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I was born in my grandma's house in Church St, didn't have a number in those days, when it did it was #13, which was good because I was born on the 13th. I enrolled at the Gamlingay Old School in 1946 in Miss ...Read more

A memory of Gamlingay in 1957 by Brian Hinton

My family lived in Greywell House from 1955 when I was 9 until about 1965/66. I attended Runnemede House School in Rusham Park Avenue in Egham for a few years then moved on to St Brigidine's Convent in Windsor. I ...Read more

A memory of Virginia Water in 1955 by Wendy Graham

I have fond memories of Luton, I came with my mates from Markyate village on the 364 London transport bus to Park Sq. we would then board a red corporation bus for the swimming pool off the New Bedford road at ...Read more

A memory of Luton in 1952 by Neil Fleming

I was born in north London, at the age of 5, I moved with my two twin younger brothers & parents to Harold Hill council estate on the first part built; 24 Charlbury Crescent. We had farms all around us as the rest of Harold Hill ...Read more

A memory of Gidea Park in 1956 by Brian Johns

Grimwoods was the best ice cream in the world. It was smooth and coloured cream - delicious! They had a shop on the circle and peddled their ice cream from a Bedford van around the Davyhulme area. The shop was on the right of the detached property in picture D104001.

A memory of Davyhulme in 1955 by Peter Thorpe

I attended Downham Market Grammar School between 1953 and 1956, when I left to start work. I lived at Fincham, but was a friend of Cedric Peto (whom we nickmamed Pedro). His parents kept the village shop and I used to visit them ...Read more

A memory of Hilgay in 1955 by Alastair Crichton

That's my old grammar school and after a disastrous few years trying to learn something useful I eventually got a job with Renown Products in Woodbine Grove. They were manufacturers of pickled onions, vinegar,vacuum salt and various ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1958 by Brian Read

My parents moved to Bletchley from London early 1953, they first lived in St George's Road before moving to 35 St John's Road when I made my appearance shortly after Christmas. So much has changed since ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1953 by Alan Webb

Hi, I was born in Houghton Regis on the second of June 1953 which you all know was Coronation Day. I was delivered at home with the help of Nurse Cox. I was the only girl born on that day, there ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis in 1953 by Anne Butler

Hot dog stall, Lewisham, Wooly's Saturday afternoon, Saturday morning pictures, Cheismans, Elvis, rock and roll, Chislehurst caves, jazz Saturday nights, chasing girls to get candle back, being chased by Deptford boys in Bedford ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1958 by Martin Hawkins