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My name is John barnikel. I was born on January 25th 1943 in the back bedroom of my grandmother's house at 46 bond st.I had my tonsils removed at the cottage hospital when I was five. I remember queuing up with my mother to ...Read more

A memory of Englefield Green by barnikelj

Anyone familiar with Burgess Hill (I lived there from 1956 until 2012) will know that this photo is incorrectly titled. London Road is some way off to the south - turn left at distant St John's church spire. We are of course ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill by clifford_hughes

We lived in Mitcham road, Tooting, opposite St Boniface church hall. I went to Franciscan school in 1957, then switched to the JB school in 1958. Memories of playing in the school orchestra, playing in the school playground, ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Martin Evans

I was born in 15 Seaford rd. in 1954. Tottenham then was like a village where everyone knew everyone else. I can clearly remember rag and bone men with their horse and carts, ringing their bells yelling "old rags and ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by John Martin

Now I might be wrong, if my memory serves me well. There used to be a competition to design a flower arrangement in the circle of that flower bed, for each year. Was it run by St John,s church or my school Malcolm primary/junior.

A memory of Penge by Wayne Ruffle

Wayne’s comment made me re-read my piece and I was driven to expand. This is St Gile’s Church. My parents were baptised and married here in 1937 and I was baptised and then confirmed by Mervyn Stockwood here. To ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman

My family moved from Monks Kirby to the Kennels near Morgans farm, Newnham Paddox in 1958/59 dad John, mum Marjorie sister Margaret, brother Sean and me Paul. We walked to St Josephs RC School, about 3 miles each way, My ...Read more

A memory of Newnham Paddox by Paul Quirke

Terence Rodin, born in 1944, we llived at my auntie’s house West Avenue/Central Drive until we moved into our own council house in Griffiths Drive. I remember attending St. John’s school on Middlewich Road. There was a single large ...Read more

A memory of Rudheath by t.rodin

We moved there in 1949,from Yorkshire. My father was at Westcott mod, I went to Tring road infants, then to to the Grange when it opened in '54. I was made head prefect in my last year there in 1957/8. The headmaster was Percy ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury by Neville Jack

Hello again. I started at Cold Ash School, St Marks C of E in 1953. The school consisted of the original brick building housing two class rooms and a large hall, plus a new wooden extension of two more class rooms and ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith