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I remember the austere yellow building as if it were yesterday. There I dreaded the school dentist who was, by modern standards, a butcher. Like Susan's account we also went to the swings after a visit to the dentist although ...Read more

A memory of Swinton in 1960 by Gordon Williams

Hi all This is actually a request rather than a memory. Would anyone be able to help me track down some information... Trying to find the name of a butchers shop on the Uxbridge Road in about 1967/1968. It was ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1967 by Joanna Levin

This butchers shop seen to the left was owned by my family and was next to Woolworths. We had other shops in Chadwell Heath, Ilford etc. as well as Frank's Farm in Upminster. Behind the shop was a slaughter house and a large ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1965 by Nick Sibley

As a young lad growing up in the village was a joy with the forest & common for a playground. We knew nearly everybody that lived there. You talk about Morgans the newsagent and Myers the Butchers; I ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell Row in 1960 by George Surridge

I remember a Geordie Frazer as we called him, but I seem to remember he was not a geordie. He was a butcher and on the side was a barber - he was a crap barber but it cost next to nowt so maybe you have a link to this..happy hunting.

A memory of Acomb in 1965 by Keith Watson

Wealdstone High Street was usually a vibrant place and this photo, taken early on a Sunday morning, with no cars and few people, shows how times change! The shops on the left show Len Evans fruiterer shop, then John ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone in 1962

I was born in Islington, I lived at Glendale Avenue, No.22. Went to Ealham School and remember jolly Butchers Hill.

A memory of Wood Green in 1960 by Jane Austin

I remember like it was yesterday, there was Walter Wilsons where we got our shopping, they used to serve the butter onto greaseproof paper and wrap it there and then. Opposite was the little sweet shop and I still ...Read more

A memory of New Brancepeth in 1963 by Gillian Rouse

I remember my late Uncle Norman Buckley, ( W Buckley & Sons Butchers ) and my late Auntie Irene, working tirelessly on their butcher's stall, always the busiest in Tunstall market !! The finest ...Read more

A memory of Tunstall in 1969 by Rob Bailey

Dad moved from Old Bexley, where he had a butchers, to Riverhead, and owned the shop at 4 The Square. It was Challisis before him. I loved the village and its history. We lived above the shop, and I ...Read more

A memory of Riverhead in 1960 by John Witcombe