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My name is Hazel Lynch (nee Greenslade) I remember Davidson Road school with fond memories I left in 1947 after serving as School Captain. Miss Linington was Head Mistress, and Miss Deane, Miss Davies and Miss Emdin ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1946 by Hazel Lynch

My parents bought the White House - a thatched terrace of 6 cottages in the Main Street opposite 'Thatchers' Shop. I believe I only lived in this village for about three years between the age of 7 and 10. The 'White House' had a ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1957 by Martyn Kelham

I first visited whitstable with my parents when I was 8 in 1952 we came for a weeks holiday and stayed in a bed and breakfast in castle road whitstable. My parents were so impressed with ...Read more

A memory of Whitstable in 1968 by Victoria Mason

when I was around five years old my family moved into the ground floor of a Victorian house in Mayo Road Willesden, This was around 1968. Mr & Mrs Cooper had the top of the house and at that time they seemed very old to me, I ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1968 by Kevin Sherry

Lovely childhood memories of Valley Road in the 1950`s, lived there from 1952 till 1956. I was one of five children living with my parents; my dad worked at the Tunnel as he called it. I remember getting chased off from wandering near ...Read more

A memory of Nuneaton in 1953

I was brought up in Alderside building, on Biggar Road, there were 24 houses in the building (12 bottom and 12 above). My gran and grandpa lived across the road in Wellwood Cottage. There were loads of ...Read more

A memory of Cleland in 1958 by Wilma Francis

My mother was Blanche Jones and she lived as a child in a house called 'Barcelona' on Victoria Street. My grandmother lived there until she died c.1960. My aunt Marion and uncle Dyfrig (Davies) and their son Bryan ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer in 1956 by Nesta Jones Lapsley

Does anyone remember the arcade just past the Savoy cinema after Vine Street. It had a cafe in the centre, a model shop, pet shop, wool shop and music shop. Just opposite was the old National Provincial Bank; renamed when the ...Read more

A memory of Hillingdon in 1960 by Tony Rose

I used to attend Middle Park School way back in 1943. I recall we used to have to write the date in the top right-hand corner of our exercise books and I distinctly remember the year. The war was still on. I'd probably ...Read more

A memory of Eltham in 1943 by Tom Ware

I used to live in Langley park up until 1971 three time a week three of us used to have to go to Consett for commercial study typing and bookkeeping we used to get off at this bus stop and walk back to the village on our way home.I ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park by carol234