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Does anyone remember a 'Residents Club or Working mans' Club somewhere near to Mossville gardens in Morden which was in existence during the l950s and 1960s. They had a dance every Saturday evening with a live band. A group of about 12 boys ad girls used to sit together in one corner - I remember some of their names - Geoff Harris, David Hilliker, 'Bullet', Sid, Mike and Jill Padden?, Chris and Mary, Margaret ...see more
Hi ive been trying to find any information for my partner on his grandparents who were from we belive millom in cumbria (Phil Cecil Park)i do have some information but would like for anyone who knows any of the Park family to contact me.
Many thanks
I first attended St Mary Cray secondary Modern school, Hearns Rise in about 1958/59 when I was about eleven or so.
We had some very good teachers and most of the lessons I enjoyed except maths which has been a total anathema all my life, figures and me just do not get on.
The art classes and metalwork and woodwork classes were my best subjects and I was quite good at ...see more
If this was Mr Millers shop I used to go there as a child. He was a lovely old gentleman and I remember I wanted to buy a purse for my mother. As I was only young I used to get pocket money at 1p every so often, it took me a year to purchase that purse for my mother. It was only 99p too, so that says a lot, I worked hard as a child to buy that as I loved my mother so much. My name is Julie-Anne Maughan and my ...see more
Hi yes I think the shop you are thinking of is Phillips they used to have contraptions that took the money that used to go To the till on some sort of rail system - Dorothy Swift
Hello
Does anyone remember the Haynes family that lived on Haydon's Road up until 1953? My grandfather Charlie Haynes died that year and his wife, Violet, and children Colin and Elaine then moved back to Wales.
My father has lots of memories of his years in Wimbledon, particularly playing on the bomb sites as a child. If anyone remembers, I would love to hear about it.
Many thanks.
Mandy
my sister has lived her for almost 30 years. you can just see the large house on left in distant . the road now is private and with gate shut off at the end.
I occasionally stay here for small break and love just walking down to the beach near by. years ago they brought in large stones stop the shingle flying when storms rage.
how things have changed in old days you would be able to leave your back door open for people to pop in have cup of tea, as my mum then child would say. her dad was down in mines digging for coal . then when the national service came about few of her fiends signed up and left the area she was posted to Ling field in surrey
entering large capacity of soldiers bumped in to a sergeant later on in life married
she ...see more
holidays by the sea. loved the roll call early morning campers. whole group of us stayed there for my 40 birthday . we spent really good times old chalets now gone they would sleep average two people
i was born and grew up in park row, near the pit where my dad worked all his life, my parents were Elsie and Crispin Ellis, I went to normanton common and normanton modern school from where i left in 1963, i love normanton, but the old town before the motorway.
I was evacuated from Fulham south London in September 1939 along with my brother and sister.
my first school was Lincoln Court School in Green Lane Addlestone. We all thought Addlestone a beautiful place which it was after living in Fulham where there were very few open places to play,
Addlestone was heaven. My mother and father rented a house in Bourneside Road, second house
from the end over looking Cox's Lock ...see more
I remember going to newton park school and on the corner of walker road and somerset toad was hamilton's tin hut, selling penny drinks (basically coloured water)
I used to keep my ponies in a field opposite the Mill which was still working in a small way. I remember the dreadful flooding of 1968. We had to walk down Mill Lane to get to check the ponies. It was waist deep in water and when we got to the field the ponies were stuck on the tow path as the field was deep in water. The back of the mill was flats at the time and the lads there offered us a place for the night as it was ...see more
I used to go there around the same time , there was a man there called Bilko and a young lad called Gellie who used to take the rides out, I often wonder if they are both still about, it would be nice to find out Gellie came down to the pub in the village with my family and I thought he was really cute, we were about the same age, I wonder if that's him in the photo taken back in 1965
I remember the days going to the park with friends playing on the swings slide it was so much fun. I lived in Davyhulme with my parents from 1969 / 1990 .Thoses where the days. Brill. ...see more
I had my tonsils out there too but I was 17.... and I had to eat cornflakes as well! 1960.
The nurses used to wear beautiful cloaks with red linings. I used to think I could be a nurse just so I'd
get a lovely cloak! I used to know every inch of Ipswich.. even the priest hole! And in the Butter Market my mother worked at Reader's Delicatessan where true delicasees abounded........ in the forms of chocolate covered ants ...see more
I was five years old when my parents bought 3, Molyneux Road , Farncombe in 1930. The houses were new, and there was electricity installed downstairs but not upstairs. There was an upstairs bathroom but the pipes were on the north wall of the house and unlagged, so if there was a cold spell the pipes froze. There was no no.1 but an empty building lot which made s great place for us ...see more
I loved liscard roundabout at Christmas, all the different things they had each year, the beautiful Norwegian spruce, snow white one year, Cinderella the next and so on, and shopping in liscard village, mainly in woollies, you could get most of your presents there, my granddad told me about the monkey house and the toilets that where under there, when they made the one way system, did they remove the toilets, or ...see more
I lived in the valley until the very early 60's and can remember Christmas very well. As a treat I was taken to Lewises in Manchester to meet Father Christmas. I can recall queuing up some stairs to visit his Grotto. Christmas parties at Hareholme Methodist Church. Making decorations at school for the class room. Nagging your parents for the toys you wanted and the excitement of Christmas eve and not ...see more
Roger... After reading your recollections of the Woodsend Road I hope you don't mind me adding to your list of memories. It fair to say before I start to write we do know one another and by now we both have a lot of grey hair, or maybe no hair. I cannot help but remember a time when the 23 bus stop was alongside the field of Dutton's farm and the bus shelter was a cast iron and glass structure ...see more
Sometime in the in the late 1970s, I decided to go on a walking holiday, to follow the line of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway track.
I caught a bus from London Victoria to Bath, and started my walk from there.
I had to use my compass to find my way out of Bath on foot, as of course all of the road signs were for traffic, and not very direct!
One of my over-night stops was at Radstock.
Initially I thought that I ...see more
From 1950 to 1955 our family, spent whole summer holidays in our caravan at Leysdown on sea. Sometimes we travelled by steam train From Victoria to Sheerness and then bus to Leysdown. Once we used the car but the forty odd mile journey was not appreciated by our old Austin car and we had to give it several cooling off breaks.As far as I can remember only the platform remained ...see more
In 1949 I and a friend cycled out from Eastcote, just trying to reach beyond the urban sprawl. I know we came to West Hyde. What lead us to the banks of the Grand Union Canal, I fail to remember. About half a mile or so, we came on an abandoned mill. A tall structure was obviously long abandoned. There was still an office and I seem to remember tattered wall paper still on the walls. An old barge was sunk in a ...see more
James Jim and Henrietta Hall, lived in Fenham and at one time had a greengrocers there, they had large family James, Geoffry, Barbara, June and Margery and Janet to name a few, any memories of the family or area would be appreciated, we know Nana owned a monkey at one point presumably off one of the ships in Newcastle?
We used to go to beacholme holiday camp in the late 1940s and early 1950, a friend of my parents
Had two chalets there, one called Bailea the other was Marlboro, there was a shop next door to
The camp called Listers were we did our shopping, I also remember buses that had been converted
Into holiday homes. There was also music played through great big speakers in the mornings,
They were happy uncomplicated holidays.
Karl Worthington
I was actually born in the village at 328 Manchester Road and have so many happy memories of life in the village from 1962 the year I was born, until I left the area in 1978.
The open fields to the rear of Manchester rd looking towards Aspull in the distance, catching newts in the pond over the fields. Remember Marshall's Farm, Bennett's newsagents, my mother use to own the village greengrocers which I see is now ...see more
The large house on the left of your photo was the Astill farm house . My grandfather Thomas Harrison originally was the groom to the hunting horses . He later took over as Shepherd to a large flock which grazed at Cossington or Sileby. He travelled by pony and cart to feed his sheep in all weathers . Digging frozen turnips by hand in winter. Dipping them at Sileby sheep dip on Barrow Road . My father ...see more
I attended the Frenchgate School (1954). The head mistress was Nan Woodwark, a tall Viking of a
woman who would oftentimes speak of her Norse heritage. I managed to find her obit
on a website I came across. She lived to the age of 96 and was buried at a cemetery in
Darlington. Apparently her parents had been missionaries in the Far East.
It has been my fate to live my life in America, although I ...see more
Oh my word, I was so happy to see this photo. I 'helped' out here when i was 13 or 14. It was a small hotel/guest house. Me and my friend were 'servants' and lived in the lovely room at the top of the house. We worked here weekends for £1.50 and tips in 1973. The end came when i realised at 14 I didn't want to spend Christmas here. I cannot remember the owners/managers names but they were not that friendly. :-) I had ...see more
Haven of peace then..... but now a floodlit nightmare of sports pitches - pity the householders who have to live with the lights.
I worked at the cinema (Then The Century) for 14 years as the chief projectionist. First in 1956 then when I came out of the forces in 1960 till it closed as a cinema. Pitsea had its own power house for electricity. It stood between the cinema and Tudor chambers and powered all of Pitsea including the war memorial the street light all the lights on the canopy around the shops all quite visible in the ...see more
Does anyone have any memories about going to the Kozy Cinema In Hayfield, especially about what the cinema was like and the films being shown at the time.
Barry Hawgood's memory of the carvan site is spot on. Some time before 1952 I went to visit one of my colleagues from West Drayton Primary School. The way there passed by the Anglers p.ub with a branch of the river from Colham Mill on the other side of the road in which I and my friends used to fish for tiddlers to be carried home in jam jars with string handles. The blacktop road gave out and there was a ...see more
I grew up near 7 ways circle between 1950 & 1962. We lived on Derbyshire avenue, I went to Moss Park junior school then to Gorse Hill senior school. I remember my mom working at Rowans green grocery shop & me going to the sweetie shop next door, ration coupons in hand. My dad could be found in the Melville pub most times.Many fond memories. I emigrated to Canada in 1974 with my wife Janet & our two children.
Alan Hazlehurst.
I remember Rabsons Toy Shop, those old shops all along that street I think middle row the street was called, also we were told that a ghost was often seen above the Toy shop, not sure if that was true, I was to scared to walk past those shops at night.
My family moved to Cowplain in March 1961. I was 10 years old and went to Stakes Hill Junior School. From there I went to Cowplain Seconday School for Girls from 1962 to 1967. On the corner of Sylvester Road was Pine Tree Stores. I also remember Carters sweet shop and the electrical/toy shop on the corner of Durley Avenue. We lived on the brand new estate of bungalows on Sandyfield Crescent and until they built ...see more
I remember going to the circus with live wild animals on the site opposite High Street Sainsbury's
and going to the travelling fair on the field which is now going to become Lidl's
On VE day we had a street party on Hawes Lane and it was the first time I had seen fairy lights out in the road.
Born wells gardens 1952 grew up in and around ilford until 1976 my friend Peter still lives on Balfour road. How times have change the buses ran on electricity, no supermarkets. Going to ilford shops with my mother to do the weekly shop. Does anybody remember the greengrocer that drove around in a lorry that was his shop, you don't see the now.
My grandmother, Violet Bowden, worked as a usherette at the Orion. I used to love the Saturday afternoon matinee shows that gave sweets as prizes.
Towards the end of the cinemas time my friend Robert Constable and I were watching a film when the manager asked us if we would mind coming back another day as we were the only customers and he wanted to close!!
Hi,
I just stumbled on this fabulous site as I was trying to find some photos of the Duppas Hil Lane area.
I lived at number 23 Duppas Hill Terrace from around 1963-71 and I would have been 12 or 13 ish when the lovely Croydon Council decided to tear our house down and build the block of flats that now stand there.
In the winter when it snowed and it often did, I remember vividly making a ...see more
Ive been told that i was Born here, my birth date is 13th September 1966, does anyone Know if there are still Files that still available Today that i can try and trace my dad?.....my Mothers maiden Name then was Margaret Wilson....maybe some One can help me!......
I very much enjoyed a short holiday at The Beach Hotel on Worthing seafront in 1976, it was very grand back then, marvellous food and excellent service and a short walk from the wonderful Roberts Wine Lodge and the pier. Sadly this hotel has now been demolished and replaced with a Premier Inn
My parents rented one of these chalets, number 41 I believe, and we used to spend a lot of time down there sitting outside in the sun and walking across to the beach for a swim when it got too warm. We had a calor gas stove and fridge, chairs a table and would regularly have meals down there, and later our first child enjoyed it too.
My name is Nigel Redding and I was sent to Llangynwyd about 1942/43? as an evacuee. I was aged about 3 or 4 years old and accompanied by my older brother Alan who was 5 years older. (Both born in Rogerstone , Monmouthshire). My first memory of Llangynwyd was staying with a Mrs. Murphy in what I think would have been a council house on the left side of the main road from Bridgend. She had a daughter ...see more
On the maternal side of my ancestry, I knew my maternal grandfather for many years. There was a large leather bound family album which as a child, I was permitted to look at. It was after the "all clear" sounded in the early 1940's.
A grand announcement was made that I would now be told something very special.
It concerned the father of my grandfather. He was John Halstead Wood, born Shrewsbury 1858. ...see more
I am responding to a memory placed here by Peter Madden in 2010 - which I have just spotted.
I was intrigued to read Peter Madden's memory of Stubbington. I was a contemporary of Peter's and recall that his school number was 50. Mine was 83. I seem to remember that he had a connection with Malta, but could be wrong. In addition to the characters that he mentions, there was Hugh Sarah ...see more
I spent most of my childhood years growing up in Cooper Road, Dollis Hill, London.
Back in the late 1960's I always felt a strange and eerie atmosphere when I would walk into my parents house, once the front door was closed, I felt like I was in a tomb, even though my father always kept the house heated with paraffin heaters, I still always felt cold even in the summer time.
My sister and myself shared ...see more
being born and living in deal from the 'late fifties until the seventies' was such a wonderful part of my life, and has never left me. these photographs and memories bring it all back to me. the skating rink, boats, winches and plenty of tar! on the beach, the night ricemans went up in flames, parts of the channel freezing in the winter of '63. i lived in several houses in deal, ...see more
Yes, I remember a small branch of Broomfields in the block next to Reeves Corner and opposite the Eagle Pub. There was also a Sanders Grocers next to it where Mum would buy split peas that we had that evening with Faggots bought from the Fish & Chip shop over the top of Pitlake Bridge - going towards Handcroft Road. Ah, great memories of real food
I was born in upper Ingelsham in 1945 a son of Elizabeth Savoury who was originally from n Ireland,
We lived at the pens cottages across two fields which you entered via a gate at the bottom of Lynt farm lane. The farm was worked by the Gibbards . My mother parts with her husband and married Sid Forty who worked on the farm. We then moved into number 2 Lynt farm cottages
I went to school in Highworth and the to warneford secondary modern until 1957 when we moved to Ireland
My nan used to own the florists at 28 Portmanmoor Rd - Mrs. Cox . Next door Mrs.White had a shoe shop . Her son was Tony White . Further on down Portmanmoor Rd was Canns - a hardware shop . Opposite was Edna Stones fruit and veg. shop . Further on down that block was a bread shop and chemist . The Lord Wimbourne pub was next to the Post Office on the corner of Wimborne St. Opposite that was Winnie Gregors ...see more
Happy memories of Alcombe
I so remember Rockingham Road Shops and "early" Corby.
I lived in Derbyshire but we often visited Gran who lived at Faraday Grove. Aged just 5 I was sent to Corby (1949) for a month whilst my sister was born. I went to the school further up towards Occupation Road and next to the methodist Church.
Further down towards the village (as it was then) there was the Post Office pockmarked with bullets. ...see more
I was born in Clifton street Normanton in 1938 and Smirthwaite park was my "back garden". We played football until we dropped and cricket in the summer and when the ball bounced there was no telling where it would go. Great fun. Long walks up Newland Lane to Goosehill, and Kirkthorpe.
I loved Normanton Empire and the Majestic and a bit further afield the Grand across from Haw Hill Park another great place.
My first job when I left school in 1970 was jack o Newbury laundry in York road then I went to the dry cleaners just round the corner, I used to live in camp close at the top of sandleford , I now live in Devon but still go back now and again as I still have family living there, paul willis
We, in the choir led the procession: down through the village to the Church,(from Knoll Hill I think) .Brownies, Guides and other groups including the odd serviceman home on leave followed behind.I am standing in the road between the church and the Crown, surplice blowing in the chilly wind: the Vicar has said his piece and the silence descends. No one even thinks of moving or trying to drive by. ...see more
Well, Simon, I remember you. Your Father was a very good actor...if I'm not mistaken. After leaving Whittlebury in 1964 and via Art College -I became an actor myself under the name of "Paul Gregory" and now reside in Hollywood where I am still TRYING to work ! 51 years ago ! ...since Whittlebury, Major Meager, String Johnson ( I did like him a lot )-The Jaffas etc.God..a period piece !
My real ...see more
When I speak about the Shah of Persias visit to Makepiece Road in the early 60s, people dismiss it as another bit of nostalgic claptrap. I was however watching his visit from my bedroom window at 33 Makepiece Rd., as he and his dignitaries spent some time at the house opposite. Having moved from the backstreets of Edmonton, North London in 1958 it was a welcome change to have a front and back garden with a garage no ...see more
My name is Marilyn and I lived in Rectory road, Farnborough and enjoyed some very happy days there before moving to Australia.
I used to walk to Frimley green to visit my Aunty Rosemary and my Nanna. And in the other direction I used to walk to Salisbury Grove, Mytchitt to visit my other Nanna & Grandad.
I loved my Grandad, I can still remember sitting on his lap and being fascinated with how he lit his pipe. ...see more
i was born in aberbargoed 39 lewis street 26/12/1966 1 of seven i loved youth club gattis cafe i always remember tha old quarry on the markham road in the summe it wouid be packed with people swimming there were 2 ponds in there the warter looked green we all swam in there i wouid go home after and mam wouid know straight away weve been up there because our cloths wouid b bumpinig daps soakin wet u wouid hav to wear ...see more
Hi, does anyone remember the names of who ran Eastwells the grocer? My dad grew up here and is trying to remember the name - David? Robert?
I attended Suntrap School in 1963, suffering from asthma. I was Maureen Bailey then and I was 13 years old.
I remember Sue and Sandra, and my main friend was Mary.
I remember the dormitory, the dining room (there was a lad named Tommy on my table)
The Matron was Miss Stout, Miss Phillips was one of the assistants. I remember being given a horrible medicine...aqua fruit a
I would love to hear from anyone who remembers the school or even me
hope no-one minds me posting here,im desperatley trying to find a gentleman by the name of GRAHAM WEST...MR WEST would be in his 60,s and was originally thought to be from YNYSYBWL....thankyou for taking the time to read this........Sandrina taylor
I started school here in 1953 travelling from Argoed everyday. Here I met my future husband, Tony Boulter, his sister Marjorie, her husband Derek Mills and brother Clive. Unfortunately my husband died in 2000. Clive became Headmaster at Brynmawr Comprehensive School and Marjorie and Derek live near Stratford, we are all now retired. I have very fond memories of school and still keep in touch ...see more
I am a relative of the Beards of S.Chailey. My g/father was the Master of the workhouse later called Pouchlands. He was also the register of the area (births/deaths etc). His wife Gertrude lived opposite the Mill Lane windmill in later days and I think I remember it, next to the bakery.
I HAVE HEARD THAT I MIGHT HAVE A 1X2 SISTER OR BROTHER LIVING IN HARLOW,MY DAD BUILT A LOT OF THE NEW COUNCIL HOUSES AROUND THERE,HE WAS A BRICLAYER HIS NAME WAS SYDNEY WALLACE WALTERS ,AND WE LIVED II SAFFRON WALDEN,THERE USED TO BE GANGS THAT WENT AROUND BUILDING THE NEW ESTATES,WE ALSO LIVED IN CLACTON ON SEA,WHICH HE COULD HAVE STILL WORKED FROM THERE,HE IS DECEACED NOW,TO ...see more
My Grandad Ken Williams lived in Grove Road, he was a Tube train driver and his best friend was Jack Minty. When I was very small he was married to my Grandma Dorothy Williams who worked at the baths and taught a lot of kids to swim but later he was married to Jean. Next door was Colin and Tracy, she and I would walk to the cinema down the High Street to see a film which in those days was always ...see more
Hi Mike
I wonder when you worked for Sainsbury. My Mum 'Ellen' or you may have known her as Helen worked there on the butter pats. It would have been in the late 50's
I was quite young in 1962 but it was then that my parents purchased the leasehold on the Regent Café in New Street. We moved in at the start of the big freeze of that winter. The café was a meeting point for the then local teenagers and motorcyclists, it was a very lively place with some great characters. We found a host of things such as rooms walled up and a cellar that was not on ...see more
This is Corby Town Centre as I will always remember it. Long before the pedestrianization of Corporation Street, and long before a new building on Market Square obliterated the social heartland of the town! This was a town centre that was alive, moving, vibrant.
As I look at this picture, there are many memories that come flooding back. In 1960 I was barely two years old, so I don't recall much from this year, ...see more
Marden Park was the furthest extent of our cross-country run from Caterham School (Wapses Lodge) in 1951. We would leave the school, cross the Caterham by-pass, run on a bridle path between fields (which I believe, in 1944, were used as a huge parking area for military materiel in the build-up to D-Day), down on to the Woldingham Road, under the viaduct and onto Marden Park Road. We would then run as far as (what was ...see more
I moved to 4a Crawford place in 1951 aged 5 Townhill was my first school and remember headmistress as Johnstone ? headmaster was Mr Wilson and lived in school grounds. We went to the old church hall for our school meals. The Sutherlands and Coventrys lived next door with Skinners across the road.Had great memories playing up the woods and in the park and the "Ashy bing" next to the park we also ventured to the ...see more
Greetings from Canada!
O how this picture brings back memories. I was raised on nearby Argyll Street in the late 50's and 60's, and the area shown in this picture encompasses virtually all of my childhood... But also within this picture is the location of an incident that nearly ended my very young life in or around 1961-1962.
As a young boy, my parents drummed into me the need for road safety, and I was ...see more
I used to drink in here during the mid 1960s. I am looking for an african man I met all those years ago. I can't remember his name but he came from Nigeria. Its Pamela Fletcher..get in touch.
After my grandfather's death the family home at Bishop's Castle was sold and his daughter, my aunt Daisy Probert moved to a rented top floor flat in Cound Hall. At that time the Hall was home to a rich selection of characters living in what my late father called 'genteel poverty' (!). My older brother and I spent several happy school holidays staying there: at that time the lake still had water, and was a beautiful feature ...see more
I was born in 1950 above my father's butchers shop Laughtons in Green St. Behind the shop they made leather from cows hide I can still smell it not pleasant haha. Beside the butchers shop there was Dots Cafe a big jolly kindly lady, who came to my aid when I knocked myself unconscious after falling off the horse field wall and knocking myself unconscious. Then there was the green grocers who I ...see more
My grandfather, Thomas John Powell, was sent to Aylesbury from South Eales to work at the end of the war until 1950. I would be interested to know what sort of work he might have done in Aylesbury and whether anyone has any recollections of him.
my mum lived here way back in 1932? she lived in the valley with family. her father worked down the mines.
visited this valley cant remember when but those days you left back door open for neighbours who popped in. she was the only person from all friends passed the test for national service .
Hi
My maternal Grandmother was Agnes Alice Stillwell who grew up in Patching and I have photos of the house they lived in with the family outside.
Agnes married William John Thurston and emigrated to Sydney,Australia in 1909.They had one child, May alice who married Alec Frank Wallis .
Regards
Brian Wallis
I was born at 171 Church Street, where the East Marsh flats now stand. My father worked on the docks at New Holland, so when I was a few weeks old my mother took me there to join him in Manchester Square. In 1953 my father - William George John Baker fell from a railway wagon and hit his head on the railway lines. He died a few weeks later, but while he was in hospital my mother took me to stay with my ...see more