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I used to visit Abinger Hammer in the late 60s early 70s with my Nan and Granddad and Mum to see my Great-Auntie Mabel and Great-Uncle Jack. They lived next door (or next but one?) to the Post Office and Uncle Jack worked in the Watercress beds. I remember a boy called Peter lived at the Post Office and would leave his old comics for me to read. I wonder if anyone remembers my Aunt and Uncle, their last name was Bunce.
When I was quite young my grandfather would take me up to Ruskin Park when he went to bowl and I would sit on one of the seats, I guess to the right of this picture. Unlike the other comment I did not try to put them off - there is NO 'run up' BTW you are thinking about cricket - indeed I was shown what to do and how to do it. Here I learnt that the balls were neither round nor weighted a fact that I have ever ...see more
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 our right was the Vicarage and its’ garden which was sold to ‘the Americans’ by Revd John Nicholls in the 60s, demolished stone by stone and exported to be replaced by the flats within ...see more
Hi,
I am the current manager of clocktower house preschool on queen's avenue.
I'm trying to find out more information as to when the preschool was open.
I have a document that says in 1969/1970 a preschool was opened under the name of Woodstock house.
Can anyone confirm this or have more information on when it was opened or when it was changed over to clocktower
My parents brought 'Rixholme' (house in the foreground) in eary 70s and renamed it Seamark. It was an amazing house to grow up in. The house had a lightning conductor on one of the chimneys and I still remember the house shaking when it was hit.
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.
My name is Christine Smith nee Greenwell. We lived in 4 Ruby road Thornaby my mam and dad Mary and Frank has 10 kids. Doreen,Franky , Eric, Robert, Marjory, Francis, Mavis, Ann and the twins Christine and Carol. Great times. I married a local boy David Smith he lived in Bassleton lane His parents Doris and Harry lived in the little white cottage. They sold cool drinks and vegetables from there door ...see more
I was born at 4 ruby road thornaby. My mother and father frank and Mary Greenwell brought up 10 children in that house so many great memories. There 10 kids are Doreen,Frankey,Eric,Robert Marjory,Francis,Mavis,Ann and the twins Christine and Carol. I met my husband David Smith his mam and dad lived on Bassleton lane and sold cold drinks for anyone going up Bassy lane to the fox cover. I’m Christine and married David and now living in California so many memories
I was born in 1951 and started life in 4 The Chase, Norbury. The whole family lived nearby. My father Sidney Hill attended the Modern School. He was born in 1922 and lived in 47 Briar Avenue.
He told me that almost all of his school class at the Modern School died on RAF duty. Was it really that bad?
I was born in coldershaw rd in Feb 1944. I later worked in Florence rd at hills garage.
I was about 20 to 21. the garage is now a row of flats houses called hill mews.
It was run by the hill family,Harry and frank hill. I wonder if any of the family are still
in the area. My name is Brian field .
i remember in the mid 60s my friends and i jumping off the farleigh bridge, how on earth we didn't break our necks i will never know, we stayed almost every summer week-end in the hopping huts, and had to come back to london late sunday nights, the summers were almost endless in those days, the rolling stones and the beatles, yeah, i look back with ever so fond memories.
bob mullen.
ps, those were the times when we swung the world by the tail ... lol
My memory of Loventor Manor dates back to August 1970 when it was a hotel. My husband Colin and I chose it as our honeymoon destination all those years ago. At the time it was quite expensive for a week's holiday - all of 19 guineas (roughly £20) which was a week's wages in those days. We arrived late on the Saturday night and were shown to our our luxury 4 poster bedroom by a young girl, who for some reason ...see more
Does anyone remember 159 Battersea Park Road -South..when it was a fishmongers.. my ancestors ran this during the 1950's and would really appreciate any info anyone has .. family name was Wells.
I lived in 106 Whytecliffe Road from 1968. We bought the house for £5200. I went to work at VW Motors at Purley Way just up the road. Use to have Chinese at the restaurant downstairs.
I worked in the typing pool as Deputy Supervisor with amazing girls......we had laughs and fun. I remember Carol, Sandra, Shirley, Barbara, Brenda, Dawn, Pat, Linda, Lesley, Lynn etc. later I worked for John Ogden as ...see more
The tythe barn was where we had gym lessons. I clearly remember climbing the rope ladder then hanging from one rung by my knees. I then grabbed the rung to swing down. Unfortunately Imy hand trapped several strands of my long hair. Thus, when i did swing down...that hair was roughly pulled out! I felt like i was being scaled! Oh, the pain!
The old oak tree in the fields...it was a dare for "new ...see more
My mother was the private nurse employed by Mr Talbot to look after his Wife at The Old Hall Bartlow near Audley End. She spent some of her happiest years there. Her name was Catherine Mary Jeeves
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Does anyone have a photo of the old school outfitters on George Lane South Woodford? Think I got school uniform for Nightingale High School there around 1969.
I think the building was a curved 2 story turret and used to have beautiful curved dark wood and glass (including the internal passage way between the curved glass). Not sure if it was listed but ...see more
Alan Clarkson the subpostmaster at Preesall was my great uncle. After retiring from the Post Office he and his wife Rizpah moved to a house called Grasmere in Pilling Lane Preesall. It was the first house on the right as you turn into the lane painted black and white. As a child l spent many hours exploring the area and a favourite was walking down Pilling Lane cutting across a field to the shoreline and walking by the sea wall to Knott End returning back to my relations via the road.
I knew billy powell I lived in lynn st alan kynaston and david
I was a projectionist at the "CURZON" cinema in Cheam Road form 1962 - 1986 and would always go to the Regent for lunch..Was always a good meal and you could get 3 courses for around 2/6d..
Served by two lovely waitresses Eve & Day..who incidentally came to my 21st Birthday party!
Toni was aided by his wife,son and daughter
He always looked miserable, but in fact was a very jolly and happy person ...see more
My Father, Patrick D'Arcy Trevor Mungovan, grew up at Tainfield House. He lived there with his Grandfather, Alfred Chapman, his Mother Audrey (nee Chapman) and his sister Peggy. He told me of his wonderful childhood. A portrait of Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman hung in his house until his death in 2005.
He took me to see Tainfield House in the 60s, by which time it had been sold and turned into eight houses. ...see more
Yeah, that brings back lots of memories. Friday night/ Saturday morning was a must. The smell of fresh baked bread and bacon. Queuing only made the appetite keener.
From 1944 to 1947, aged four to seven, I had tuberculosis and was a patient at Lord Mayor Treloar's Hospital in Alton, during which time I spent six months at the convalescent hospital in Sandy Point. Visiting was still restricted to nine Sundays per year, but while I was there my parents and younger brother spent their summer holiday in a boarding house on the island and used to come to ...see more
I attended the school between 1955 and 1959. Memories of the Headmaster Mr Nutting and teachers Mr Mooney, Mrs Fox, Miss Woodward and my class teacher of three years Mr. Freeman. Was, to my great surprise, picked to play football for the school in my last year - remember team mates Barry Semke, Kenneth O'Brien, Ronnie Haynes the goalkeeper and Terence Simpkin. Lived in Westwood Road and walked to school each day along Meads Lane. Happy days. Moved to Surrey in '59.
My Grandparents worked at Strode Manor Farm in the early 1900's. My Uncle their eldest son was the carter there until 1916 when he joined the army and went to Belgium, he was killed at Passchendaele in 1917. The Family all lived at Strode Cottages on the Netherbury road.
I remember, Bertha the old lady that often sat on her doorstep facing the Apollo top of Apsley Grove just quietly having a smoke, never bothering anyone and watching the world pass her by. One Saturday morning on the way to the pictures a local young thug dashed into her home and smashed all the large vases on her sideboard shattering both her and her pottery into pieces. I had never heard women wail and sob the ...see more
We moved into Nelson Street in 1989, it was a council house with old electrics. At night we use to freeze to death because the heating was so bad. It took us a long time to make it into a nice warm home. I use to love the neighbours, on one side we had a Sri Lankan Family and on the other a really kind family who gave me lots of their old toys that belonged to their son Kevin. I spent many happy years at that house ...see more
Hi , My name is Vic Ballard , I was brought up by my Grandparents from 1942 and lived next door to Cassland Rd school which later became my secondary school , my first school was Orchard Rd at the end of Cassland Rd and Well St , My childhood days still hold fond memories of playing hopscotch and making up what us boys called Carts by searching bomb sites for a set of old pram wheels , once you found ...see more
My grandfather Charles samspson started this in 1910 taking. His family hop picking in Kent ,wonderful times his daughter Lavinia my mother married John frances Borgia Dunford in 1918 he was in the Royal Navy First World War was in the black and white minstrels navy band before the First World War,*i was born 18 January 1937 in September 1937 taken to the kent hop fields with my mother ,well one ...see more
I was at styal at robin hood house around about 1959/60 ish .I was about 8 or 9 years old from hulme manchester .sorry I can't remember any names but remember going to school there .the teacher I most remember was a man with a false leg and walked with a limp you could here him coming !he ran the art and pottery classes .we would make all sorts of things and then put them in kiln oven. remember skates and three wheeler ...see more
I am told my Grandparents had a chip shop and green grocers in Patricroft. Possibly in the 1930's and 40's. My grandfather was called joseph and his wife possibly Emily. They had two sons Harry and much later Joe.They moved to Cheadle Heath Stockport in the forties and then back to Eccles area, when I dont know. His son Harry married and lived in Cheadle Heath also, and settled there. I never ...see more
Hello I have such wonderful happy memories of st Finians.
I brought my 2 daughters back to the Uk in 1998 and met up with some of the nuns from my day who are in plain clothes - were very friendly to us . Was lovely to show my girls the chapel , wash rooms and cubicles where I slept,
Would love to get in touch with any one from my past - sister Mary make a good impression on me - in the grade with Me was Fiona ...see more
I visited Bedlinog during the late 1960's when my Grandmother Elsie Price (ne Phillips) would travel from Windsor Road, Edwardsville with me and my identical twin sister Jane to visit my grandfather Jack's family. We used to spend all our school holidays with my grandparents and have many memories of Edwardsville, but I have few memories of Bedlinog, I think thats due to our young ...see more
I went to Quinta in 1962 aged 12 had to be tough to get through did not receive any education went to work in the kitchen always had plenty to eat the cook was mrs Fox she looked after me
Would not sing in the choir golly kept me there for two years before I did not have to go again
I escaped in 1963 got caught in Wrexham not a good time to escape the winter of 63 pair of shorts and a yellow sports shirt pair of pumps ...see more
I lived in alma street.from 1950 to 1968..my name was sheila leach...mum was Edith and dad John.
I moved to east Ford square colly Hurst. In 1968
Anybody know me.from there.alma street.
Hello i know this is a long shot but im trying to trace a gentleman named william stevens he was a chef at the camp, around the late fiftys early sixties any information would be great.
In 1950, I started school at Chequer Mead. I had walked there from Copse Close, near Queen Victoria Hospital. We each had a desk and a slate to write on. My big sister was in the ‘big’ school, next door as she was fourteen. I used to stand and watch her play netball at playtimes. Miss Rowe was my favourite teacher and I cried for hours when I had to leave to go to the new Junior school at Blackwell. Lovely lady and great teacher.
As a five year old, and for the next six years, I walked up Blackwell Hollow to go to Chequer Mead school. Sometimes, I was accompanied, but quite often, I went on my own. I lived near Queen Victoria Hospital, so it was quite a walk for a little one. Unbelievable today, but of course, the roads were less busy, and life was much slower.
When I was 14 in the late 50’s, I got a job at Ye Olde Welcome tea chop. Washing up and polishing the many horse brasses! With my one pound wages, I saved up for two weeks and bought at top at Kerry’s shop in London road. Happy memories.
I worked here for a number of years. Had many happy times late 60s early 70s
We were the Brooker family and lived in Anton rd from the early 50s . our next door neighbours were the Harringtons. Myself and 2 of my sisters went to Lennards. I was there from 1960 until 1966. I married in 1969 and became a Savage. I have happy childhood memories of living in ockendon on the "estate" not the "village". I now live in Dorset. Hello to anybody who knows me
Sue savage nee brooker
I lived in the house that was used as an orphanage for girls late 1890's to 1906. I have recently found out that it was called Laleham Cottage. It was situated on the corner of Rossiter Road and Ethelbert Street and the ground next to it was given over to prefabs, which extended right though to Fernlea Road. I too attending Cavendish Road School, but cannot recall the swimming pool being build. What ...see more
My wife & I stayed at the Harbour Lights Hotel in May 1969 for 4 days aged 22 & 24 - we have just Celerbrated our Golden Weddng Anniversary, and as we spend the winter months in Spain we stayed at a Hotel in Cadiz to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary - we have three children, five grandchildren & one great grandchild.
Stuart & Margaret
Does anybody remember the name of a pub that was in Victoria Road South? It was on the left hand side around 75 yards from Duke Street on the way to where the police station can now be found. It formed part of the island of buildings that stood between VRS and the Railway Station service road but must have been demolished in the early 1970s to make way for the present office block. Does anybody have any memories of the place?
I also remember going to The Upper Deck swimming pool , I did not live in Hampton but my grandparents did, remember staying most of the day there having fun with friends I lived in Walton , I'm also 72 .
Over the years the layout of Greyfriars Green has changed enormously by and in 1950's, it was vastly different to this early picture. In the 50's as a child Father took our family to visit the green using it as a vantage point to watch the, then, Annual Coventry Carnival as it passed down from assembling in the Memorial l Park and between the green and the buildings facing us on The Quadrant side.
I fell from the campsite at saltwick bay onto the rocks and survived. It was in about 1961 whitsun holiday. We were staying there from Middlesbrough. Does anyone have any recollection of this and any reports? I have been back and it still looks the same.
I lived at 8 Avondale Road from 1953 until 1959 and like many others spent loads of happy summer days with my friends at the Finchley Pool. During the winter we would go nearly every night to the indoor pool in Squiers Lane. I attended Mannoreside School, also in Squiers Lane and was in the primary school football team that won the local cup in 1954, we beat Summerside School for the Trophy. Others in the ...see more
I have many memories of visiting Stokenchurch, it was where my gran and Gramp lived. George and Lottie west of jubilee road. So Saturdays were spent visiting family, uncle riddles (Len West), uncle Stan And auntie Wendy West then it would be onto jubilee road . After that it would be around to auntie Ethel and uncle Eric Cufflin. Then we would finish at aunty Doll and uncle Arthur Saint . Many of their family still live in the area. My mum was Gladys
Does anyone know what became of The Smiths who ran the Lasswade Post Office and their son Rodger?
I would love to hear from any body who worked at Electroheating Lombard Estate 1979 to1984.
Hello Audrey,
I grew up in Starfield Street which was next to Berwick. We lived there from 1951 till ‘66 when I left home for university. I had 2 sisters, Diane and Christine. We all went to Butler Street school and went swimming in Boaler Street baths. Our family name was Houlton though my mum’s family had lived there previously. They were Pemberton. We used to play with Berwick Street children who ...see more
Born 1944 I grew up in a house on the Great West Road, between Springwell Lane and the Broadwalk. My first great adventure: a tricycle with which I nearly broke the legs of several pedestrians. Springwell infants' school on what had been Blackberry Farm and became a building site for much needed housing. Headmistress Miss Parnell (or was it Burnell? I never did know) - who gave us such a good start with her modern approach ...see more
I have no memories of Blackwood as such. My interest started when I retired and took on my Genealogy! Anyway, I knew about Ossie Brown and the family butcher's shop in High St but especially his father, Arthur J Brown, my grandfather's brother. They were born and brought up in Llantwit Fardre, near Pontypridd, where their parents Edwin/Edward Brown (born 1865 Red Lion Tce, Bedwellty) and wife were the ...see more
Drove thru Methilhill last week, first time again in many years. Not much changed, just good memories again of the school years, Methilhill and Braehead, would love to hear from anyone who knows me. Meet up for a chat etc. I know some of my friends have past on, which is very very sad when I heard one or two names. Anyway, would be great to hear from you, and have a wee chinwag. Take care. Russ Keiller. Ex Donaldson Rd.
I am now 87 years old. I lived in Wellingborough from 1936 until 1950 and spent many happy hours at Wilby Lido. There were fields where there are now houses and we would walk the fields and take a picnic, most week-ends.
Memories of happy days spent there so long go.
It was January 1957, I just turned 10 and was sent to Taxel Edge, I remember Me and Mrs Wilson, there were children from Dr Banardos who only seem to stay about 2weeks, I was there for 3months, I have tried to get confirmation that I was there but to no avail, I am 72 now, any way I can get proof I was there,
As a six year old in 1949 I was taken to Pembroke Dock to visit my Grandparents, from whom we were almost estranged. My only memory of the visit is looking out of the upstairs window above their butcher’s shop and being aware of the window being a ‘floating’ bay window. I have this week, in 2019, revisited Pembroke Dock to try and identify the shop and realise that these strange upstair ...see more
Hi my name is valerie jones I was born 25 Beatrice street 1949
Looking for any group photos of the kids that went to the infants school.
I had three brothers Denzil, Alan, and Clayton born 1959. Two Sisters Audrey and Pauline
Father was Elvet mother Claudia grandparents Eli and Sarah Speck.
Friends Loretta Newman Mairwen Rumph neighbour Melvin Walters
Regards Valerie Jones
Spent a lot of my teen age life in the parakeet when Doug and Pam barker owned it. I have very fond memories of my time there. There are so many. I am Dave Kaye known as Danny then. The loss of Doug at the age of about 42 I believe, was very sad. All night bowling on Saturday nights over at Whitstable, after they closed the Parakeet, was a particular highlight.
Hello my name Lisa Hall, im looking for anyone who would of known my grandparents, dad & uncle, my dad's name is Mick Richardson mum was Ann, dad Albert & brother Paul Richardson. My dad was born there in 1948 ? would love to hear from anyone who remembers them ? thank you X
Im an American USAF retired TSgt thatwas stationed at the Hosp in 1954/5 and I married a girl from Swindon in 1957 Sadie Waters that lived a7 47 Havelock Street. We were vmarried at St Pauls Church in Swindon, We now live in Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA and have been married 62 years. Would love to hear from anyone from the era of 1954-57
I lived in and around the Romford area from 1957 until 1979 - I have never been back. I went to school first at St Edwards (the confessor) near the market square, we were taught by nuns and some were tyrants! Sister Aloysius, tall and willowy, gentle and kind visited each classroom with her huge rosary beads swinging amongst her voluminous black habit. I can still remember and smell Benediction - it was a small school that ...see more
I'm Alison,
I remember alot of kids there , I used to share a room with the older Alison before she left.
Does anyone remember Christina? A carer may be a nun lol
Anee was by far my favourite very sadly missed.
Anyone know Diana newton now Preston? married Michael Preston.
Marina Baker? A boy Named Brett that went to the local school?
Please contact me if you shared the same years or would like to chat about long house memories.
Ali Clinton
While we are on about Delamere... when I was three I spent a week in a jewish mother and baby home in Lymm. Happy memories but the matron didn't know what to feed Jewish children so we got pickled herring!!
My mother was born in keepers cottage in Battle Wood, who grew up and later got married in Battle church. My grandfather, Leonard Glyde was a fireman during the second world war stationed at Battle fire station. I was born in London but spent all my holidays with my grandparents who lived in a tied cottage at Netherfield Place - my grandmother worked for Sir John and Lady Royden. It was a real ...see more
I remember Miss Fuller. Also Gloria Larkby. Who was really pretty. Linda Turnbull and Linda Byrne were classmates around 1962-4. Anne Brookes nee Brooker. Memories a bit scanty as I was undergoing hell, as usual, from my mother which tended to colour my life a bit.
I went to a dreadful boarding school in Sunninghill from 1958 until 1962 for visually impaired girls. A lot of cruelty went on there. It’s now The Royal Berkshire Hotel. We only went out for crocodile walks and church. The school closed in 1970 and the children were evacuated there from Brighton in 1942.
I had some good times here my name is roy Harrison
I lived in Foxbury Drive and I remember the wonderful freedom I had with my elder brother. Our garden backed onto the rec.and we spent all day either playing tennis 2/6d for the whole day or exploring the woods. My parents never had a second thought letting us be out all day as it seemed such a safe environment! I also remember the strong community spirit. May Queen where all the mums made the outfits and the dads working ...see more
My elderly mother recently passed away. On a return journey from Wales my partner and I called to the convent for a look around. As a child my mother was a resident of the orphanage between the ages of 5 and 16 between the 1930s and 1940s due to her parents dying. During my mother’s life she mentioned snippets about the convent including that she was given bread and dripping for breakfast and on ...see more
My memories of heyside are of my childhood at black shaw lane school the bomb holes on the field and the river Beal as we used to call them all my family lived in heyside and I remember the people being a close knit community I left primary in 1971 and ultimately left heyside but it will always hold a special place in my heart written by the then julie tarlington
Stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the mid 1960's, friends and I would drive out to Lynford Hall to have a pint in the pub there. You always felt like you were stepping back into the WW II era. The pub had a roaring fire in a huge fireplace. You could wander around because the place was largely deserted. In the cavernous cellar a ceiling was hung with some sort of blue gauze material, because it had ...see more
I recall visiting Woburn in the 1970s and towards the end of the public tour there was a series of box dioramas showing military'scenes. I think these were mostly Napoleonic.
Does anyone know who modelled these, and does anyone know what happened to them?
Regards
Raymond
My Mum lived in South Norwood in the 1960’s with a family called Irwin/Unwin
Who rented out rooms. Sorry I haven’t any other information, just a long shot but does anyone remember the family!!
Thanks
I lived in Remer St from 1941 to 1966.
I remember;-
Bonars farm , Mosses farm, Barnetts farm all on Remer St.
Groby Rd residents, Percy Barnett, Arthur and Lizzie Badrock.
Powells farm.
North St Chapel
Beeches garage
Elliots fish and chips , Greenway
Dolly Bostocks shop Greenway
Billy Stretch cobblers North St. He was deaf and dumb.
Micklewrights farm Stoneley Rd.
I was Susan Whittaker now Morton.
My earliest memory of Wotham was starling school T 5 years of age 1930,I lived in StMarys road at that time.Later I lived in loddgins with my father in oak cottage St Mary's road (my mother having died) I seem to remember the people who owned oak cottage Mr & Mrs Jones? Had quite a large family livingl locally a name that comes to mind is Evenden (but memory after about 85 years may be wrong)I should not expect ...see more
I attended St Peters from 1941 to 1951 and was school captain in my final year.
The headmaster at the time was Mr.Braddock.
Mrs Lewis took the top class.
I also remember Mr Coulter { took sports} Mr . Clements { music } .
On leaving primary to go up to " the big school " one pupil was awarded the "MANNERS CUP " for twelve months and I was presented with it , I still have a photo somewhere.
I was helped to get a job on leaving and have very fond memories of my time there
We used to go to Suntrap to pick up my Aunty Molly, Molly Richards, who worked there. Aunty Molly was my favourite and I always thought Suntrap was a nice place because of this. I met a lady when I started a new job and she shattered my illusionsas she had been there when she was young and told me how horrid it was and now you have confirmed what she said. Sadly back in the 50's orphan children were not always ...see more
Oh the good old days.
There was Barclays Bank in the corner and I remember my dad making an appointment to see the actual Bank Manager himself who had his office to the left at the back.
I remember the Bakers next to Barclays Bank on Welling Corner (Broomfield’s). A cat had given birth to kittens in the back and as a little girl pre-school I believe, I was allowed to go into the back and see them. ...see more
