Nostalgic memories of Battersea's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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My name was cook and we lived in durham building. I remember schooling bakery in plough road next to St Peters church, across the road was len's secondhand shop where my mum used to buy some of our clothes, also there was a sweet shop owned by germans I think which used to make sweets on the premises, as sugar was still on ration they used to give half a pound of sweets for 2 pound of sugar. in lavender ...see more
I remember Greys Dance School (opposite the Granada Cinema) I was about 6 or 7 I think when I started there in their ballet classes. I know that I had a tough time trying to get the foot positions right but couldn't quite get the hang of it. My mother thought that I wasn't cut-out for it, so that was that. I lived in Elsynge Road off of St.Johns Hill but was born in St.James Hospital Balham. I spent most of my ...see more
Igrew up in Battersea in plough road above a barbers shop next to gogays off licence near the railway bridge the Granada was top of the hill near my first school this was at the start of ww2 I left there in 1962 moved to Surbiton in surrey happy memories of plough road my mates lived in maysoule road and triton street
I grew up here in the 50's and 60's and went to Belleville Road school and two of my uncles [Bill and Bob Bridges] used to have fruit stalls in the market. I have fond memories of that time and was wondering if anybody remembers me or my uncles from that time. John Lloyd
I lived in Albert Bridge Road opposite Battersea Park. I was born in 1947 and went to Bolingbroke Primary school and later to Tennyson Street School. My first kiss at primary was with Jean Thynne who lived in Parkgate Road she was so cute. I did a paper round with Bull's in Battersea Bridge Road and also worked on a milk round with the Dairy in Parkgate Road at first with a horse and cart and later with a modern ...see more
I lived in Livingstone road I remember dolly batt and Jim penfold moved to plough and worked at the projectile with my dad rocky
Sorry to everyone but my memories will be vague as I left the area when I was 3yrs old, to live in Victoria dwellings Battersea Park Road. The family name was Batt Nan Grandad my uncles Terry & Micky shared the house in Livingstone road with my Aunt Dolly and uncle Jim Penfold. My 5 cousins lived there until they moved to a new house in Winstanly estate. I was born in a house near the end of the road ...see more
Hi, Can anyone help me with the name of a pawn shop on Falcon Road in the sixties/seventies?
Does anybody remember the market in wye st oo a Saturday mornings I was only small at the time but can remember it I think it sold second hand clothes and odd and sods
My mum was born in 1923 at 4 Didcot street her name Dorothy Camp she lived most of her childhood at 9 Surrey Lane she had three sisters Violet Camp Lilian Camp Winifred Camp and Brother William Camp remember going to visit nan at 9 Surrey Lane Battersea does anyone know the Camp Family my Nan Name was Beatrice Camp grandad was William Camp she was still there in 1980 maybe longer if anyone rememberes any of her ...see more