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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

hi my name is lynne cochrane, which is my maiden name. we lived as a family with cousins in the old highlands house, overlooking highlands gardens, which was owned bu my grandpa george percival howe, the house was demolished in 1972, ...Read more

A memory of Barnet by Lynne Gillott

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 was there in 1972 , worked on the farm and garden , was exspelled after 15 months , mr board was head master , it was a nightmare place , spent most of my time in the pokey lol

A memory of Calne by deadeajj

Our house in Westbury Avenue was directly under the bad weather flightpath to Heathrow. The aircraft would come from the Ruislip Road direction and we could hear them coming getting louder and louder by the time they were over ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Lesley Stanhope (Green)

Hi, I have lived here, despite a short time in South Harrow , all my life. I remember so many shops , long since, gone — Sam Lee, toys and sweets, Clark’s cycles ,Coopers hardware, WH Smith, Woolworths, Pembles,newspapers, ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow by j.stratford856

Are you sure that's right? I lived in St Leonards (next door to Hastings) for several years, from about 1945 to 1955 and the front was always called the Promenade. But perhaps it was different back in 1925?? We lived in Blomfield ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by Gillian Hakli

I went to Southlands as a day girl and have many happy memories of walking around the gardens during break chatting to friends Di, Dinks, Anita and Helen were members of my class. Miss Panter was Headmistress, Miss bowen our ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill by paddyfredempson

My parents and I lived in one of the flats in Pershore Hall for about two or three years, when I was a toddler in the early 1960s. Probably between 1963 and 1965 (I was born in 1962). Naturally my memories are ...Read more

A memory of Pershore Hall by michaelaaylott

As a 5 year old I remember visiting a large house (detached maybe 5 bedrooms) to visit my Great Aunt Rosa in around 1969/1970. She died in 1970 and her husband Henry died in 1972. I remember from my ...Read more

A memory of Eversley by Andrew Taylor