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I was born in Union Street in 1948. I had an older sister called Barbara. I lived next to the ex-servicemens club and there used to be such loud music played there in the evenings. I remember the paper shop on the corner, Sheldons and ...Read more

A memory of Tipton in 1952 by Brenda Mansell

I am now 66 and my memory of beautiful Mile Oak is as clear today as it was 55 years ago. Sadly I was one of them naughty boys (as you villagers branded us). My crime was taking 2/6p off a windowsill back here in Folke stone, one ...Read more

A memory of Mile Oak in 1955 by Danny Featherbe

I came across this website by accident, what a treat. I was raised in Croydon, actually Addington. My nana and granddad lived at 195 Purley Way in Wadden. I spent many happy hours there as a child. I would spend several weeks with ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1955 by Christina Jackson

My memories are relating to the mid 1950`s & 1960`s: smelling the ground coffee and Broomfields Bakers, C&A store, a boutique called `Bus Stop` and Martin Fords in the high street, where I bought my first leather coat. I ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1955 by Barbara Saunders

Wow, Jamie! How amazing to hear from you. You're right, we were the first to have TV. It was because Dad was in advertising I think. I remember you all so clearly. I think you or Charlie had a motorbike - ...Read more

A memory of Dormans Park in 1956 by Michele Rimmer

My grandmother lived at 50 Old Park Road, opposite Bloomfield Park, and I went to school at Franklin House School in Palmerston Road from 1955 to 1960, then the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School from 1960 to 1962. I used to have ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1959 by Christopher Liddle

In the late 1950's I was the village policeman at Great Waltham.   The police house was the last two-storied house at the Barrack Land end of Cherry Garden Road with my 'office'being in the kitchen and the tsble there was my ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham in 1959 by johnbutcher

I remember Mile Oak High School like it was yesterday. The fun we had and the mischief we got up to - in one instance we played hookey from school and went up and sat on the chalk hill, only to find out later that day that ...Read more

A memory of Mile Oak in 1960 by Tina Compton

Although I was born at 160 Langdown Road in 1956 (Peckham), my first memory is in 1961 when I first went to school. The neighbours I remember are the Knapp, McGill, Hosey, Black, West, Anzak, Flood, Dyer, Ham, Vaughan, Cooper, Broomfield, Smith and Cane.

A memory of Hythe in 1961

I wasn't around in 1913, but went to Broussa School  on Broomfield Lane from 1961-1963.  It was there I first heard of the Beatles!  A girl in the middle school brought in the 'Please please me' album and played it to us 10 year olds at ...Read more

A memory of Hale in 1962 by Karen Wright