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I was about 4 when my parents and baby sister came to live in Stanwell in 1954. We lived on Town Lane in a house (long demolished) opposite the road leading to the church. I have many very happy memories of the few years we ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell

Hi there born 16/02/1951 lived at 7 Barton street back to back no longer (there). Had gas lighting and electric lighting and a gas lamp outside my bedroom. Townhead cotton mill was at the bottom of our street and knocker upper use tap the ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale by Andrew J Howley

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

my name is Michael p aged 79 my twin brother john lived with our parents at the old post office with a big garden at the back beyond that was a working mans club(newly built) behind that mrs puttoks orchard where we went ...Read more

A memory of Billingshurst by j.perry

Moved to Dunbar Road N22 circa 1958 aged 11. Attended Lordship Lane Secondary Mod and later employed at my first job aged 15 at Eastern Gas Board Lordship Lane. That building morphed into Wood Green Crown Court. Later moved to Clarence ...Read more

A memory of Wood Green by mrbish47

this year everyone mentioned will be 70 years old if still alive i lived at 106 larkspur road, from 1949 till 1962, i went to benyon mrs owen was our teacher reconised all the class names mentioned plus more.they ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by mecoakley

We moved to Watford in 1943. My war time memories are of night after night in the shelters, the "doodle bugs" and the boys playing Germans and soldiers on the bomb site next door. My special memories are of Cassiobury Park where we used to ...Read more

A memory of Watford by jmndavies

So happy I have just found this site. The photographs brought back so many happy memories of my childhood. We lived in the prefabs in Larkspur Road, number 24. I was 2 years old in 1946 when we moved there, and we ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by toravenbird

Hi - I have just discovered this site and was interested by memories of Selsdon - particularly from Jaqueline Cook remembering Littleheath Woods! I spent the first eighteen years of my life living in Ingham Road -the other side of the ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by philmunton48

I have just stumbled upon this site and have spent a few happy hours reading memories of Little Sutton, here are a few of my own. My brother, Edward (known then as Teddy) Johnson, and myself, Sharon, lived in Hawthorn ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by sharon.smith51