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I was born in Hanwell in 1950 in my grandmother's house. I have only a few memories of the house itself, firstly the steep stairs, the back yard where mum used to put the clothes through the mangle on a Monday morning! and me aged ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by vampire1

I was born in 1947 in a farm cottage opposite the farm house at Cold Harbour (near Swinhope). My Dad (Harry) was a farm worker and we moved to Kelstern before I started school and lived in the semi-detached house opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Kelstern by gerry.crawford

My father, Alex cross, and his siblings grew up in brunton street, he said it curved around and theirs had an old boat in the garden/yard. I am going back to the 1930s. I cannot find any photos of brunton street, has ...Read more

A memory of Percy Main by Amanda Nicholson

to right of picture is a sign pointing to fen alley or jetty saying to FEN ALLEY and Yaxley Foot road one house out of 13 is still left in alley no10 this was Woolner family they sold fruit Mr Ward had haulage yard ...Read more

A memory of Stilton by Richard Sturman

I was born in Steyning in 1954. My father was a police constable and at only 2/3 months old we moved to the 'police station' in Whiterock Place in Southwick. The station consisted of 2 large semidetached houses with large ...Read more

A memory of Southwick by Liz Burchell

My parents, Edward (Jack) and Mavis Byard and myself and German Shepherd Dog Julie, moved from Poole, in Dorset, to live in a de-commissioned British Power Boat Motor Torpedo Boat, 451, in November 1947. My father worked ...Read more

A memory of Lymington by Michael Byard

I lived in Glanville Drive, a residential road off Upminster Road about 100 yards to the west of Wingletye Lane, for the first part of my life from 1947 so I knew the area well. The building on the corner ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by John Fricker

For the first part of my life from 1947 I lived in Glanville Drive which ran parallel to Wingletye Lane about 100 yards to the West of where the photograph was taken. The railings to the right of the photograph ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by John Fricker

My parents ran a shop on the Broadway from the late nineteen forties until the early fifties, I think. It was a general store and – as far as I know – a seed merchant’s. I ...Read more

A memory of Broadstone by Robert Milne

I was fascinated when I saw the new development of Garndiffaith photo. This photo is of Lasgarn View, Varteg, which is just above the Garn. I was born in Primrose Cottage in 1951 with my brother as we were twins. My name was Marilyn ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith by mum1804