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I was born in - 1940 All Saints Road, opposite the church. We moved to Pitt Cresent in 1941 with my gran, in 1942 we moved into South Wimbledon to Balfour Road and use to sleep on the underground station due to the war. In 1944 we ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by John Siggery

Around 1960 I lived in the village shop with my parents and brother and our "grandmother" Molly Parr. She was not really related to us, my mother had been lodged with her when she was in the land army and ...Read more

A memory of Great Braxted in 1960 by Carol Burton

In the first picture, with Lovedays on the left and the Hanbury pub on the right, the small building below Lovedays was Dai Gurney the barber shop. As to snowboarding down "coppers hill" we used to sliegh down from ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1948 by Robert Boucher

I have very fond memories of the Wannock Gardens Tea Rooms in the 1950s (and maybe into the 1960s). My dad was a Brighton coach driver who took trips of old ladies out for afternoon excursions and tea there. My sister and ...Read more

A memory of Wannock in 1959 by Mary Funnell

It would be lovely if people had pictures of Jaywick in the 70s to post on this site. We had such lovely times there and I would love to see how it looked in the 70s again - the bus station, the arcade, the beach etc. We did not have ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1977

My memories were of coming to my grandmother at the Three Horse Shoes Inn. My Uncle Billy and Aunt Olive had the licence at that time, my mum was Martha Dailly nee Hall. I remember meals in the kitchen behind the bar, ...Read more

A memory of Kirk Merrington in 1948 by Ross Dailly

I Moved to Wembley in 1948 at age of 2 and lived there for 22 years. We lived in Ealing Road opposite Lyon Park Ave. My friends and I used to go up Lyon Park Ave to the Iron Bridge which crossed over the railway lines and do ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1960 by Alan Riddell

I was born in Norwood Green in 1939. I also went to Clifton Road school. We were bombed regularly as the anti aircraft guns were in Osterly Park behind our house which was also opposite St Marys Church. Two Italian prisoners of war ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1940 by Rosemary Kind

We moved to Roe Green Village in 1940 having been bombed out in the East End. My father was stationed at Mill Hill Barracks following his return from France. He found us a place to live in Goldsmith Lane, Kingsbury. We spent the rest ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1940

My parents owned the Hotel and I was introduced to it when I returned home from Bangor Hospital. I lived there for many years and can remember Kath's recollections of people 12 deep at the bar and having ...Read more

A memory of Abersoch in 1961 by Debbie Tissot