Search Results

we moved from Borham airfield just across a cornfield to a thatched cottage, the walls were wattle and daub which a farmer let out to farm workers normally, It had no electricity, flush toilet , bathroom, but it had heaps of room and ...Read more

A memory of Great Leighs by ptricia46

This is Fairfield Road, viewed from the bottom, Eastern, end, and not Rendham Road as captioned.

A memory of Saxmundham by jaygeebse

I was born in West Middx Hospital in July 1942 and lived in Vicarage Farm Rd from then until about 1960. Went to Springwell Infants then onto Heston Junior School. Failed the 11+ so went to Heston Secondary Modern.Great teachers Mr ...Read more

A memory of Heston by George Eyles

I was at Crescent road school in 1947 and had Mrs Payne headmistress and mr chinery, I also remember Mr Davies,I lived in south road, at the back of us was the fairfield, which we had great fun playing in,when I first went to crescent ...Read more

A memory of Erith

born in 1940, and fond memories of schooldays at ditton primary ,in Liverpool road before moving on to simms cross, teachers were Miss Hartles Mr jones Eric Williams, Ankers Sammy Butterworth ,and not forgetting the ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by Raymond Price

Our family the Portways lived in Boreham from 1926 when our dad Alf moved with his family from Howe street Great Waltham. Our parents met in the RAF and married in 1945. Our mum Pat lived on Boreham airfield then my sister was born ...Read more

A memory of Boreham by jap48

My name is Bernard Hagon I was born 1933 in city Road maternity home which had a direct hit during the war everybody killed . My parents had the British Empire in Barking Road Plaistow a Taylor Walker’s house just ...Read more

A memory of Calmore by bernard.hagon

I was at Fairfield House Broadstairs boarding school early 60’s. I remember Mrs Ansell. Lovely lady. Mary Kennedy, Wendy Giles, Diane, Jasmine Raybold. We had a visit from Lady Mountbatten. I stayed up late in the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by pah91

Having lived the first 25 years of my life in Widnes ,I have many happy memories of my school days there. Born in Dundalk Lane in 1940, from 1943 until 1945, I attended the Nursery,situated next to Ditton County Infants’ ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by John Pye

I used to pedal my service-issue bike from RAF Swinderby to the village to meet friends I made there at the Bugle Horn for a couple of hours every month, and have a few with my service colleagues from the flight line ...Read more

A memory of Bassingham in 1962 by Keith Bell