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Hi my name is Andrew Saunders and lived in Edmonton in the mid 60’s with my family. We moved into 36 Oakfield Gardens around 1962/3. It was a lovely house, a brand new 3 floor town house. We had moved from Noel Park Wood Green where I ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Andrew Saunders

I lived just across the road from where the photo was taken in Church Cottage as my dad was the verger sexton at St Johns Church. We would spend every day playing football in this park with the grumpy old parkie after us for bashing the ...Read more

A memory of Shirley by jaidee669

I was born at 12a Coronation Close, Blenden (near Danson Park and Bexley woods) in July of 1947. My family shared the house with my nan and aunts, Molly and Olive for the first 5 years of my life (we then moved to Temple ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by ttvrolfe

I was born in Barkingside and remember the Holy Trinity Church (Rev. Newman), where I was baptised, confirmed and married. I left in 1965. Memories abound! Especially riding my bike to Barton's bakery during Easter to buy ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by Carol Watts

I was born in Barnet in 1942, but the Germans bombed our house and killed my dad a few months later. I was sent to Wales to avoid the Blitz. (BlitzKrieg - Lightening strikes) after 5 years I found myself in Millway Gardens in ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Philip Yorke Edgell

I came to live in Northwood Hills in 1946, aged 16 months. I attended Pinner Road Primary School and then on to Potter Street where I was a prefect in my final year. I had my tonsils out, aged 6 in the lovely old Cottage Hospital, ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills by Barbara Rayment

Recorded by Nicholas Reid, Canberra, Australia. I was christened in the Anglican church at Heston in 1959, though for obvious reason I don’t have any memories of ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Nicholas Reid

I moved to Cranham, Lexington Gardens, a new estate when I was about three in 1961. I recall being in the cab of the lorry as we moved from my Grandparents house in Eyhurst Avenue, Elm Park. I went to school for the first term at Oglethorpe ...Read more

A memory of Upminster by Paul Bradford

In 1930 I was born at Northumberland Avenue, Isleworth: parallel to the Great West Road and behind St Francis Church. As Osterley Park was so near I used to play, with my chums, frequently in the grounds of the park. We had many happy ...Read more

A memory of Osterley in 1945 by John Rose

I was born at home, like most babies those days, in Sept 1945 at 8 Hummer Road next door to Mr Heather's wood sawing yard with all the rats that it contained in the stored wood. My grandfather/mother lived in Park Road and he ...Read more

A memory of Egham by Victor Stroud