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I lived in Wigmore - the prefabs - and after passing the 11+ went to the Tech. I believe this was once Rochester Tech but had now started up in Gardener Street. We were the first year to attend in Gillingham and it was also the ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1954 by Robin Sheridan

My mother, Betty Eilleen Staniford (later Cranham), worked at Deborah's bake shop and cafe on Frimley Road in Camberley.  I am working on a family tree and I am unable to find out anything about this bake shop.  Does anyone have any ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1950 by Tina Wright

Sorry to one of your correspondents, males never wore hats in the shops of J.Sainsbury to my knowledge. The females wore nylon head scarves. I worked at the Barking branch for several years, are there any more of the staff still ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1955 by Mikemoore Moore

How lovely to read all these memories and what a lot I had forgotten over the years! I too, was born in Thornton House (1951) in Warwick Toad, I never realised that it used to be a school. In later years it was turned into ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1951 by Anthea Post

I too remember Mr. Britnell and Mr. Kincaid, who initially lived in one of the workers cottages built for the local farm labourers in Dennis Way just round the corner from where I lived in St.Andrews Way. He took enormous ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1950 by Roger Osborne

I remember going to Slough on a Saturday night in 1958. I was fifteen years old. My hair was well greased and combed back at the sides and ending in a D.A. at the back together a quiff at the front. I was dressed in ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1958 by Charles Jenkins

I grew up in Parkgate when there were three pubs and three shops, I schooled at St Pauls Junior School, Headmaster was a very strict Mr Moore with Mr Teare, Ms Bowness I think, Miss Martin and Mrs Crossthwaite. Those were the ...Read more

A memory of Frizington in 1955 by John Isaac Johnston

My grandmother was born in 1921, Kitty Irvine, New March Street, siblings Tommy, Winnie, Nora, Betty, and Clemmie. Their parents were Nellie and Tom. Cousins Margaret and Renee. Kitty married Rob Hymers then lived in Beech Street (25) ...Read more

A memory of Jarrow in 1950 by Rozalie Collins

My family moved to Magham Down in December 1953, when I was nearly 5.   The Red Lion was run by the Mounsey family.  The shop and post office was run by Joyce Russell.  In the shop were sweets in large ...Read more

A memory of Magham Down in 1955 by Barbara Margaret Fletcher

I lived in the property behind the cross until the end of '59, there was no window top right at this time. Photograph (ref: H434002) most likely early 1960s.

A memory of Helpston in 1959 by Martin Cattaway