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I attended Mossgreen School from 1952 aged 5 years until 1958 when I went to Crossgates Secondary. There were three classrooms, also three teachers, Mrs Orr / Mrs Birrell and Mr Suttie the head teacher. They ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates in 1952 by Ian Horne

I lived in Tusmore from about 1950 to Nov 1953 when we emigrated to New Zealand. I used to travel in a small van across Tusmore Park to school. Miss Saville was the teacher and my mother worked as her assistant for a few ...Read more

A memory of Tusmore Park in 1951

My mother became pregnant while we were living in Khartoum and she, my brother and I returned to UK as babies did not do well in the heat. No air-conditioning in those days. My father had to stay because of his contract. My ...Read more

A memory of Bystock in 1953 by Wendy Dono

My name is Brian Scott, I lived at number 76 Albert Road during the period 1950-59. Next door to us lived the Beardons, opposite lived the Smiths and the Tylers, next to them the Deveraux. On the next street down lived the Boggins. ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1950 by Brian Scott

I was born on a houseboat right near the bridge to Canvey. I don't remember too much as we were only there for 4 or so years. But things I do remember are running round the rail on the boat and falling in, more than once! and ...Read more

A memory of South Benfleet in 1953 by Anne Bennett

Chour Master was a Mr Faulkner, he had a great influence on me during my time in the church choir. He had a Morris Minor FRX83, green, I have never forgotten it. He used to pick me up for practice every week, and insisted that our ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1950 by Colin Lennox

I was a regular visitor when we were stationed at West. Beckham RAF Station. We would bike down that steep hill at Upper (it was murder going back!). I remember the theatre, the picture house, the crab sandwiches ...Read more

A memory of Sheringham in 1957 by David Simpson

The day after our trip to London, I woke in the morning and was told to immediately get dressed and put on my new shoes and overcoat by mother. We dropped Bernard at Aldersbrook School and then caught a bus into Wanstead Tube ...Read more

A memory of Purley in 1950 by Gordon Mays Baird

The Margate cliffs were chalk. An extremely tall church named The Holy Trinity Church sat in the middle of Trinity Square about 800m from the sea. During the war, the roof had collapsed leaving the outer walls, tower and ...Read more

A memory of Margate in 1950 by Dave Harris

What wonderful memories seeing this photo brings back. My aunt and uncle (Mr and Mrs J Piggott) ived at 6a Bishopric until it was modernised in the 1960s. Although the front door was between the sweet shop and Millidges all the rooms ...Read more

A memory of Horsham in 1957 by Vera Dixon