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In 1958 when I was 3 year old, we moved from a small flat on the London Road, near the bank where my father was branch manager (TSB), to Belton Road off Church Hill. I watched our new house being built on a sloping plot of land. My ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1958 by Janet Halls (Nee Pibworth)

I spent many childhood days at the corn exchange in Luton as my grandfather, Percy Brewer, was the attendant in charge of the toilets for many years. Prior to this he was the stage manager at the Grand Theatre in Waller Street opposite the Luton indoor swimming pool.

A memory of Luton in 1950 by Terence Thomas

Lived in Doncaster Gardens - No.43 in the flats then No.49 in the three storey houses which are still there, before they filled the green in where we played football, with houses. Used to help run the Oriel Youth Club from its start ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1960 by Rob Macormac

Eastcote House was owned by Lord and Lady Anderson; my grandfather was their chauffeur and lived in Gate End. As a kid I remember swimming in the pool that they had in the garden.

A memory of Eastcote in 1957 by Rob Macormac

My gran used to be the nurse at the first aid post at Peter pans pool, next to the first aid post was a hut that stored surplus and waiting to be fixed rides ie, hobby horse, rocket or a car or life size figures of ...Read more

A memory of Southport

Living in Hillingdon we used to catch the 207 trolley bus into Uxbridge for shopping and entertainment and particularly on Saturdays for Burton's dancing. We would hang around the underground station always fearful of the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1959 by Garth Randall

Born and bred in Bedford (1945) so many fond memories... The Granada cinema...I played at that venue many times with my band back in the 60's... I was born & lived in Cardington Road at the time and the fields and river were our ...Read more

A memory of Bedford by Colin Crane

I spent almost every day here during the school summer holidays. My greatest achievements were jumping off of the top board and learning to dive in from the springboard. In the first year at school we had a bus take us ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1958 by Linda Pattinson

My grandfather Harry Poole lived at Jubilee Cottage Fradswell for many years. He has gamekeeper to the Congreve family at Chartley Hall and a succession of others after Sir Geoffrey Congreve was killed at the end of WW2. I have my ...Read more

A memory of Hixon in 1930 by Helen Frost

I too used to use the Waller St youth club and also the swimming pool opposite.I spent many hours in the Victory cafe and walking the milk bars around the town.Does anyone remember the Victory?We had a lot of Americans around as competition for the ladies then. Ken Allen now of Norwich.

A memory of Luton