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- catching the Tillingbourne Valley Bus bus at the top of Newlands Corner to go to school in Shere and afterwards in Peaslake as a child - as a child being terrified and frozen when taken by my older sister sledging down the hill ...Read more

A memory of Newlands Corner

I recall walking from Elmer Sands to Middleton in the 1950's and 60's. The sun was always shining. My Uncle Frank and Aunt Elsie from Morden in Surrey purchased a small timber chalet at Elmer Close in the ...Read more

A memory of Middleton-on-Sea by Martin Newell

Whilst reveiwing my ancestors, who were all living and working in this part of Somerset, I came across a Great Uncle (Oliver Burnett) who was registered in the 1911 Census living at Alcombe Cross and working as a Bakers assistant age ...Read more

A memory of Alcombe by njb.dolphin

i worked as a tv engineer at eric spencers about 1960

A memory of Welling by albertlondon

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

I was born in Mottingham in 1951 .but from the age of 9 years I caught the 161 bus to Eltham on a weekend ,duffel bag on my back and went to Green Gate Stables which was at the back of shops at the top end of the high st...run by Bill ...Read more

A memory of Eltham by Hazel Hamilton

My great grandfather, Alfred Barber owned Great Nelmes House from about 1900-1935 until his death. My late mother loved the house and was extremely upset when she heard it had been illegally demolished in 1967. As a child I remember ...Read more

A memory of Emerson Park

I lived in Penn, at 39 Ashley Drive between 1957 and 1959; between the ages of 6 and 8. Lovely memories of the area. Ashley drive was part of a new development and building work was still in progress at that time. My mother would send me ...Read more

A memory of Penn by Aidan Pathy

The picture of Church Road where it ran parallel with The Crescent with all those familiar shops brings memories flooding back. I started life at 33 Glebe Road in 1944 and spent 5 happy years there before moving to Madrid ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Andrew Taft

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker