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In the sixties Hitchin market was a "proper" market where local traders brought their produce and goods, all assembled and displayed on trestle tables in the open area alongside the duck stream and church. There were many regular ...Read more

A memory of Hitchin by ducatee

hi, robert [nobby] jordan, born temple hill in 1949 and now live in australia. have great memories growing up in dartford, especially going scrumping as a. kid at an orchad near the old chalk pits close to stone house. have ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by bobj491

I don’t know exactly how old I was when we moved to Hemel from Willesden London N.W.10.. My first memories were from about the age of 4.. We lived in a flat in Underacres Close near Mayland’s Wood.. I ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by Keith Pocock

i was born in Hednesford Road, followed by my sisters in 1958 and 1960. We enjoyed a fantastic childhood - we lived in a three up, three down, with an outside toilet and a tin bath. I remember our toilet freezing over in ...Read more

A memory of Norton Canes

I was born in Aston terrace 1954 I have 3 sisters 2 brothers I went to Swallownest junior school I remember Miss Shimeld was scared of her she was so strict, moved when I was 8 to Aston spring wood school a brand new school, loved ...Read more

A memory of Swallownest

Further to my other page (this one seems have been lost) in 1963 to 1968 the head master was Mr Allen and his deputy was Mr Thursting. English was taught bt Mr Conway, Mr Farmer, Miss Wadlow and Miss Fallowell. ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1963 by Eric Oliver

I believe the town got its name from the merging of the rivers Mole, Ember & Thames (forming the shape of an eye - hence 'Moles Eye'. I was born at the Bearsted hospital in Hampton in 1949 and from Kingston in 1951 came to ...Read more

A memory of West Molesey in 1860 by Brian Thomas

My parents, brother and I moved to Nanpantan in 1949 and lived on Snells Nook Lane, we were there until 1954 and then moved down to Farningham in Kent for my Dad's new job. We hated to move as we all loved Nanpantan. I had 3 ...Read more

A memory of Nanpantan in 1949 by Norma Hauser

I remember Sunshine Corner in Spring Lane, where I would go to on Sunday Mornings and make pom poms on milk bottle tops, and sit on brightly coloured chairs and of singing; "Sunshine Corner, oh it's very fine it's for children ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke in 1949 by Jean Sayers

I was born in Bridgend Hospital and the first house I lived in was in Heol Maendy, North Cornelly. When I was about three we got a brand new council house in Heol Las; back then there were no gardens and I ...Read more

A memory of North Cornelly in 1967 by Rose Windman