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Nostalgic memories of East Ham's local history

Share your own memories of East Ham and read what others have said

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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Displaying Memories 91 - 97 of 97 in total

The Dumps
My mum and dad owned the Lonsdale off-licence during the 1960s and 1970s. I went to Brampton Manor, a few teachers stick in my memory but Dr Groom has to be the world's best physics teacher. I remember bunking off, walking over the dumps and going over to Beckton Lido during the summer, where you paid your entrance and then got a little locker key that you had to safety-pin to your shorts.  I remember learning to drink ...see more
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Added 30 March 2009

East Ham Technical College 1963 1966
This picture takes me back a long way. I was a student at this college from Sept 1963 to July 1966. I lived in East Ham at the time so I could easily walk to it in about 10 minutes. I had a lot of happy times there and can still remember some of the students I hung around with. I can identify some of the windows in this picture as those that were within the rooms I attended lectures in. ...see more
East Ham, Technical College c1965
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Added 10 March 2009

The Station The Cinemas
I was born in Manor Park in 1937 but spent a lot of time in East Ham as my mother was a keen cinema-goer.  The Granada in Barking Road used to have a four hour programme with two films and an hour long stage show.  I recall seeing rock singer Charlie Gracie there.  Remember the song 'Fabulous'?  The stars appearing often used the cafe opposite before their act.  The Premier in the High Street had an alley ...see more
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Added 20 July 2008

East Ham From 1958
I was born and raised in East Ham and was very proud of it.  We lived in Friars Road off the Barking Road and moved to Lincoln Road off High Street North.  The postcards brought back memories of home.  East Ham used to be a very good place to live.  I can remember ladies washing their front door steps and paths down every day.  As children we used to play in Plashet Park without fear.  Sometimes venture to ...see more
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Added 02 June 2008

Meeting My Future Wife
I worked for israels who had a fruit & veg shop opposite the town hall from june 1963 to 1965 in early 64 i noticed a pretty young girl walking past the shop each morning on her way to east ham station to catch the underground to the city (she had just left school xmas 63) we used to smile at one another but it took me till june that year to ask her for a date the rest is history we married in 66 lived ...see more
East Ham, Town Hall c1965
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Added 09 October 2007

Visiting My Nan And Grandad
I remember as a young girl going to visit my grandparents house in Monega Road, Manor Park.  They lived in a three-up, two-down with a funny type coal shed under the stairs! I can remember walking down the tree-lined street with my grandad, I must have been about 3 or 4 and he knew everyone he saw in the street.  They lived a few doors away from the Monega Road School, which both my Mum and Uncle went ...see more
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Added 20 March 2007

Up The Hammers
My grandfather, John Williams, lived in a victorian terraced house in Seymour Road with his parents and four brothers. The house was knocked down and replaced with the large block of flats you can see in the distance to the centre of the photograph. It stands right next to the Boleyn ground, West Ham United's stadium, which has been there for over a hundred years. My grandfather and his brothers were regular visitors ...see more
East Ham, view from Town Hall Tower c1965
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Added 08 June 2006