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My memories of Whatton relate to my Army Service at 53. Company, Royal Army Service Corps, situated on the A.52 road half way between Nottingham and Grantham and not far from Bingham. I was stationed there from October 1954 ...Read more

A memory of Whatton-in-the-Vale in 1954 by Royden Jones

What a great picture of Hayes High Street - brings back so many memories. I lived in nearby Coney Hall from 1953 to 1976. As a child it was 3d to get to Hayes Station on the 138 bus. I recall Woolworths (bottom right) had one of ...Read more

A memory of Hayes by Peter Leach

This is the Old Building, showing the Headmaster's house, and boarding house. The teaching part, "Big School" is hidden by the tree. The New Building was built across the road. The School has now expanded enormously, and is co-educational! Not when I was there!

A memory of Lancaster in 1963

I was born in 1956 in Clydesmuir Road, no.123 funnily enough, 3rd child of 6. Unfortunately we relocated in 1966. The years though very poor were very rich in family friends and happiness as much as a young child then understood it. We ...Read more

A memory of Tremorfa in 1959 by Andrea Conway

Does any one remember me? My name is Robert Cox. I lived at 47 Sheridan Road right next to the lane that went down to the tip (now built on). I went to Upper Horfield School and I still remember my first day at the school in Miss ...Read more

A memory of Horfield in 1967 by Robert Cox

It is the 1960s, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones are the music everyone is listening to and three young eighteen year old boys with a tent and a boat and some basic camping equipment set off from Saltash Passage where they ...Read more

A memory of Calstock in 1964 by Elizabeth H

Growing up in Barnehurst still gives me some lovely memories, like Mr Bink's fish & chip shop and the Hairdressers which was run by Mrs English. We used to go dancing in The Embassy Ball room on a Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1950 by Mary Bailey

My memories tell me that it was always sunny. I played all day with Cathy, Deb and Christine Buckingham, Gary Kennard, Jimmy and Johny Woodwood, Tina and Jane Coplestone and David Blundel. Conker picking near the church ...Read more

A memory of Wasperton in 1964 by Susan Muddeman. Nee Walter

I moved to Kingston in 1976 from London, we lived in a caravan with our three children for six months as the house had no proper water supply, no electricity a decaying roof and no toilet. I had another child in 1977. We did not ...Read more

A memory of Kingston in 1976

During the war years I lived at 280 Forest Road and each day had to catch an Allen's single decker bus for the journey up to the school, the driver of which would swerve his vehicle from side to side to amuse his infant ...Read more

A memory of Nanpantan in 1942 by Don Adams