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Two station foremen were employed at Law Junction in 1961: a fellow called Guy, and “Old Andrew” who was in charge of me. Unfortunately both their surnames are lost to my memory, and yet, like the alphabet, I still remember the sequence of ...Read more

A memory of Law in 1961 by John Cunningham

I am writing this in the hope that people may remember me. I lived in Cascade Close from the age of four and a half to 11 years. I had been fostered by a family. My best friend was Linda Liddell and she lived next to me. ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1960 by Wallis Alington

Anyone remember the Amelia coffee bar in Oakwood at the end of Station Parade shops, where the beat set would frequent in the early 60's, then the Mods as the juke box was popular and coffee with froth in glass cups? I lived at ...Read more

A memory of Oakwood in 1961 by Christopher Liddle

My family lived in a flat above Lloyds Bank in Nork Parade for some three years, until the summer of 1966 - by which time I was almost six years old. I would lean of the front window next to the block letters of 'Nork Radio' ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1965

Our school, Park Modern Secondary, was situated in Barking Essex just outside of the east end of London. Each year, we had school camp at Sweets farm on the top of Dundry Hill, where we would camp for two weeks. We were told repeatedly ...Read more

A memory of Dundry in 1963 by Christopher Bowers

My name was June Singleton then, I was in Heswall from 1965 through to 1972, was on Agnes Hunt ward, had hip problems and spent a lot of time in a frog plaster, I had wheels put on so I could pull myself about, their ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1965 by June Maynard

I worked at Queensland service station and would like to know if anyone has any pictures of the garage Mr Moore was the owner and Ron Dixon the manager. Ron owned the garage in later years had good times there. Doug Kitley

A memory of Belvedere in 1964 by Dougl S K Itley

It is a winter evening, and Saturday. I am in Ealing Broadway and for a change I think I will get a train home to Hanwell. Not every train stops at Hanwell but I board one. West Ealing, we slow and stop, pretty ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1962 by Nick Beard

I lived in Fern House from late '59 to 61 I hear its been torn down now I wonder if anyone has any pictures of Fern House it was right next to the train station and mr and mrs secker lived in the little house next to Fern House and there was a huge chicken hatchery that they took care of

A memory of East Harling in 1960 by Susan Schneider

I was born in Stone Park Hospital Beckenham in 1958 and brought home to No 36 Palace Road. I went to Anerley Infants and Junior School. My memories of the surrounding area of Crystal Palace are of the pub on the ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1965 by Lynn Clemens