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We lived in Winderton till I was 3 yes old. I remember it well and would love to live there again. I enjoyed going for walks on the lane by the church with my mum. It was so innocent and we were safe there. Running about with my two older ...Read more

A memory of Winderton by Sarah Jackson

My name is Keith Rattray. I lived at 44 Radnor Road, Peckham from 1943 until 1956. My sisters are Joyce, Denise and Janet, all older than me. Joyce passed away in early 1960s but Denise lives in Princes Risborough and Janet lives in ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by Keith Rattray

Otterington Hall is close to South Otterington, North Yorkshire and dates from the early 19th century. I was born in the gatehouse of the Hall, The Lodge, in 1947. The owners were the Furness family (involved in shipping), Sir ...Read more

A memory of Otterington Hall

Hi all, I have moved into the block of flats that used to be the church at the end on Westfield road, Croydon. I’ve come on here to find out if anyone can educate me on the history of what happened in the area. ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kimberley Ingram

We moved to Eastry when I was 2...now 60 years ago ....We lived in the house on the Premiere Garage High Street which was over the road from the newsagents called Bickers. As kids we played in the wood of Boystown behind the garage. Premiere ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Julie

My maternal grandma worked at '10 Spring Gardens' where concoctions of all sorts were created There was a large staff and the establishment was run by 2 maiden ladies. In Later years my mother did the same throughout my ...Read more

A memory of Buxton

I would have been at The Grange from c59-65 (Lexie Irving), big sister Sally from c53-64 and my younger brother, Richard c63-65 when we moved to Cheshire. The overall memory is definitely positive. Ok so the big double doors to the ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn by Lexie Gower

MRS BROWN'S SCHOOL WAS LIKE A DAME SCHOOL: YOUNG CHILDREN USED TO GO TO DAME SCHOOLS FOR CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL BECAME COMPULSORY IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY. MRS. ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton by David Shamash

In the mid 1960's i worked as a mechanic at Contim Motors on Shaftsbury circus. During the lunch break, i walked up the hill and had my lunch in the cafe, (since demolished) , that was next door to the police ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by Peter Williams

Hi my name is Peter McGuire and i went to Lennard's from 1960 to 1965 My class was in upper 4A in the science lab at the back of the school. The teacher was Farrier (not sure of spelling) who left us in our year of GCE's . It may seem ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Peter Mcguire