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My name is Owen Cox,and i lived in Dovecote estate from 1966-1970 approx. A man i shall always remember fondly is Mr Cavanagh who ran the school with his wife Joan. A wonderful man,teacher,and human being. When ...Read more

A memory of Rippingale by owen7591

This August 2014, on my way back from Whitby, I took a detour and called at Reighton Gap. The last time I was there was in the late 1950s / early 60's when we stayed at the bungalow my grandmother owned on Boat Cliff Road. I seem to ...Read more

A memory of Reighton by akaye73

The ice cream here was superb it was called 'ABSOPURE' as far as I can remember , I was in Birchington last year 2013 & wanted to visit the Ice Cream parlour but it was closed which was a ...Read more

A memory of Birchington by Len Crawley

I remember being fascinated by these as a child in the 60's - was like the hall of mirrors at a funfair as they distorted your reflection! There used to be an intriguing facade of an old vicarage built into the ...Read more

A memory of Kingston Upon Thames

The shop on the extreme left is Harris's Newsagency. Then J. Clifford Hughes the chemist, then The Wool Shop. The long shop (three shops really) is Williams & Cotton: bread & cakes with a very tempting shop window with cream buns, ...Read more

A memory of Lydney by lesleyparker

I also remember your father. It happens that when he joined his father as the local doctor I was his first baby case when he joined the practice. Before the 2nd world war Clockhouse was owned by someone who trained police dogs. Mundays ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by dexpro4

I lived in Southall ( west ave ) until the company my father worked for ( Cramic Eng ) moved to Oxfordshire. I and my two brothers went to Tudor road primary where in my year we were joined by Surinda Pal one of the first Sikh ...Read more

A memory of Southall by tross70559

When I was married at 18 we managed to inhabit a flat in NEWALL TERRACE TEAMS and our neighbour was a character called Curly Smith who was well known ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by derekarat

I was only nine years old when we were bombed out on hodder drive perivale we were in our anderson shelter in the back garden I remember the war vividly the searchlights and the dog fights at night I remember not being scared it just ...Read more

A memory of Perivale

Does anyone remember this wonderful old house. I stayed there in the early 80s, I had known the family from earlier days but my memory of staying there has lived with me to this day. There was a ...Read more

A memory of Staines by literking