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This is Coombe Lane looking towards Raynes Park station, just visible on the righthand edge of the photo. We lived over the butcher's shop in the mid 1950's so its probable we were in residence when it was taken. ...Read more

A memory of Raynes Park in 1955 by John Young

I remember all those shops on the left. First, (and out of view), was a toyshop, then the Pet Stores, Conway's butchers, Jacksons Newsagents. Opposite was the Railway Station, with its little pipe shop, and a flower shop. Not much traffic then, Church St was two way!

A memory of Eccles in 1955 by David Tootles.Thetaxi@Yahoo.Co.Uk

St Patricks Open Air School Hayling Island. I went there to get strong enough to have an op' to remove my lung. Didn't like it at all ! The girls were great and had good friends, but it was quite ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1957 by Sue Bradford

I was born at no 3 Melville St in 1947 - which is long gone but not forgotten. The row of houses used to be opposite a butchers factory with a large store adjoining High St. My grandfather used to keep pigs in the ...Read more

A memory of Wombwell in 1955 by Michael Henderson

We moved to Bletchingley in 1958 [then spelt Blechingley] to no1 Church Walk [my mother named it Obberds]. I remember Selmes the Butcher and the animals being unloaded for slaughter, horrible. My dad and I would go fishing on ...Read more

A memory of Bletchingley in 1959 by Tim Willats

I remember this scene well; with the Butcher's shop on the corner still present and further down Old Town Lane was F G Shoesmith the Chemist and Post Office - I still have one his medcine ...Read more

A memory of Freshfield in 1952 by Peter Roberts