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In the late 1960’s I was a pupil at a nearby preparatory school (Bishton Hall) and used to enjoy walking via Colton to Rugeley as well as the main A51. Walking up towards Admaston was a bit far as I was only eight years old but I ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley by John Richard Jones

Hello, my family lived at 83 Hereford Road, Shepway, I think we were the first to live in that house, wonder if anyone can tell me when these houses were first lived in, I was born in 1949 and we lived at Vinters Park in a Nissen hut so ...Read more

A memory of Shepway by amcginty49

Farsley was a great place to grow up, betwixt town and country. Mills, dams, becks, parks, stony roads, winter warmers out of clay, Meals ice cream and milk. Elmers the doctors.Frances Street School and Mr Nolan, Miss Lamb, Miss ...Read more

A memory of Farsley by colin.colville

My Name was Diana Pearce and my sister was Carole Pearce. My parents moved to South Ockendon just before I was born in 1948. I was born in a prefab on Foxglove crescent, whilst Belhus estate was being built. We moved ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by dianakelsall

These were the original gateposts that marked the entrance to Nork Park. These originally where placed at the entrance to The Drive, that leads to Nork Park. Later in the 1930's, they where moved to their present site at Ruden ...Read more

A memory of Epsom

In the 1950's I used to go here with my brothers. We tried sailing paper boats. The swans were quite aggressive if you got too close to their cygnets. One time I got too adventurous and stepped down the slope, slid on the algae and ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by dimsim33

It may look drab on this photo but: I grew up here in the 1960's and this photo brings back many fond memories. The bus stop is where I used to wait for the Brown's Blue to Ashby Grammar just outside of Reenes ? clothes shop. The ...Read more

A memory of Ibstock by michaelgeorge2601974

I was born in 1950 in Brampton Grove on Barn Hill and spent a lot of time playing in Barn Hill park especially around the pond. We used to toboggan down the hill in the snow and I remember breaking my front tooth on the rail of ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by daphnelever7

We went at least couple of times to Mountfield Caravan Park back in the early/mid 60s. I remember the distinctive and exciting smells in the site shop. We used to walk down to Colwell Bay with a picnic and spend the day ...Read more

A memory of Norton

Does anyone remember GPs called Doctor Ghose or Dr McKenna in the 1940s and 1950s, probably in Elm Park but possibly in Hornshurch?

A memory of Hornchurch by Celia Drew