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Bordeston school was pretty boring for many pupils. Woodwork was ok, and there was a school barge which you could work on instead of detention. There seemed to be a preoccupation with corporal ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1960 by Nick Beard

I was born in Godmersham in 1952 and lived here until 1972 when I got married .We lived in Eggerton lane at the far end . My Father worked for Godmersham Park estate and was head Gardener when he died in 1984 My mother worked at ...Read more

A memory of Godmersham by sparkykingsnorth

In 1964 I met and fell in love with a man who til me his name was Walter Main Beck, he was 27 and he came from Falkirk. This was in the summer of 1964 and the place was Aldershot Hampshire, the Manor Park Funfair. He worked on one of the ...Read more

A memory of Falkirk

Iam wendy Ann gunsman nee Hynes I lived in biddenden way from 1963 to 1969 went to ruxley manor primary and junior school , mum and dad moved to Norfolk in 69 I still think of eltham alot I used to go up the high street with nan and grandad ...Read more

A memory of Eltham by wendy.gunsman28

My Father Jack Fitch was born 1939 Manor Park. He trained at East Ham boxing club and went on to become ABA Heavyweight champion twice in the early sixties. He also worked at the Royal Albert Docks ,I remember him taking me one day and ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by rfitch2011

My grandparent's on mother's side lived in top flat of Otterburn, Stroncarraig Brae, Rhubaan and my first visit was in August 1938 on a three weeks holiday from my home in Penarth, South Wales. My grandfather had a small open motor boat ...Read more

A memory of Tighnabruaich by Alastair Urquhart

The streets around Boston Manor were more spacious and had bigger houses than Hanwell. Southdown Avenue was very grand. Going towards Elthorne Park I remember Mr Mitchell our geography teacher at Bordeston school lived. On the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

I stumbled across your article and it brought back happy childhood memories. Like you I also lived in Hertford Road Barking up until the summer of 1970 when we moved to Fairlop. Our homes were compulsory ...Read more

A memory of Barking by annettelarkin11

My dad was Eddie Cattell who ran Ye Original Pharmacy at 104 Leicester Road opposite Sandhurst Street School. We lived at the shop before moving to 41 Fairstone Hill when the houses there were built. I went to Sandhurst Street, ...Read more

A memory of Oadby by Steve Cattell

I was born in Norwood Green in 1939. I also went to Clifton Road school. We were bombed regularly as the anti aircraft guns were in Osterly Park behind our house which was also opposite St Marys Church. Two Italian prisoners of war ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1940 by Rosemary Kind