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I spent many very happy holidays at my uncle's house, number 8 Beach Street directly behind the pub in the photo. It was an old house with very steep stairs with large ropes instead of handrails. It had no electricity although gas was fitted ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1954 by Anthony Lock

I recognize this photo as the northern end of the village I passed it every day on my way to school for six years. Just out of the photo on the right hand side there was a butchers shop and close to that Tom's Shoe ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough by Martyn Adshead

Around this time my family lived at No 12 Watchfield Road. I am not quite sure from the photo but our house may have been just to the right of the house on the right hand side of this picture?

A memory of Watchfield in 1951 by Peter Swaine

Reference Market Place photo c1965. Newsagent was Wards's paper shop and the chippy next door was known as the market place chippy, 6d for a bag of chips and scraps, yummy. A night at the Rodney Cinema, Barleyfields or Crypt Youth Club and a long walk home, the 6d was my bus fare. Happy days

A memory of Wetherby in 1965 by Allan Seagrove

One thing which I can never remember anyone commenting on, and of which I have seen no photos, is the holiday coaches which used to depart from behind Romford Market place in the 1950s. The particular company I remember ...Read more

A memory of Gidea Park in 1950 by Douglas Hutson

My dad was Rod Welsh a football player in the 30's. He played for Portsmouth and Port Vale. Are there any photo's out there? We lived in Forest Hall till we moved to Canada. Great place to grow up - anybody got any photo's of the village? Ann Brewer (nee Welsh)

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by Ann Brewer

The little van that can be seen in the photo was my dadss. He owned the shop on the corner of Springfield Rd (Baker Bros), an ironmongers. Lots of your parents would have known it. Used to sell everything. Happy Days.

A memory of Sale in 1950 by Kay Birch

I was born in St Leonards Hospital, Sudbury and lived at 2, Assington Road, Newton Green which was then a council house with no sanitation until the mid 60's when a bath, flush toilet and an extension was put on. My ...Read more

A memory of Newton by Paul Ablitt

As a youngster I grew up living in Green Lanes - just around the corner from this photo. My friends and I used to sit on the bench seat that was by the flower bed and 'car number plate spot' as youngsters in about 1958, which is a few ...Read more

A memory of West Ewell in 1959 by Val Smyth

Went to Church Minshull School 1940 -44.Two classes two teachers.Miss Upson And Miss Potts (Lottie) Education was probably basic but we learned our 3Rs Lotties sister was the post "man" and must have had a very ...Read more

A memory of Church Minshull in 1941 by John Moody