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Summer time, I had gone fishing on Royston Canal. The local fishing club had replenished the canal with fresh water trout for the anglers. These fish were so tame that all you need do was to hold out your hand with a few maggots ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1969 by Roland Mitchell

I like to say I was born in the Raven though it wasn't strictly true as I was born in a nursing home at Stourport. But my mum was the housekeeper there and my dad was handyman, and we lived in a flat in the ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1950 by Sue Appleby

My father, Mr Childerley, worked here during the mid 50's serving as an apprentice carpenter, working for the firm Evans and Sons in Cambridge Street. A school master lived in the Jeweller's before the work was carried out. ...Read more

A memory of St Neots in 1956 by Katherine Childerley

I was born in Thorpe Coomb in 1949 and I lived in Cuthbert Rd until they pulled most of the houses down in the mid 60s, we moved to St David's court on the corner of Wood St and Forest Rd, they were 11 story flats we were on ...Read more

A memory of Walthamstow by Christine Clarke

I arrived, along with my brother John and sister Lily at the outbreak of war. A big adventure we were told, but oh so frightening. Our mother had told us to stay together, and lucky for us we were taken in by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. I ...Read more

A memory of Upton Bishop in 1940 by George Palmer

My family moved to Eltham about 1954/5 and I lived there until about 1966. I attended Middle Park Primary School and later the Gordon School. We lived next door to Working Mens Club on Eltham Hill just down from the Swimming ...Read more

A memory of Eltham in 1956 by Eve (June) Knox

My name is Denise, I lived at 14 Churnet St (bottom end) near Collyhurst Rd from 1955 until 1967 when we had to move in the clearance. We were 4 doors down from Woolams clog works, Mr Woolam used to let us in and let us ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1966 by Denise Froggatt

My memories of the village are so precious that I wished it to be preserved intact with no alterations whatsoever, which of course was ridiculous. The main change is the size. When I was a child, in the '40's and 50's, ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong in 1950 by Dorothy Blake

I remember Fareham very well. I remember my father who was in them days a window cleaner, and everyone seem to know him. He used to start at 5am in the mornings doing the shop fronts, then the houses on until 5pm with an hour for ...Read more

A memory of Fareham in 1956 by Walter Spanner

My name is Julie and my Mum and Dad are Joan and Tom Street (Mum has passed away). I have wonderful memories of Cuffley and lived there from the age of 5 to 19 years in Homewood Avenue; we moved there in 1963. My Mum loved to tread ...Read more

A memory of Cuffley in 1970 by Julie Luckin