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I attended St John's from 1952 to 1959. This was an all girl's church school with about 60 children in three classrooms, with a hall where we had dinner and danced to the BBC's "Music and Movement". We used ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon in 1952 by Lorraine Allen

The building that was once The Fairy Belle still stands at the bottom of the High St on the opposite side to The Crown & Sceptre. The name has nothing to do with bells. The word belle was a shortened form of ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Philip Cousins

I was born in Lower Cwmtwrch in the 1930s, but my memory of those days is not all that good, well a bit sparse! I was born in Brynderi Bungalow, they tell now that a new school has been built there on the old colliery ...Read more

A memory of Lower Sketty in 1940 by Julian Best

I was a war baby and born in Dartford but moved to Gravesend when I was about 4. Moved to Kingsfarm area when about 7. Sadly my mother died when I was 9 and I was taken in by my great uncle and aunt in Denton. ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1959 by Keith Henry

I think perhaps the school being referred to is Goldbeaters. I attended this school in the infants and the juniors, until 1960 when I transferred to Woodcroft Girls School. Yes I too remember vividly, the live ...Read more

A memory of Edgware

At 17 years of age, after interviews at British Railways commercial HQ at Cymric Buildings in Cardiff, I started work as a Booking Clerk at Senghennydd Station, replacing David Sellick who lived overlooking the station ...Read more

A memory of Senghenydd in 1955 by Arthur Davies

I lived at 9 Oxford Street (just off Malling Road) from 1955 to 1972 when I got married and moved away to Maidstone. I worked as a paperboy for Kenny's; once I was 13 and old enough to be employed - I remember getting 10 shillings per ...Read more

A memory of Snodland in 1955 by Ian Thorndycraft

I remember when we lived in Perivale, we used to walk to Wembley High Street where my dad worked in J Davy, the car place. My nan and grandad owned the bakers across the road to the indoor market. I remember going ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Diane Dover

We have read the memory about the Coal Motor and George Garforth remembers the following: I remember the Coal Motor very well but not in the detail that you do David. I do remember that there were 2 or 3 lads that ...Read more

A memory of Witton Gilbert in 1950 by Ann Wood

On the left of this photo you can see the famous blue lamp! Which one could see outside the local Police Stations, and made even more famous by the film, The Blue Lamp and also the TV series, Dixon Of Dock Green. Now right ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames in 1959 by Glyndwr Hughes