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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 ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1958 by Rosemarie Lee

My name is Eileen Turner. I had a sister named Kathleen Turner. If anyone who went here knows me please contact me, I would love to talk to someone who went there. My name is Sophia Ufton. I am writing this on behalf of my mom, thanks.  

A memory of Lytham in 1952 by Sophia Turner

I hope I have got the right area as my grandparents lived in Pelham Road from about the 1920s. My father was born in this road in 1924. I can remember as a child in the 50s and 60s visiting them every week, catching the No. ...Read more

A memory of Ward End in 1959 by Denise Crossland

I lived in Worcester Park from when I was born (1939) until early 1956 when I joined the RAF as an apprentice. The lad in the picture (W455012) could so easily have been me (it isn't) because I was often there ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park in 1955 by Alan Lowe

Henry Waits the butchers, small shops that sold sweets from a jar and fireworks. Penny for the guy, small children waiting at bus stops with the 128, 231 and 144B to try and pry a penny towards fireworks. Girlfriend (Rose Gritty) ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1950 by Roger Davis

After joining as aircrew in 1950 and being re-mustered as motor mechanic in 1951, I was posted to RAF Medmenham and attached to the motor pool. It was a wonderful posting with fond memories of walking along the river banks, ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1952 by Bob Neil

My memories relate to the 1940s and 50s - my Grandmother [Laura Reeves] and Grandfather [William Reeves] lived at 106 New Haw Road. My gran ran a little shop in the front room and I can still remember the smell ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1950 by Ray Lowrey

In order to accommodate an addition to the family, my parents decided to move into an upstairs flat in Parker Street, Byker. The flat consisted of 3 bedrooms, a sitting room and a small room with a sink and gas cooker which served ...Read more

A memory of Byker in 1957 by Arthur Barnes

My story starts on the 1st of March 1950, the date of my birth at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.  My parents Jack & Mary Flather lived in Old Rossington at 65 Haigh Crescent, living with relatives (Guy) ...Read more

A memory of New Rossington in 1950 by Sandra Faulkner

My earliest memories of the seaside are from the 1950's. We lived in Bexleyheath and - like most people - did not own a car in those far off austerity years after the war. For this reason our summer holidays were ...Read more

A memory of Allhallows in 1954 by John Howard Norfolk