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I was born in Upney Hospital 1944, my mum and dad lived in Stratton Drive, went to Park Modern School as did my 2 older sisters and my brother. Most of my parents families lived in the same area ie on the so called ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1958 by Bernard Stevens

Life started for me in 1948 in Lower Upham, we moved to Nightingale Avenue, Eastleigh around 1952. My older brother and two sisters were going to North Sonehan School so that's where I went, there were two teachers, ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1953 by Peter Kirby

Half way down Garfield Road was the Recreation Ground; better know to all as simply the Rec. It was quiet a large area bounded on one side by Garfield Road and the other by the River Wandle, about which more another ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1954 by David Aubrey

I remember fondly working during school holidays selling ice creams on Bournemouth beach. I worked for the Corporation and had to wear full length white overalls and push a large yellow barrow filled with ice ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1959 by Richard Faure Field

Were they happy years? I suppose they were, although we were very poor as kids we made the best of it, my memories were of the trams clattering up manchester road, which we used to take to go to the swimming ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1950 by Frank Broughton

Around that time I'd have a sock on a stick and Mom taking me to the Mitcham side of Morden Hall Park to go fishing for tiddlers. I don't recall being too successful. But it was fun.

A memory of Morden in 1955 by Veronica Barr

Childhood memories of Felmongers from 1953 to 1973. Playing in the woods, the park. attending Tanys Dell School annexe Mark Hall. Mark Hall Secondary Modern School, and friends that I am still in contact with from those days.

A memory of Harlow in 1953 by Peter Smith

I came here from Austria with my sister to work as au-pair girls in this boarding school. We found an ad in a German newspaper for girls to help with domestic chores etc. My sister and I wrote to the Mother ...Read more

A memory of Denford Park (Training Coll) in 1959 by Annie Moore

Hi, as a kid me and our Mick would be look outs for workers from Camel Lairds playing pigeon toss for pennies. At the side of the building to the right of the tunnel we lived in the Abbey Buildings and the tunnel area was a ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1958 by Bill Devaney

I was four years old and lived with mum in a caravan parked in this farmer's field along with other caravaners. Mum and dad would have paid rent to the owner of the farm. I was the only youngster around and had no ...Read more

A memory of Burtonwood in 1959