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I was born in 1944 and lived in Cranmer Road until 1958. Our neighbours on one side were Mr & Mrs Norwood, who always sent round a portion of home-made spotted dick for me on a Friday evening when rationing was still in ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by Roger Bowen

I was born in Tongham 1947. I remember going to Tongham Church School before the school in the Cardinals was built. Also walking up Pole Road and seeing just trees and fields there. I spent a lovely childhood there with my parents and ...Read more

A memory of Tongham by philip.frenchasco

My Harrison ancestors all came from Cambridgeshire, mostly from the Downham, where they were agricultural laborers and my father, Victor Alfred George Harrison was born in 1914 in Peterborough. His father, George William ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by edgwaredr

My Dad was in the Canadian army and was posted to London when I was 7 years old . We lived in the top flat at 27 Chartfield Avenue . What a magical place ! The back yard was huge, with apple, pear ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames by Lillian Refshauge

How did planners give permission to tear down The Crown Coaching Inn. I also remember the tall post in the middle of the Crown crossroads, with the green light that became red if some poor person died in a road accident in ...Read more

A memory of Slough by John Wilkins

I am nearly 61 years old, and my memories are from when I was aged about 5 6,7...My father was a 'Sparky' at the time, and we lived in Birmingham..He was working in Worcester at the then called South Staffordshire and Worcester ...Read more

A memory of Sinton Green by ps161

My maiden name was Agnew. I was born in Great Bookham and moved to Oxshott in 1949 when I was 5. We lived in Lattice Cottage, Steels Lane, then Woodfield in the Ridgeway, finally The Spinney in Heath Road until 1970. Have ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by jennylane305

I too was at Alma Rd 1950 -54 then on to Bexley Lane until end of Dec; 55 I started in a B1 then dropped down to C1or2 my name is Melvyn nick name 'Boney' Of the teachers anyone remember Stone he love to throw chalk and he'd run up ...Read more

A memory of Sidcup by bertiebmel

I lived at Dunscroft, Polton Road until 1968, aged 8. I remember Lasswade Mill and the siren in the morning. After returning from the States and Canada in 1965, the mill had closed. We used to have great fun playing in the derelict mill ...Read more

A memory of Lasswade in 1965

This was the year I was born, as everyone was in those days, in Tredegar. I came home with my mum and dad to our house in Commercial Buildings. Both my mum and dad were from the village where my paternal grandfather had once owned ...Read more

A memory of Oakdale in 1956 by Lynne Woodley