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This photograph is not of Lavenham Road but is actually the Park Tavern in Merton Road, London, SW18. It stands at the junction with West Hill Road. Most of the buildings shown still exist today. My family lived in a house nearby ...Read more

A memory of Southfields by q4t

Time spent when a child over somewhere we called the castle. Wasteland oppersit Dagenham east under grand.had some of the best time of my Life I'm now 47 Live at Raymond rd and all ways wanted 2no the history of that land. So if ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by dennisellis1972

As a kid in the 50's, my friends and I used to cycle from Hanwell, around Horseden Hill and on to Wembley, specifically to see Henry Cooper. It took us ages to get there but once we got there, we used to ask Henry for some fruit because ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by deedee31

My mother was 19 when I was born. We were living above The Wool Shop in Swalecliffe, on the corner, opposite the railway bridge I actually have an uncanny memory of that time. I must have been under 2 years old, as we moved ...Read more

A memory of Whitstable by daveskye1

I remember old Folie (his reall name was Skillen) at his house at The Crescent. I can remember he was fond of the company of young folk and would be free with his drink then. His adopted son Tommy suffered a very sad end. There ...Read more

A memory of Portstewart by stalingradd762

I remember the Matador Garage. There was a neon Matador who flicked his cape at night. They sold Renaults and I remember the Dauphines lined up. The son of the owner used to give us cards that they gave away with ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

I remember staying at the Waverley hotel year after year, i must have been around 8 years old and the highlight for me was to see the Aqua show, many years later i performed at the winter gardens Theater in Snow White and ...Read more

A memory of Morecambe by mjasonuk

I have just stumbled across this wonderful site and how the memories have come flooding back! My name was Jackie Coppin and I lived at 7 Farrar Road in Birchington until I was 15. My mum worked at the Economic Stores in The Square and ...Read more

A memory of Birchington by aquarius_sec

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

Joyce Sutcliffe lived in Halifax and worked at Simpsons around 1941. She was called up to the Royal Army Signals in 1942 aged 21. Also Robert Bell worked there and went into the Navy. Other people were Frank Southwell, Owen ...Read more

A memory of Halifax by sandramightyblues