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My parents, Nora & Harold (Jock) Palmer, lived at 112 Windmill Road, Brentford where I was brought up, along with my twin brother David and older brother Michael. Later we were joined by sister Janis and brother Jeremy ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Linda Nicholas

I was known as Digger Dawson back in the days. My mates and I used to have a crafty fag on beehive bridge when in our early teens. I will always remember Armfield Crescent, Fair Green, the cricket green, leo's lollies, broken biscuits, St. ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by James Dawson

i was born in late 1949 in sugley street and currently live in the street directly opposite rokeby street with the school in the middle my name i s geoffrey watson although my surname was changed from hudspith when i was ...Read more

A memory of Lemington by gw4722

I think this photograph no. C82013, is of Bridge Street, not Eastgate Street and is taken from the southern end of Bridge Street towards St Peter's Church? The church appears to be the same as photo no 28876 of Bridge ...Read more

A memory of Chester by C Mclennay

I lived in the house called Abbotsford in about 1934 which to this day, stands by the side of the America Woods. Once a year, the scouts would camp in the field at the back of the house. I spent many happy times playing in those woods, ...Read more

A memory of Shanklin by Claire Spencer

The newly named Pioneer Christian Youth Hostel, (open to all faiths) was situated 197O in the flat (apartment) accommodation basement of the old Methodist Church. The hostel was served by newly ...Read more

A memory of Sinderhope by David Armstrong

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

Does anybody remember the modern two storey Motel that overlooked the estuary in the 1960s? It was elevated with the car park below. I am sure it has long gone and been heavily redeveloped ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbridge by Linda Walker

Born, bred, lived and worked in Sale. 50 years b4 I moved to Scotland. I seemed to be the only one, amongst my peers, to recall a scaffold-pole framed, covered bus stop situated on the wide pavement between the old ...Read more

A memory of Sale by Rob Menzies

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders