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I lived in Dagnam Park Drive near Sedgefield Crescent and remember............Petersfield, Hilldene and Whitchurch shops, the "1st, 2nd and 3rd" woods as we referred to them, starting in Dagnam Park Drive, heading ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1957 by Ken H

I grew up at No 12 Dawnay Rd and stayed here until about 1975. This picture was taken from the Dorking Road, at the time we had a shop (grocers) which was run by Harry Absolem and his daughter Diane on the right hand corner. A ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1959 by sue.rainer

I worked and lived at the Golden Lion Hotel, beginning when I was 19, fresh out of Westminster Hotel School, when I was a trainee/assistant manager there from 1959-63 or 64, with the exception of the winter of 1962/63 when I worked in ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton in 1959 by Dylan Rivis

I lived in Penkenna House in 1973, for a few months. I was only about 8 or 9 years old then so I lived with my mum and dad and my younger brother and sister. I think the property was then owned by a Mr ...Read more

A memory of Crackington Haven in 1973 by David Buckle

I went to Castle School in 1977 till about 1980 and have some happy memories of the place. I was sent there because I was a handful at 11 years old, and no local school would take me! Some of the kids there came ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1977 by Michael Purves

I went to Warnham from 1967-1970. It was the best time of my school life, it has left quite an impression on me. We had pantos, and a couple of balls, I can remember on one occasion someone had a field mouse and kept it in his ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1967 by Pat Sykes

I was evacuated to Over Stowey in 1939 at the start of the Second World War. I was lucky becauseIi was with my mother and brother and sister, who was a babe in arms. I was ten years old and my brother was eight. Two ladies were ...Read more

A memory of Over Stowey in 1940 by Roy Poole

I was born in Mitcham in 1947. We lived at the Gun Site which was situated next to Mitcham Station. There were still some soldiers there when I was born, they were separated by a wire fence. They were the days of freedom when children could ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1947 by Isabella Jarrett

The 'crippled' school was on the corner where Green Lanes becomes Ridge Avenue. Coming from Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill Green Dragon Lane [where my family moved to in 1955] runs off to the ...Read more

A memory of Southgate in 1955 by Pennie Limming

I was born in 62 North Parade, Aberystwyth and lived next door to a very busy Gwalia Garage run by my grandfather Charles Abel Jones and his four sons. During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the street was alive with ...Read more

A memory of Aberystwyth in 1953 by Peter Henley