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When I was a teenager back in the late 1950's I loved travelling by trollybus to explore Woolwich. At the time I lived at home in Welling but Woolwich always had much more of interest to offer. There was the endless ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by Bernard Schofield

We moved to Pilgrims Hatch in 1971, such fun living on the Estate with a never ending hotch potch of mates to street rake with - knock down ginger, ipp dipp dog sh*t, duck duck goose, conkers and kiss chase. We'd bike to Ken ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by Sam Golder

I was trying to remember Hounslow around 1980. I used to live on Avonwick Road and found this site. I was trying to remember which supermarket was on the High Street. I remember Mr Dixon's delicatessen, there was also a fishmonger near Hounslow East underground station.

A memory of Hounslow

I became a Bermondsey boy after moving from a prefab where I was born in the big snow in 1947. We lived at 14 Caulfield Road, Peckham, just around the corner from Jordans Dairy in Lugard Road s.e.15. (The last dairy farm in London). I ...Read more

A memory of Bermondsey by Terry Baker

My name is Billy Rodger and i lived at 12 Craige miller buildings with mum and dad from 1950-58 I was six when i arrived. In my building were the Cashman's -Goudys-Henrys--Kerrs--Berrys--McKracken's Dalrymples other familys were the Barbers-- ...Read more

A memory of Ayr by William Rodger

I was born in 66 Peel Street my grandad was Jack Rubery and wife Emma, my mum is Marjorie. I remember the Davy family, building the bonfires, playing in the old houses, picking the tar out of the cobbles, playing in my grandads big yard ...Read more

A memory of Tyersal by Andrea Marshall

Does anyone remember the Auld Hoose at the Back o the Isle in Ayr. It was behind the Clydesdale Bank in the High Street in the Fifties. My granny used to take me in there for her wee snifter of gin on a Saturday. I think there used to be a bit of a ...Read more

A memory of Ayr by Roy Smith

My first Saturday job (1973) was in a ladies hair salon, a couple of shops along from this camera shop, in Kirkdale. I think it was called Estelle. The owner was called Erica, who was quite classy and very nice. It was opposite ...Read more

A memory of Sydenham

I don’t have the memory myself but my Great Grandad Robert L Bulbeck owned a butchers at 1st Avenue in Emsworth. I was wondering if anyone knew of it or had pictures? He came from a family of dairy farmers and met his wife a few streets over :)

A memory of Emsworth

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER, HUSKINSONS REMOVALS,? THEY WERE THE LAST HORSE DRAWN,REMOVAL COMPANY IN MANCHESTER, THEY HAD SHIRE AND CLYDESDALE HORSES, FINISHED ABOUT 1960/61.THEY WERE ON I THINK ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by Steve/Andy Anderson