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I was born in Barking Hospital in 1967 but my family moved into Upney House at Faircross in 1953 I believe, this may have been when these were first built. I have lots of memories of Faircross Parade, mostly of the different shops that came ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1979 by Andy Littlechild

I passed the 11+ in 1952 and started Grammar school in Sept that year at Orange Hill Girls' Grammar. I caught the 140 bus from Streatfield Road, Kenton every day for 5 years which is when I left with 8 O levels ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by Cherry Jocelyn Dunstone

Hello, My family originated from east London (mainly Dagenham), but our branch 'emigrated to Battersea in 1964. Our first address was 22 Morella Road, right opposite Wandsworth common. I went to Honeywell junior ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1970 by Bob Robson

I am trying to trace descendents of a branch of my father's family - the Hodges and the Guys. They lived and died at 35 and 42 Great Eastern Road, Hockley, Essex in the late 50s until at least 1975. The family ...Read more

A memory of Hockley by roberthodges99

I remember when I started my first job as a junior in the Westminster Bank in the background in 1964 -I stayed for just over 2 years and was then moved to Warminster branch and living in digs for the first time! I also remember the ...Read more

A memory of Midsomer Norton by peterwilmott

My parents came from Nottingham to open a shop in The Gounce mum hated the change to live in then the relatively quiet Cornwall .Next to us was Burrells Stork café owned by Sid Burrell. our rented flat is still there next to the ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by shirleyhebb

As a young woman i worked at F C Coleridge ladies fashion shop where Mr Chapman was the manager at the time also one of the ladies names Trudie Halliday who used to sing opera when the shop was empty happy times . Coleridges ...Read more

A memory of Leeds

This beautiful Grade 1-Listed building was the closest Library to where I lived near Southchurch Park, and I spent many hours inside during the ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

Not seen this picture for a long , long time . When I lived up POTTER HILL I used to go this way to get to the ROOKER'S . From POTTER HILL you headed towards BECON PARK , then branched off right , along a lane , think it was called ...Read more

A memory of Pickering by anneandchibby

My family moved to Spinney Close in 1965 and I went to Hart Plain School briefly before we moved to Crookhorn Secondary. I remember we hoped it would be called Oaklands but I believe that name was already taken by the Catholic School. ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain by christine.barns