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I was born in 1940 at Recreation Avenue, London Road and have many happy memories of my birthplace. I attended London Road Junior School from 1946 to 1951 and remember three teachers as they were all vegatables, ie the ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1952 by Bernard Strutt

Granddad, Mathew Wilson (known to everyone as Matty,) was one of the older brothers, but just too young for the Great War. He sold wet fish from a cart, everyone there gave their takings to Margaret, and until they left home she ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

My memory of Styal Open Air School is one of happiness and gratitude to all of those dedicated and professional nurses who showed me and others love and compassion in the absence of ...Read more

A memory of Styal by Barry Plant

My mother, was born in the workhouse in Briercliffe Road, Burnley in 1926, and never mentioned it until just before her death. She was full of shame and didn't meet her real mother until she was about 16. In ...Read more

A memory of Briercliffe in 1920 by Andy Wild

From Chrismas Avenue to the bathing pool, come rain or come shine, every day of the summer was bathing pool fun time for us lads. With our towels rolled up and tucked under our arms and our costumes on to save time, a ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1947 by Raymond Hay

or around there-ish. Always got sent to Wandsworth on Wednesday afternoon if anyone needed anything from the shops - Wandsworth High Street shops closed on Thursday afternoons - Battersea shops on Wednesday afternoons. ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1963

I don't remember any of those places...can't remember at what age we moved from Sundown Park to Luton. I know I was 9 1/2 when we left for London ...don't remember going to school in Luton either, just the one at Sundown Park when Mum ...Read more

A memory of Luton in 1943 by Bella Croan

Hi, many times I walked though Victoria Park to the Regent with my Mum - we both loved it. You could always see the screen - a B movie and then main movie, what happy times...I remember the Collosium in Tranmere, we used to call it then ...Read more

A memory of Tranmere in 1960 by Charles Cotton

I was born in July 1937 in Lord Asquith house which was a maternity home in those days.my parents were Dennis and Anne Pickersgill... They told me that I was so tiny I fitted into a shoe box lined with cotton wool..and kept on the ...Read more

A memory of Morley by rlinhart

Another reason that I liked to visit Leatherhead was because my Auntie Mag had a shop there and I was always guaranteed a welcome that invariably included a sticky bun or some similar magnet to a young ...Read more

A memory of Leatherhead by Brian Simmons