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My name is Carol my memories of Blackhills Road Infant and Junior School which me and all my family attended have me many childhood memories.I remember my first day in Infant School once your mother dropped ...Read more

A memory of Horden by cgoody43

Hi, I was born in Purley in 1950 and moved to Crawley in 1957 so my memories are sketchy. What I do remember was Kennards in about 1954/5 and a pony or donkey ride that used to start outside and go into a park or open area close by. Does anyone ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by alienaylings

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

What a memory, I was there from 1957 to 59, I remember being in bed for the first year with the school trolley coming every day, learning basket work, and making little red riding hood baskets for the nursing staff. I had a young ...Read more

A memory of Taplow by davidoverfield1

My uncle Steve owned a bungalow in Jaywick Sands, "Abijan", at 18 Lavender Walk where I spent my childhood bank holidays and annual six week school holiday between 1945 and 1953 and occasionally short breaks in ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick by ducatee

Walsh's in the 60s was a very happy time for me and I have great memories of when Mum and Dad,me Grandma and Grandad shared a caravan for a fortnight.The caravan was tucked away in the corner behind the arcade situated next to a ditch. I ...Read more

A memory of Skegness by john25h

Soon after I began motorcycling in the mid fifties I began to take what has been a lifelong interest in motorcycle racing. In those days it was a good trek to Brands Hatch as there were no M1 or M25 motorways and the journey ...Read more

A memory of Brands Hatch Circuit by ducatee

I was born in Addlestone in what was Kingthorpe nursing home in 1944 (no nhs then)my father worked for Vickers Armstrong at Byfleet. My father was born in Cailard road Byfleet the same road as my mother was born. He is now 96 years old and ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by jenniferchapman67

Lovely to read some of the reminiscences of old Mitcham, it was such a lovely place to grow up in during the late sixties and early seventies, before changes started happening. I left in 1990, aged 25, before the most ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham

I was born in 1953 at home which was a prefab 23 Links Side Enfield. Situated at the bottom of Windmill Hill on the way to Oakwood with the Jolly Farmers Pub on the corner. Links Side was a very nice road mainly houses on one side and ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by brian.west9