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I moved to trowbridge when i was 5 and now am 55 and living in rumney. My childhood memories are of fields and lanes now gone forever. I remember standing outside the dairy that was on greenway road just past hendre road ...Read more

A memory of St Mellons by wesgate

I lived in Victoria Road from 1945 to 1958. I remember the prefabs at the Ilford Lane end of the road. The odd numbered houses in Victoria Road started at number 7. I never understood why that was as I don't think there were houses there ...Read more

A memory of Barking by ronfer1945

While doing my family tree I discovered My grandfather Hugh Midlane worked At May and Bakers for 35 years as an industrial chemist. He was presented with an engraved pocket watch in 1948 which is now in the possession of my son. My uncle ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by Jackie Owen

This is the village where I grew up, my parents moving into their very old, somewhat dilapidated cottage at the end of the war. This was 'The Folly' at the eastern end of the village opposite one of Tandy's farms. Why it had that name ...Read more

A memory of Pavenham by Stephen Wessel

Lived at 26 WestSide from late 40s until the underpass was built, then to Morville House in later 1960s. Loved being able to cross Trinity Road to the common where I spent many hours with different friends, often playing football and ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by Hugh Betterton

I was 6 months old when we (my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters) moved into one of two farm cottages in Laney Green. I lived there until 1964, when the cottages were torn down (unnecessarily so) to enable the ...Read more

A memory of Laney Green by Angela Cope

As I’ve only just stumbled on this web page so offer excuses if it’s past its sell by date. I lived in Sylvia Ave Hatch End from 1951 (as a babe in arms) until I married and moved away in 1976. My recollections may now be ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Martin Harris

I was born in 1962 in my family home, number 36 (now 116) Hammonds Place. It's not so common these days to be born at home. There was a community spirit on the estate, all the kids addressed adults as auntie or uncle or Mr/Mrs, ...Read more

A memory of Gobowen by Andrew Davies

At the bottom of Castle, going down towards the bridge on the left was Ardern's Carpets. this belonged to the father of my friend Mary Ardern, she would have been about 10 in 1960. If anybody knows where ...Read more

A memory of Northwich by Juliet Jones

I was born in Luton in the 1940s and remember well the shops in Manchester Street with WG Durrants butchers on the corner of Manchester Street and Bridge Street. Next door in Bridge Street was a garage and further along Manchester ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Michael Bream