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1966 onwards are my memories of this swimming pool, we had so much fun during our 6 week break from Triptons School my three brothers and I. In fact my brother Danny was a lifeguard or at least he thought he was. It would be fantastic to hear from anyone who remembers us. Maureen Hewitt

A memory of Dagenham by Maureen Hewitt

My mother grew up in the Mainstone area in the 1930s and went to the village school there (by the Churchtown turn) for a number of years. Twenty years on, my brother and I would spend most of our summer ...Read more

A memory of Mainstone by Kevin Flynn

I was born in Liverpool Street in the centre of Crewe ( now the police station and library) with Manchester street to the rear, all the houses had an alleyway at the rear which enabled the lorry to empty the toilets which were housed in a brick shed ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by chrisinspain2014

I was born in Liverpool Street in the centre of Crewe ( now the police station and library) with Manchester street to the rear, all the houses had an alleyway at the rear which enabled the lorry to empty the toilets which were housed in a brick shed ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by chrisinspain2014

i went to work at s-n stationery in must been 1974-5 further down from Yorktown was the industrial estate worked in Riviln factory -Arthur and Freds factory we did clothes for early marks and spencer then worked for factory called ...Read more

A memory of York Town by Janet Ingate

I was born in Norwood Green in the Frogmore Nursing Home which was next to the police station in 1936. My family lived at 14 Crosslands Avenue until WW11 when we moved to Oxfordshire for a short time before ...Read more

A memory of Norwood Green

Once you entered through the turnstile you entered a sea of blue. The spring board was to your right at this end of the pool and the wavy slide on the left hand side. Cubicles were all around and a large fountain, all blue was at the far end under the canopy over which was the café and sun deck.

A memory of Burgh Heath

Here's another set of memories about Walhose Junior School as I promised. In 1955, I moved from John Wood C of E Infants up to the Church of England's own junior school which was located on the New Penkride Road. I ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

As a student at Southend High School for Girls in the 1960's, I remember our swimming lessons at the Westcliffe Swimming Pool - and I hated them! Unlike today, the water was cold and our instructors showed little empathy ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by cchesney

Hi Susan the huts were located the side of the swimming pool and Barking Abey school thy previously been erected to house the soldiers who manned the guns the huts more level with the swimming pool and the guns in ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Maureen Salle