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i was born in 1932 in malmesbury rd Canning Town in a house backing on to the railway goods and shunting yards. This provoked battle between the shunting locomotive firemen and my mother drying nappies on a clothes line on the ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by g.olmit

I have fond memories of watching the railway wagons in the goods yard from Grangewood st Just behind the off licence in Plashet Grove. There was a crane with a huge magnet on the end that used to load the wagons with sheet ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by petecarrington

Does anyone remember Chambers Toys', Rumbelows, The Olympic Gym,Woolworths, Paula's gifts, Wimpy,Moores Wallpaper shop, Pratts timber yard, Setchells bakery, Porters , Gascoignes Newsagents, Apps Newsagents, Bike Inn bike shop (near The Green Man pub) such happy memories.

A memory of East Ham by petecarrington

We lived in College Avenue late 1950s. Used to attend school there, remember the bakers and brook. Grandparents ran Four Crosses. Used to train spot at site of station sidings/ yard.

A memory of Willoughby by grsims58

I have many happy memories of holidays spent at Dhoon from about 1934 to 1940, when I was under ten years old. My parents had visited the Isle of Man for many years before I was born and had discovered Dhoon on those visits. We used to lodge ...Read more

A memory of Dhoon by pandcvenour

My Great Grand parents owned Stevens Boat Yard and tea gardens at that time. I can't see if the name Stevens is clear on the building at the front of the point of the island but that is what its says. The ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames by liz

Hi All. I was born in 1941 at 1 Oulton Road (now long gone) but lived in Harringay Road at No 27 with the grandparents until we got a flat at 107 Harringay Road, 1945 ish was sent to school at what is now Chestnuts primary ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Norman Smith

A DEVIZES GIRL REMEMBERS Before talking of my own memories, it would seem appropriate to start by sharing some valuable ones of my Father who was born in 1906 and spent his whole life in the town. During the last five years of his ...Read more

A memory of Devizes by riversd10000

Hello everyone Help please! Any memories and information would be appreciated My Mum was born 1920, Pollitt Street, next to Louisa Street, she went to St Marks School, from ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by frankcarman9

We moved from Bexley Village to Barnehurst in 1971 when I was four years old. I grew up with my sister and two brothers on Eastleigh Road where all the children used to come out ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst by reunsie