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I was born in the above pub in  1940. My grandmother Mary Jane Abbot used to run it and there was an old skittle alley in the bar. I was born in the room above it. The pub used to have an old rose garden, an orchard and a small car ...Read more

A memory of Isham in 1940 by Jayne Gilbert

l was born at Westfield Rd. My dad's brother and his wife owned the fish and chip shop on Pitlake Bridge (which is now renamed Jubilee Bridge). There was also a paper shop called Weanholes, it belonged to an old woman, she was about ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1946 by mrssunnyview

We moved into Colindale avenue in 1943 shortly after the tube station was bombed. My father was a guard on the northern line. I spent many happy days with my many friends playing in the police college grounds on the anti aircraft guns that ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1940 by Brian Goodall

We moved to Colindale Avenue in 1942 shortly after the house was repaired from bomb damaged. Friends were quickly made and I spent many happy days playing in the park opposite the Tube station. The Police grounds were also a spot ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1940 by Brian Goodall

I lived in 24 Shirley Avenue 1930 to 1948 except when in the army 1944 to 1947. I know United Diaries were to the right of the picture, WH Smiths were across the road. In 1938 Teacofs were diagonaly opposite your ...Read more

A memory of Cheam in 1940 by Keith Watson

In 1942 I should have attended Wembley Manor school but this was bombed and completely demolished, so we were split up and 2 classes went to Park Lane school. This school was bombed at night 3 ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1942 by Dennis Eyre

I have so many memories of Dagenham that I could write a book. I have already written one on this site entitled 'Shopping at the Heathway'. My earliest memory of Dagenham however was when I was about five years old. We lived ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1940 by William Pullum

Just after the war my father (Harry 'Ginger' Scott) and a friend (Ralph Phillips married to Maggie Mullins, Eastleigh's scrap merchant) built a small caravan which they towed with our old Ford 8 to the caravan park at ...Read more

A memory of Walkford in 1940 by John Scott

I would have been aged seven years when I first remember walking with my family from Croxley over the golf-links and Grand Union into Cassiobury Park. The park was so beautiful with flower beds and a paddling ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1946 by Leon Moore

As I attended school at St. Egberts College on Ridgeway in North Chingford, we did on occasion get to go swimming at Larkswood Pool. Swimming in any pool was a treat for most of us as the only 'swimming' we usually did was at the ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield in 1945 by Denman Lalonde