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I used to live in Longley Road in the early 60s and remember as a child at the top of Longley Road where the buses parked there used to be a record shop where I would spend my time listening to all the new groups including the Beatles. It ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1962 by David Cleife

The small sandy beach at Newhaven was known as the horse shoe bite. It was completely covered at high tide, but as the water receded, it exposed fine golden sand, ideal for making castles and getting in your sandwiches. A row of ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1960 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

My grandfather was enlightened in many ways. He permitted the children from the western side of the town, to bathe and swim, at The Pipe, boundary with campbells, The Basin, near to stramshall footpath, subject to ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by John Mellor

Yeah I worked there in 1963. I think everbody in Morden (unskilled) worked there at one time or another; if it wasn't there it would be Foster's transformers, or Triang. All on minimum wage or less, I got the equivalent of 28pence an hour ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1963

I was born in S.Kensington, moved to Northolt and then to Carlyle Road, S.Ealing around 1951 when I was aged 4. I attended Little Ealing Infant School and then moved next door to the 'upper school'...later moving to the new build Ealing Mead ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1950 by Victor Hunt

What a year ! I was 17 and offered a job by Phil Peters at Bosham Sea School. I arrived in the February to help prepare the sailing dinghies and launch for the coming season. The launch was in the car park and the Wayfarer ...Read more

A memory of Bosham in 1970 by Stewart Robinson

Hi, I am looking for Tommy Roach and Willy Watts (think Willy lived in Albert or Denmark Road). Back in the day they used to meet in a cafe off of Queens Park Station. I am doing this for my brother-in-law, Roy ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1860 by Gillian Robb

I remember going to Streetly Riding School in Manor Road which was opposite the Buccaneer pub. We had some lovely times there, some of the girls names I remember are; Janice Sturgess, Barbara Cattel and a lovely girl called ...Read more

A memory of Streetly by Marilyn Grimmett

I visited & spent happy times in Ecclesfied Park when I was a boy and a pupil at Meynell Road primary, junior & senior school from 1944-1954. It was a very good school & I would like to hear from anyone who could share happy memories of those bygone days. Thanks, George Quixall.

A memory of Ecclesfield in 1944 by George Quixall

I lived in a flat at 185a Kensington. I recall watching the Lodges marching along the road on the 12th July. We would walk down Brunswick Road into town. At Xmas, we would go to the grotto at TJ Hughes, I remember ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1957 by Sue Bence