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Back in 1968 when the Kings Arms was going strong it was my favourite pub to go to? The Landlord was a guy called Jim and his wife Carol, a youngish couple, I don’t remember their surname. They were often assisted by ...Read more

A memory of Weldon by Laurie Church

Hi everybody, only just found this site and so interesting to read the comments. I was at Tiffield in the old Victorian "fridge" they called the main building from early 1957 to approx middle 1959. Mr Turner was head (nice chap) but ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield by Robert Day

I lived in Wood End Lane (no. 9), from 1941 from the age of six months, until 1948 when I moved to the new council houses at Newnham Close, locally known as Tintown, because it had steel framed walls on the upper storey. No. 9 was a ground- ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by williamfairney

We lived on Normanshire Dr early 60s. Went to school on the New Rd then to Wellington Ave; at that time Wellington Ave boys and girls were separated. Loved the fish and chip shop and Rossi's ice cream. Went to the Odeon ...Read more

A memory of Chingford by Robert Gainford

Oh what innocent days back in the 60/70’s. My best mate and I used to enjoy going to the C s of D once or twice a week. No alcohol on the premises, just non alcoholic beverages so very enjoyable, non aggressive evenings. If one ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Martin Morgan

Hi this is a long shot but I was at Earleywood School before it became Stubbington House . I was there reasonably briefly from 1959 to 1961 . Would love to get feed back from anyone who was there or maybe any of the teachers. I ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by David Green

I have one lasting memory of that lovely village. In or around 1967, as an 18 yr old, I worked for a shopfitting company from Southend, Essex, The had the contract to fit out the entire chemists shop in Church ...Read more

A memory of Gamlingay by rizla01

I was with a group of 8 friends who walked the Cleveland Way some years ago in June. Unfortunately, it was the wettest June for years! The plan that day was to walk from Runswick Bay to Whitby, some 8 miles. We had booked to ...Read more

A memory of Runswick Bay by julie.thompson52

My parents and I moved to Swindon in 1961 from Edmonton, London to a brand new three bedroom house ( think). My father worked at Pressed Steel were they made car body panels for Austin, and Morris, and I used to cycle halfway to the factory ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by Graham Morland

MRS BROWN'S SCHOOL WAS LIKE A DAME SCHOOL: YOUNG CHILDREN USED TO GO TO DAME SCHOOLS FOR CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL BECAME COMPULSORY IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY. MRS. ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton by David Shamash