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Hi. I lived in Longley Road, Tooting opposite the bus station at the Tooting Junction end of Longley Road from 1950. We lived in a flat above Cussons grocery store until the site was bought and demolished by the council, for ...Read more

A memory of Tooting

As I’ve only just stumbled on this web page so offer excuses if it’s past its sell by date. I lived in Sylvia Ave Hatch End from 1951 (as a babe in arms) until I married and moved away in 1976. My recollections may now be ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Martin Harris

I was born in Amersham Hospital in 1956. It should have been the Shrubbery, but it was full on the day I decided I had had enough of the womb. Cut to the mid 60's and I'm a student at Crown House Primary in London Road ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe by Hugh Bristow

I have few memories of my primary school which was in a private house in Croft Close a turning off of Marsh Lane, but I do remember being very happy there. This was during the latter war years. However I ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by Ron Sargeant

I was born in Priestfield Road and lived there until my family moved across the river to to Hoo when I was 14 years-old. I have fond memories of peers with whom I would play either in the road or we'd go to The Rookery, Strand or ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Roger Taber

I was born in Tredegar, South Wales in April 1941. My mother had been evacuated to that small welsh town when she fell pregnant with me in 1940. We lived with her parents. My dad was away doing War things. We moved back to London ...Read more

A memory of Harlesden by John Howley

This is a lovely historic photograph showing the backs of the houses in Herbert Avenue in Pontymister. The Avenue was built roughly between 1922 and 1932. Herbert Avenue is now to be found under postcodes NP11 6JS AND ...Read more

A memory of Pontymister

1964 and my parents announced to us kids that we were going to move to the countryside from Great Bar in Birmingham where we were all living at my grandmothers house My Father had died back when I was seven and mother had eventually ...Read more

A memory of Market Harborough by Keith Luckman

I was too young in the 1950’s to use the Hotel and pub but I learnt to ride at the Driftbridge Stables, that used the land, stables and coach houses from when the hotel had been a Coaching Inn. Having learnt to ride on Nutmeg, I ...Read more

A memory of Drift Bridge by Rita Westlake

Back in Burghfield around 1962, I clearly remember one day during the School Summer Holiday seeing a Huge Red and Green Steamroller coming towards me with a whole host of Road Tar making ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper