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I moved to Thetford from York when I was 2, my father bought a house in St Marys Road. I used to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread from Barretts bakery. The bells of St Marys Church would ring out every morning at 7. My two ...Read more

A memory of Thetford in 1950 by Carol Boreham

My mother was born here. My family lived here until I was a teenager even though my father was English. I remember all the village as I went to the village school along with my brother and sister until I moved to high school in ...Read more

A memory of Llanegryn in 1950 by Jennifer O'donohue

I was born over the butchers shop in Harborne Lane, my parents Harry and Gertrude Ludlow owned the shop. My mother kept the shop open all through the war years and I can remember marking off the meat ration books when I ...Read more

A memory of Harborne in 1956 by Graham Ludlow

My parents bought the White House - a thatched terrace of 6 cottages in the Main Street opposite 'Thatchers' Shop. I believe I only lived in this village for about three years between the age of 7 and 10. The 'White House' had a ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1957 by Martyn Kelham

My name is Peter Mills. I was born in 1939 and I lived in Barest Road, Nunhead. I lived through the war years, evacuation, hiding in the Anderson shelter, having to use the bungalow bath, outside toilet, coal fire, ascot water heater, ...Read more

A memory of Peckham in 1950 by Peter Mills

I remember working in Redhill General as a porter under Mr Eddie Chillman. I remember the elderly patients who came in for chest illness, and had to be wheeled through the length of the hospital, and then having to lift them ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Bryan Hall

I first visited whitstable with my parents when I was 8 in 1952 we came for a weeks holiday and stayed in a bed and breakfast in castle road whitstable. My parents were so impressed with ...Read more

A memory of Whitstable in 1968 by Victoria Mason

My parents, Les and Lorna Hodges and my sister, Jean, moved into 22 Abercarn Fach in approx. October 1954 just after I was born. My family were the first family to move into the newly built 2 storey flats. We lived above Bill and ...Read more

A memory of Cwmcarn

when I was around five years old my family moved into the ground floor of a Victorian house in Mayo Road Willesden, This was around 1968. Mr & Mrs Cooper had the top of the house and at that time they seemed very old to me, I ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1968 by Kevin Sherry

I grew up in Lower Feltham. Lived there, in Ludlow Road from 1966 to 1993 with my parents. I attended Feltham Hill infants and junior schools. The headmaster at the time was Mr Piggott who many will remember as being a ...Read more

A memory of Feltham