemplated for a 5 yr old today. I was in love with Elspeth Bell and Kay ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1953 by Steve Povall