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In 1938 my dad was a farm labourer in Wooburn common. He had a row with the farmer and got the sack, we moved down to Wooburn Green in a little cottage by the side of Pedleys yard.. They ran the post office.. We were 5 children , 4 ...Read more

A memory of Wooburn Green by vickie.breed

Hi There Again can anybody recall Whiteleggs fair which used to arrive at Damerell fields in either June or July and remain there for many weeks.The big wheel,The Dodgems and The Noahs arc were just a few of the ...Read more

A memory of Whitleigh

My father Leonard Duffield was brought up in the family home at 52 St Bartholomews Road. His father and uncle owned and ran a wholesale and retail bakery business H & GS Duffield which had a shop in High Street ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by anthonyduffield

I was born in Morpeth, lived there until I was 14 When my family moved to New Zealand. I have never forgotten my childhood days, I have so many fond memories. Our family moved into a house in West Park in the early 50’s, we had open ...Read more

A memory of Morpeth by Susan Law

I was evacuated to Bedford in 1939 aged 7 and stayed first of all with a Mrs Drake ,the wife of a captain Drake who was in command of a ship called the Warspite. I remember it was off Goldington rd. by the school where all the ...Read more

A memory of Bedford by donlacey2000

Starting at Eastbury Road, turn right into Green Lane by the Colliver Fisher car showroom and down the hill past the Blue Bird cafe, Barclays Bank, Martins newsagent, Rawlinsons the stationer, cross the road to the Post ...Read more

A memory of Northwood by aa

Hello ,just found this interesting website about lawmuir agricultural college which brought back many happy memories. I was a pupil there in 1954/55. Previously I attended Albert senior secondary school ...Read more

A memory of Eaglesham by stevensondavid0

I started Edmondsley school the year before the new build around 1969 the builders used me as the measure for heights of mirrors , doors and other equipment in the school , mr Oakes was our lollipop man! Mr Newton ...Read more

A memory of Edmondsley by dargud01

I was a 15 year old in 1954 when this picture was taken. I was a pupil at Hendon Technical College in that year I and started work at Stanley J Lee the Drapery and Fashion store opposite the station. I worked there on Saturdays and during ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by shellysgrandad

Does anyone remember the the big empty house over the plannie ?that we called the haunted hoose ,in the 1950,60 ,also the huge big rock we all used to sit on when we were youngsters,i think that it is a residential care home for the ...Read more

A memory of Carntyne