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When I was a kid, in the early 50's I lived in Tilehurst, and an excursion on our bikes was to ride to Sulham Woods, look for rabbits, adders and pick bluebells. The best part was to go down to Tidmarsh and sit in the stocks and pretend to be ...Read more

A memory of Tidmarsh by orpheus

Lived in Retford Road Harol Hill from 1950 to 1972 name was Margaret Gatrell. Went to Mead infants /juniors then to Harrowfield secondary school. My first teacher at Meads was called Mrs Fenton. The field opposite my house was ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by margaretfield49

My grandparents George and Phyllis Milton lived at 4 Falmouth house I remember as a kid looking down to the back of a butcher's also remember Maurice Mansell who lived on the top floor very large family the dad was ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by colincampbell055

I went to a school called Fedsden Hall, in Roydon in Essex, in 1950-53. It was a wonderful place run by Mrs. Katherine Clare. Mrs. Clare lived in a big, beautiful Georgian house on the property, with her husband, who I ...Read more

A memory of Roydon by canadagoose

I also remember the father Christmas grotto and the ride there. I was mystified for years as to how we seemed to travel through the store to reach it. The ride changed every year. Years later my mum explained how it was done, but at the time it was part of the magic of my 60s childhood.

A memory of Leytonstone by catgrieff

well lived on south rd above Contessa's for about 5 years. I went to Featherstone and My sister Jane Carmichael went to Dormers Wells. My Dad was a postman and loved to play on the golf course. I used to walk with my Brother to Ealing ...Read more

A memory of Southall by carmichaeljm

I worked for McLeods ,slater and Plasters in the 1950s Rosehill Square was my main area to work at ,had a GF called Anne Peat who's Mum owned the picture house in the Whifflet her young sister was Ray, the man thing I remember was Fergusons of the Whifflet who had the best brides I Scotland,

A memory of Coatbridge by John Potter

I moved to Andover in 1940 with my mum and sister, to live with my grandparents, my dad was all over the place in the RAF. My grandad owned a riding stable in Anton Road, towards the town. The side of the stable building had a huge painted ...Read more

A memory of Andover by Peter Carragher

My mother, Queenie Grounds, was the headmistress of Lynfield House School from 1946 until 1953, when we moved from Lynfield to The Homestead at the top of Sandringham Road, where it met Lynn Road. When ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton in 1946 by Valerie Curtiss (Grounds)

My first paid job was working at the Boating Pool in 1956 or 1957 for the three weeks of the spring school holiday. There were two adults, the boss whose name I've long forgotten and an older man as his deputy whose name ...Read more

A memory of Worthing in 1956