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Lived in Brockley from 1951 until we moved to Hawkedon in 1963. Lived in Clock Cottage at the end of Chapel Lane next to the village green. Spent many happy hours playing on there all through the year.Went to Whepstead school where the teachers were Mrs Gibbs and Miss Bettison.

A memory of Brockley by Bob Watson

I'm always interested to read memories of Gildersome. I have just visited in October 2018. Just a short visit but it certainly hasn't changed in some respects. The streets are narrower from what I remember but street lane and ...Read more

A memory of Gildersome by katestengl

I came upon this site by chance and it brought back so many memories I thought I would share a few. I was born in Fritzlands Lane No. 151 this was my Grandparents house, at the age of 4 or 5 my Mum and Dad were ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham

Although I am 75 I can still remember as clear as yesterday coming up from Headley Surrey with my parents and sister to visit my grandparents who worked for Mizzen Bros. I remember getting off the bus at the Fair Green and walking up past ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by petersraymond2

I was born in Temple Fortune in 1972 and moved to Golders Green in 1973. I remember shopping in Woolworths which was next door to the library, it was a huge branch and sold plants and seeds at the back. There was a pet shop ...Read more

A memory of Golders Green by Claire Gordon

The Mystery Bridge across the Mill Brook in Baguley. I was born in September 1946 and lived in Overdale Road Benchill before moving to Fouracers Road in Baguley about 1951. The Lanes, Farms and ...Read more

A memory of Wythenshawe by christopher.bowden

Hi, I'm Les Bouchier I was born at 83 Durham Road Tottenham now called (Kitchener Rd) I was the last of the family, 4 girls and 2 boys born to Minnie and James Bouchier. In the early 1950s our family moved to Dawlish road due to ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by lesliebouchier

I was born at home in Seaforth Avenue in 1948 and had a happy childhood riding my tricycle around to the shops, walking across the fields to Green Lane Primary School, climbing the elm trees en route, going to Sunday School at Holy ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park by lynn.willis

I was raised in Mountsorrel in the Soar valley near Leicester. It was a Norman village that lay alongside the river Soar under Castle Hill. The hill got its name from the mote and bailey type 12c castle built by the Beaumonts – ...Read more

A memory of Mountsorrel by Janet Brookes

Hello fellow northolters. I was born and raised in northolt. Southwell avenue. St Vincent was my school about 1964-5 till about 1970-1. I used to go to the northolt youth club down car road. Most times just hanging about. I got banned ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by johnallan7777