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I was born in an upstairs flat in Clements rd in 1946, then moved to Holland Rd East Ham. Went to Altmore junior school then Lathom rd. Some childhood memories: I remember pigeons used to live in one of the towers at Lathom rd school, I ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by padal

My Grandmother Mary Catherine Gapper, lived in Field street Landore, she was the daughter of Ann Goss who married Mr Henry Gapper. My Grandmother married William, Heddon, her sister was known as ...Read more

A memory of Landore by dianeheddon

As a child I visited my Nan and Grandad in Greenhithe High Street. (1959) Grandad worked at Everard's and my dad also followed in his dads footsteps. Dad worked for Everard's for many years as did relatives. Unfortunately Dad ...Read more

A memory of Greenhithe by annepsterson_80

I lived in Leek Street from 1952 until the houses were knocked down , we moved to Moston in 1968. There were 4 of us children and our parents in a tiny terraced house. We had a back yard with an outside toilet and only a cold ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Anne Forster

I remember Hounslow I was bout three years old my grandad worked for the Weston bakery I think that's what it was called just past Hounslow hospital , he delivered bread by horse and cart round the roads , his name was Henry ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by janbarrett9

I grew up in Bolingbroke Road in a prefab on Wandsworth Common until I was about 10 and then we moved to Tooting. I went to Honeywell Primary School. My brother and I were always on Wandsworth Common playing and ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by jeannie24

i was born in 1932 in malmesbury rd Canning Town in a house backing on to the railway goods and shunting yards. This provoked battle between the shunting locomotive firemen and my mother drying nappies on a clothes line on the ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by g.olmit

Does anyone remember the Harringtons who lived on Enid Street. After the deaths of their parents the newly married Esther Withers (the eldest daughter) and her husband Tom took on the five children orphaned and raised them with their own baby ...Read more

A memory of Splott by ddjlhb

I grew up in Tower View and went to Benson and Selhurst in the 50s to 60s. My friends and I often went to Ashburton Park crossing the old golf course. Most of our memories come from activities at St Georges. We did several plays for the ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by jhsporney

My name is John Howard Jackson,I was born at 22 John street Sacriston on 16 6 1946..we moved to heugh edge house for a few years then onto 6 south view until I left home to take up an engineering apprenticeship with the national coal ...Read more

A memory of Sacriston by johnmaryjackson