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My paternal grandparents ran the Bull Inn at Swyre from either 1939 or 1940 to 1950 Their name was Webb. They moved there from the outskirts of London where they had previously ran a pub in Caterham Surrey. My grandmother came from the ...Read more

A memory of Swyre

I spent many happy holidays with my Auntie Doris, who lived in Shaw Lane. My dad and aunt spent many happy times in the Wheel Inn and my cousin married Jean Tuner, the daughter. My other aunt and three cousins lived at Derwent View, ...Read more

A memory of Holbrook by Jan Emerson

I don’t know exactly how old I was when we moved to Hemel from Willesden London N.W.10.. My first memories were from about the age of 4.. We lived in a flat in Underacres Close near Mayland’s Wood.. I ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by Keith Pocock

My father was the Vicar of Cradley Heath from 1961 for about 15 years and we moved there when I was about 6 months old. The vicarage is now pulled down and the church is now (or about to be demolished.) One poignant ...Read more

A memory of Cradley Heath by Peter Winter

I remember my first day at the Royal Kent School – 8th November 1948 – as recorded at entry no. 1450 in the school's original Admissions Register. It was a few weeks into the Autumn term, as in September ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

I moved to Westergate around 1951 (aged 7) from London. My parents bought the local village shop & Off licence in the main road, opposite the Alpha Garage. I can honestly say I had a wonderful childhood living in Westergate. We ...Read more

A memory of Westergate by Mary Woodhouse

off Bower Way (handy for me!) Think my wife lived down here for a while, she was nanny to 2 kids whose parents worked at US base at Ruislip moved to Denham before we married

A memory of Cippenham by Dave Hill

As a fully paid up member of the 'Baby Boomer' generation, born in 1947, I've been reading all the stories posted on this lovely website (which - like many others, I suspect - I came across purely by chance). I was born in Perivale ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Peter Taylor

I went to Coombe Hill House prep school from 1957 to1961 and remember being taken down Surrey Street with my mum and also Kennards arcade.I also remember Grants.Does anyone remember the name of the chain of fruit shops on East Croydon ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by David Durrant

Queuing up to go and see our films on a Saturday morning and singing the song about the abc minors. The words are as follows.We are the boys and girls well known as minors of the abc and every Saturday we line ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by Kathleen White