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Further to my earlier memory of living in Hetton. My great-grandparents were Robert and Isabelle DeLap, they lived in Number 1 Downs Lane and had 5 children; Gladys, Annie, John, George and Bob. My grandma was Annie. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1860 by Ellie Johnson

I was born at 54 Herbert Road on January 21st 1940 a war-time baby although I remember nothing of the bombing raids that wrecked a number of the houses in the lower part of the road where the bus garage and the railway line ...Read more

A memory of Small Heath by Brian Buck

As children in the 60s we used to be taken by our grandparents to Abinger Hammer sometimes on Sunday afternoons. Even if we'd been playing on the green and messing about in the stream we had to look after our ...Read more

A memory of Abinger Hammer in 1965 by Yvonne Appleby

I was born at Thornton house in 1942 lived around the corner in North Street next to The Bell.used to play in grounds of the ruined house at the rear.any of the Clements family still about ?also Robert Willis down the road.Scout master ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1942 by Bryan Elphick

I moved to Nth Chingford in 1955 from Walthamstow ,I lived in Endlebury Rd and first went to the Cof E primary school up the road and then went to Wellington Ave a brilliant school with good teachers .I joined the scouts just ...Read more

A memory of North Chingford in 1959 by Chris Lowe

I remember early 60's going to Gale Street Nursery my name then was Kim Davey. At Christmas we would sing the school song which I still remember to this day. Father Christmas with his sack Comes down the chimney and never ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath by Kim Sgarbossa

The snow had started falling after lunch I think and just didn't seem to want to stop. As it carried on the buses were called up early to get us all home. Having got on to the bus we seemed to make a short distance along ...Read more

A memory of Illingworth in 1962 by David Hodson

I was born in Birkenhead and moved with mum and dad to Northern Ireland when I was about 6. My mum and dad's family lived in Birkenhead, Bebington and Bromborough. I was at my Nana's in Birkenhead and later ...Read more

A memory of Bebington

We moved to Easthampstead in 1962 and moved away in 1968. Bracknell town did have the Crossways but I do remember the rest of the town which was still beautiful and old. When we returned in 1969 I was horrified as an 11 ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1962

My parents also had a boat down at AB called 'Jan' which was moored outside the cottage. The cottage was lived in when my parents bought the boat, but then the husband (Mr Noden I think) died and ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1961 by Christina Moores