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I also lived 739 Ripple Rd prefabs i was born in the front bedroom in 1947 i went to Dawson and Camball school i remember the big house that stood between the prefabs the vinigar man and the bonfire nights on the open ground between ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by moejoeinspain

The pub on the right is either the Green Dragon or the Reform.

A memory of Maidenhead by fernandoferreira76

First stayed there in 1951. My dad rented the chalet opposite the green corrugated Chapel aside of the sandy path which lead to the beach. Apart from the shop and chippy there was a Welcoast ice cream kiosk on the corner that closed a ...Read more

A memory of Tyn-y-Morfa by ukip.lowe29

I was raised in Mountsorrel in the Soar valley near Leicester. It was a Norman village that lay alongside the river Soar under Castle Hill. The hill got its name from the mote and bailey type 12c castle built by the Beaumonts – ...Read more

A memory of Mountsorrel by Janet Brookes

I was so lucky to grow up in Barnes and haven't moved far away at all. We live in Sheen now so we still spend a lot of time in Barnes. Our family christenings, weddings and funerals were in St Mary's and I was a Brownie and attended ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Roma Holland

I was born in Englefield Green in July 1954 we lived at 60 Alexander Road and I went to St Jude's Infant school and then on to the Junior School which was next door, it was only a minutes walk from our home. We used to live next ...Read more

A memory of Egham by linda.senior

I lived in Stanwell in the1950's from the time I was born until I was 13 when we moved to Ashford. We lived is Selwood Gardens, near to the Iraqi estate. The Iraqi estate was mystery to us. There were ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by bmaskell

Can anyone recall the name of the scrap metal (or possibly coal, or both) merchant sited between Wooburn Green Railway Station and The Green? I think it was Slade but I can`t recall the first name or initials. I am trying to recreate this area for my N gauge model railway! Trevor Collins

A memory of Wooburn Green by Trevor Collins

I was born in - 1940 All Saints Road, opposite the church. We moved to Pitt Cresent in 1941 with my gran, in 1942 we moved into South Wimbledon to Balfour Road and use to sleep on the underground station due to the war. In 1944 we ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by John Siggery

I was born in Norwood Green in 1939. I also went to Clifton Road school. We were bombed regularly as the anti aircraft guns were in Osterly Park behind our house which was also opposite St Marys Church. Two Italian prisoners of war ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1940 by Rosemary Kind