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I was born Patsy Evans the last of the 8 daughters of Ivy and Frederic Evans. Most of my sisters lived in Border Gate but I was born at 18 Hawkes Road in 1944. My best friend, Ann Halliday lived several doors down. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by patsy144

My name is Dennis Frier I was born in Golden Green at 4 sign post field ,then moved to number 2 at about the age of 3 ,I have many memories of playing down by the river Bourne with all my friends ,and playing in the fields,summer always ...Read more

A memory of Golden Green by christine.frier

I was born in Addlestone in what was Kingthorpe nursing home in 1944 (no nhs then)my father worked for Vickers Armstrong at Byfleet. My father was born in Cailard road Byfleet the same road as my mother was born. He is now 96 years old and ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by jenniferchapman67

i was born in 1947 in welbeck rd, but my parents moved to hart lane, when my family grew to 7 six boys and a girl, we did'nt have a lot but we got by all the kids round hart lane derwent rd and brooms rd, we used to play football on the ...Read more

A memory of Luton

i spent my early days in welling having moved from Canning Town in 1938 lived at 6 Axminster crescent went to the new St Michaels Elsa road and Erith tech.schools. Visited the Embassy Roamed borstal woods Danson park and Fanny on the ...Read more

A memory of Welling by g.olmit

My name is Brian Wilson, I was born in 1940 down Fen Drove now called Sykemouth Drove, Kirton Holme. Down this drove were farms, small holdings and houses 12 in total, today in 2016 only 4 remain. Ist farm on the left ...Read more

A memory of Kirton Holme by John Brian Wilson

As a young child during ww2 , my mother and me , living during the day in a caravan on the farm adjacent to the Bridgewater monument ,walked down the Back Hollow in the evenings , to sleep above the bakers in the village . One night ...Read more

A memory of Aldbury by bhowellwright

Does anyone remember Uncle Jack who lived with his wife and mother-in-law in an ancient cottage without electricity or water? Always a willing smile and forever going up and down the road. Should anyone from those wonderful years at Crwys ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boat by griffatgoerlitz

I went to Southlands school harrow on the hill from 1958-1968 when it closed down. It was a victorian building and catered for day girls and borders. Many of the borders had parents living ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill by 24jenny

Seeing this photo reminded me that a few of us aged 15 to 16 used to go to this pub to play snooker and drink beer - usually brown ale! I guess the publican probably realised we were under age but we were tucked away in a side room - ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham by John Buck