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Memories

519 memories found. Showing results 291 to 300.

The Running Horses

I was born at 4 Emes Road, but remember growing up at 64 Manor Road and spending a lot of my time chasing the old tramp who used to frequent Nappers (wouldn't do that nowadays!). My dad was Alf Andrews. Dad passed away from throat ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1962 by Jeff Andrews

Catching Minnows

I remember my boyhood years in Islip with affection. A favourite summer passtime was catching minnows in the Gallos Brook (affectionately known locally as the Weston Brook, purely because it came to Islip from Weston on the ...Read more

A memory of Islip by imcurrill

Growing Up In Cranmer Road

I was born in 1944 and lived in Cranmer Road until 1958. Our neighbours on one side were Mr & Mrs Norwood, who always sent round a portion of home-made spotted dick for me on a Friday evening when rationing was still in ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by Roger Bowen

My Family

I am looking for my family on my dad's side. I remember my grandparents, John and Elizabeth Thompson, they lived at 10, Forest Lane, Stratford, London. I have many happy memories of staying with my grandparents, and of them taking me once ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1960 by Jean (Nee) Thompson

1947 Wrotham Hill Farm

G'day, My parents sold Wrotham Hill Farm in 1947 to move to Australia. It cost my father 700 pounds in then money to take the family (Mum, Dad, two brothers and myself aged 4) to Australia. I remember Dad saying there was 12 ...Read more

A memory of Wrotham in 1947 by Summer Brook Jones

My Husband Was Born In 36 Peatling Road

36 Peatling Road is the double fronted house shown on the right. Owened by May Brookes and rented to the Bursnall family. Bobbie Bursnall was the village bobby before my husband was born. He lived there ...Read more

A memory of Countesthorpe in 1949 by Anita Duckett

Abercarn Fach Cwmcrn

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

We Lived In Flimby At This Time

we lived in public hall cottage at the top of brook street john burrow

A memory of Flimby in 1953 by John Burrow

Oxford Rd Cowley Place Of My Childhood

My earliest memories are of meeting my dad when he came home from working at Morris Motors on his bike he was among some 11000 workers who turned out at finishing time, the bikes filled the road to the ...Read more

A memory of Cowley by John Yeates

Living In Hixon

I went to this school when we moved to Hixon in 1961 and I attended there until 1967. Mr. Harrison was the head teacher, his wife also taught there as did Mrs. Shaw. My parents owned the village garage which sold petrol and did car ...Read more

A memory of Hixon by Paul Rosenthal

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