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I grew up in Doddington Road and went to Chesterton Road school until 1967. All the old houses in Doddington Road and surrounding streets were then demolished for the big estate of flats that now sits there. We ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by steve.wells

One year, for Ascension Day, a curate at St.Luke's decided that we, the choirboys, should ascend the church tower and sing appropriate hymns. (Was it the Rev. Pollett?) All of us lads dutifully made our way, fully robed in cassocks, ruffs ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

Are you sure that's right? I lived in St Leonards (next door to Hastings) for several years, from about 1945 to 1955 and the front was always called the Promenade. But perhaps it was different back in 1925?? We lived in Blomfield ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by Gillian Hakli

Hi, I lived in Mill Hill Road Acton for 8 years as a child in the 1950’s and remember all the shops in the High Street, all except one, the department store/ haberdashery shop on the corner of Market Place and the High Street. They ...Read more

A memory of Acton by alfie.small

I could not believe it when I discovered this photo of 1 Fernville Terrace as it belonged to my Mum's parents George & Marion Pickup. My sister and I spent every Christmas and Easter there when we were growing up. We travelled ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads by Karen Singleton

I spent many happy evenings here as a young soldier in QARANC (army nursing corps) from December 1965 until early 1967 when I was posted to Germany. Just about everyone military stationed in Aldershot congregated here at some time ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot

I lived with my brothers at no 8 Malta Road in 1959 then we moved down to 31 Dettingen Road and lived there till my dad was posted to Berlin in 1963. My brother Paul and I went to the Junior School at the bottom of the road, where ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1959 by Christine George

I have many memories of the Basingstoke Canal at Frimley Green. I used to swim next to the Kingsmead Bridge. One day I was on the parapet of the bridge, I was grabbing a branch and swinging off ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by The Frith Memory Archivist

I was in the choir at St. Andrews and remember the black gown and mortar board, and also keeping a packet of fruit gums up my sleeve.

A memory of Frimley in 1860 by Lorraine Day

Yes I remember the school - I remember Miss McDermot & Mr Stevens & also Mr Cowie - he stayed at our house (The Coach House) in Blackdown Avenue one night during the 1963/4 bad winter as he could not get home - I remember ...Read more

A memory of Pyrford by Charles Dixon Payne