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I have so many happy memories of my childhood in Camberley. I lived in Stockwood Cottage, Crawley Hill. My parents worked for the Thomas family in Stockwood House. Sadly it's no longer there but now there are many houses ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by sarahchampion4

I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill

Gipsy Road in Welling where I lived as a child in the 1950's was a long one. It stretched from Okehampton Crescent near Bostall heath and woods at its north end, down to the Welling/Bexleyheath mainline railway and a short ...Read more

A memory of Wellings, The

When we moved here in the summer of ‘83, we were so enchanted with the hall and grounds that even included a gaggle of geese in the adjoining field. They were great ‘guard dogs’ so to speak, as we never ...Read more

A memory of Llangwstenin Hall by Jamie Cuthbert

As a youngster I, along with two other brothers, attended the RED school in West Barnes Lane (infants and juniors) and when old enough, I moved over the sports field to the White School (seniors). My brothers moved on to ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park in 1944 by Neil Mac Gregor

Opposite the post office at the end of the parade of shops was a dry cleaners owned by what I thought was a rather posh lady who would call me Poppet. My mother cleaned house for them and sometimes I would be taken ...Read more

A memory of West Drayton in 1953 by Barry Hawgood

Hello all you Yorkshire people, wherever you may now be... Here is a poem I wrote about good old York. Enjoy. Shopping in the Shambles on a snowy Christmas Eve Playing hide and seek in Acomb Wood Watching Andy Pandy by the fire in our front ...Read more

A memory of York in 1955 by Anne England

On September 15, 1949, I started attending Mount School at the ripe old age of 4 1/2. The School was located in the Market Place. I travelled with a small group of students from Eppleby to Darlington and then on to Bishop Auckland ...Read more

A memory of Bishop Auckland by Alison Glass

We lived in the Parade, down by the station.  The fish and chip shop was run by a rather large gentleman. eventually something happened, and we took it over. The soldiers would pack it out and there would be a long queue outside on Friday ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood in 1955 by Pat Weedon

I attended Bersham School until 1950 and well remember the daily walk (or run) from 30 Wynnstay Crescent up West Grove to the school. I believe 1947 was the year that the winter flood happened and Gwylim Williams drowned near the ...Read more

A memory of Rhostyllen in 1947 by Leonard Hughes