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My relatives came from Hatfield Broad Oak and Bush End . My grandfather was gamekeeper on the forest . I have pictures of him and his wife with 9 of their children . His first wife had 16 children . My grandmother ,his second wife ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Broad Oak by Brian Matthews

As a young child I spent a lot of time with my father in The Globe AKC cinema in the early 1960’s. At that time it was in Deepcut camp & was used by soldiers based in the camp. My father was the projectionist & although I ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut by Keith Goodwin

John Andrews, born in Moffat Road, became interested in Photography and ended up with a photo studio on the corner of Furze Road. Remember Melbourne Photos and Croydon Press in Beulah Road. Used to watch television in ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by John Andrews

Born, bred, lived and worked in Sale. 50 years b4 I moved to Scotland. I seemed to be the only one, amongst my peers, to recall a scaffold-pole framed, covered bus stop situated on the wide pavement between the old ...Read more

A memory of Sale by Rob Menzies

My Mum, Dad and I watched the coronation on our 9“ TV. Mum had made crisps. In the afternoon a children‘s coronation party was held in the George‘s garage (Raeburn Road) because of the ...Read more

A memory of Blackfen by Janet Völcker

I believe this photo is of the Holy Trinity Church, on the corner of Lennard Rd (spelling incorrect above) and Cator Rd. Opposite was a church hall, where I attended Brownies. I think some of the other comments may refer to a different Holy Trinity church.

A memory of Beckenham

My three friends and I visited Torpenhow several times during the 1980s. We were from Yorkshire, and our school had a facility in Torpenhow village with dormitories, canteen etc, and the school would take us there on trips. When we left ...Read more

A memory of Torpenhow by John Dillon

I came across this when I was hoping to find reference to the Royal visit by the Duke of York. Although I found a film about his visit to the Monotype works at Salfords unfortunately it isn't dated. However, my grandparents Henry ...Read more

A memory of Salfords by Clive Goddard

Hello Mark Waller, I came across your illuminating text when looking for information regarding Stubbington House in regard to my memoir, which I am currently writing. It's fascinating to read the other comments from ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by Peter Moore

I was a pupil at Roke Infants and Juniors from 1952 to 1958 as were my two brothers and sister slightly different dates. I have a photo of Mr Harris’s class in 1957/1958 and of the school cricket team in the same year. In both I am ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Rex Bryan