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I taught myself to swim in this pool. I just went day after day by myself and kept at it. Then I would have a cold shower before jumping in so that the water felt warm! You wouldn't catch me doing anything like that now.+

A memory of Burgess Hill by Jane Hains

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford

I was at school at Tylers Croft school in 1957 for 18 months before we moved to Oxfordshire. I remember walking to school from where I lived in Salmon Street, along Slough Lane and passed the Green Man pub and crossing over the Kingsbury ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by carole.gentry

It was in the 1950's I was at Old Oak junior school E.Acton when i went on the trip,there was old army barracks there all in a line along the path into the camp,and the entrance had gates.I used to get chocolate ...Read more

A memory of Chelwood Gate

My grandparents (named Holder) owned the Delphine before it became a cafe. The told me in the very early days the only access was by horse & cart from Ringmore. I think that they made good use of the horse & ...Read more

A memory of Challaborough by fbcs46

This was where I was born in 1953 I lived there in a two bed terrace with my mum and dad 5 sisters and 1 brother also my nan and grandad we stayed there till my dad won the pool's in 1960 50.000 pounds I went to ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by jackadee2

I am nearly 61 years old, and my memories are from when I was aged about 5 6,7...My father was a 'Sparky' at the time, and we lived in Birmingham..He was working in Worcester at the then called South Staffordshire and Worcester ...Read more

A memory of Sinton Green by ps161

Hi everyone , I was born in trem-y-gardden november 1960 but only lived there untill i was 6 months old , then my parents moved us up to the top end of pen-y-cae onto cristionydd , Now my memories of living there looking back as a ...Read more

A memory of Penycae in 1970

I was born in Southgate and schooled at Arnos Grove Sec Modern. My earlist memories of Wood Green are of my father and his brother working together on the Trolly buses out of Wood Green Garage. My mother used to take my ...Read more

A memory of Wood Green in 1960 by Richard Jeeves

1966 onwards are my memories of this swimming pool, we had so much fun during our 6 week break from Triptons School my three brothers and I. In fact my brother Danny was a lifeguard or at least he thought he was. It would be fantastic to hear from anyone who remembers us. Maureen Hewitt

A memory of Dagenham by Maureen Hewitt