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Although I was born in London in 1939 where my father was a master baker, we were blitzed out in 1940 and came to settle in School Road Tilehurst. My father had learnt the Grocery trade as a lad in Sainsbury's ...Read more

A memory of Tilehurst by poloschool

I worked as a labourer at Gibbs Mew Brewery between November 1967 and April '68. It was a stop-gap job as I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life at the time. The work was boring and the days dragged but it was a job and I was ...Read more

A memory of Salisbury by al.birkett

My mother was born in keepers cottage in Battle Wood, who grew up and later got married in Battle church. My grandfather, Leonard Glyde was a fireman during the second world war stationed at Battle fire station. I was born ...Read more

A memory of Battle by terry_ross17

I used to be a regular at Sterling Scooters which you can see in the service road next to the laundrette. Came to West Drayton in 1963 after living in Greenford for the first 7 years of my life. I remember taking the weekly ...Read more

A memory of West Drayton by carroll12256

I remember going into the Book Club while waiting for the bus to go down Crowborough Hill. We occasionally missed the bus if we got too engrossed in a book. We used to get off the bus from Tunbridge Wells and then take ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough by mikebuck08

Hi my name is John Cooper. I was born in 1948 in Etruria street in Battersea. My parents names are Henry ( Harry ) am Jane ( new Shipcott ). I also had a brother, Dennis and a sister Jean. We lived there until 1953 when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by johncooper40

My name is Alan Moore and I was born at No.7 Church Street on the 18th December 1944. Apart from 12 years I spent down Bolton on Dearne, I have lived all my life in Thurnscoe, and that I am proud of. I was a Co-op milkman ...Read more

A memory of Thurnscoe by moorealan040

I was born in Canada House September 1953. Attended Byron Road school in Gillingham, and then attended Upbury Manor school. I used to bike to school on the main road from Rainham to Upbury Manor. On my way home, I would stop at my ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by sarahmeriggi

I previously wrote regarding my family being evacuated to South Petherton during the second world war, i have one living relative left who has unfortunately got dementia but he still remembers his time as a boy in the village, he ...Read more

A memory of South Petherton by Christine Jeffrey

Hi My name is Karen, I was born in 1962 in guys hospital and lived in a top floor flat in Gloucester Grove with my mum and Dad Doreen and Terry Stevens. Not sure what number because sadly my mum passed away. I do remember a grand piano ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by karen43