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I was born in 1953 and lived for the first 3 years in an old house in Junction Road (Number 8) with my parents and Mum's mum (Granny). The back garden of the house seemed to be a jungle and had its end boundary with ...Read more

A memory of Romford by Roger Harley

I was a child at Avondale College at the top of Wilbury Road in 1955 and was 'made' to perform The Teddy Bear's Picnic as a teddy bear (I can still smell the costume!) on the stage of the old Town Hall. In around 1959, I attended a ...Read more

A memory of Hove by Tony Hagon

I stayed at Heswall Children's Hospital from Janurary 1980 to June 1980. I really enjoyed my time while there so much, that when my mum decided it was time for me to leave, I was so upset. I wanted to ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1980 by Maria Lonergan

I was born in Colliers Wood but moved to Tooting soon after and lived in Fishponds Rd throughoutthe Second World War, I attended Broadwater Road School and Ensham Central in Fransiscan Road. I must admit I don't remember the war very much ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1940 by Constance Freeman

My parents visited Knott-End-on-Sea many times, particularly in the September before I was born in March 1932. We used to stay at a house in Lune View with a family called Butler and Mrs. Butler nursed me many times when I ...Read more

A memory of Knott End-on-Sea in 1930 by Elsie Hodgkiss

My maternal grandmother Catherine Rosser lived in Sardis Cottages, until she died in 1958, her husband William Henry Rosser lived there until his death in 1962. They are both buried in the local church

A memory of Trimsaran in 1958 by Ann Beard

A memory jogger: The Post Office first on the left, was run by the Murphy's, later by Mr Tye (spelling may be wrong), next on the left was the greengrocer - Mr Bradshaw, nice chap with grey hair and black horn rimmed glasses I think - ...Read more

A memory of Chipstead by Don Campbell

I was born in Nottingham and came to live in Gateshead when I was 4 years old. My mother was in the W.R.A.C and met my father when she was stationed down there. He was a Waiter in the Crown Hotel in Bawtry and was originally from ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Pauline Thompson

I was born 21st august 1943 at 60 Bellefield Road, a house that is still standing, only a blue brick terraced house with a cold tap and an outside loo. This was quite posh because some people had to share their toilets with ...Read more

A memory of Winson Green in 1951 by John Hughes

I was one of ten little girls, plus our teacher, who arrived in Ivybridge as evacuees from Acton, London, at the outbreak of the Second World War. We were taken to a hall (probably at the school) where we were ...Read more

A memory of Ivybridge in 1940 by Geraldine Gasparelli