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my memories of Watford start in 1947 when I was born in the front bedroom of our house in Liverpool Road from the 1950s till approx 1968 there is not much I didn't know about the town I first went to school at Watford fields ...Read more

A memory of Watford by David Rush

At the far end of this parade of shops stood Ledgers the greengrocers, which was owned and run by the Ledger family for many years. I worked there on Saturdays and holidays with their eldest son Jamie; he and I did a ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1966 by Alan Bywaters

My father was born in Ide Hill and, when he left school, worked as delivery boy for Pierce's shop. That's how he met my mother, delivery goods to the large house Emmets, where she was a housemaid. When, eventually, I was born we lived ...Read more

A memory of Ide Hill in 1940 by Aubrey Wood

The horse and cart in the picture belonged to my husband's uncle, Harry Goodchild. He worked with Len Pennock delivering coal and other goods around Robin Hoods Bay and Fylingthorpe. The delivery ...Read more

A memory of Robin Hood's Bay in 1955 by Lynda Eastwood

I can remember walking up Sea Lane with my brothers, and visiting the little shop owned by Mrs Proudfoot, in the hope of getting some groceries for our parents (and sweets for us)! Everything about the shop was quaint, from ...Read more

A memory of Old Hunstanton by Jenny Davies

i well remember ,as a 12 year old lad the woods and football pitch on friar park estate wednesbury.i came home one saturday afternoon to find our back garden full of football players from both sides drinking tea. it turned out ...Read more

A memory of Wednesbury in 1962 by Paul Love

Growing up in South Harrow was much different than today;  I do go back from time to time.  Welldon Park was on the Wyenhoe site, although there was always talk of the infant school being built on the allotments. I ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1960 by Doreen Stockton

I was born at home at 2 Church Lake and had 2 older sisters, Jo and Barabara. Even as a baby they would take me off on long walks across the church yard and over to Bucky's Meadow towards Venn. Crossing the stream in ...Read more

A memory of Landkey by Nick Crocker

I was born in our house in Martin Way and lived there until 1974. My grandparents moved into the house in the 1930's, just after it was built, and it was ours for around 40 years! I remember Morden before Crown House existed, when the old ...Read more

A memory of Morden by Sue Sandy

From early 1920's until the late 1970's my husband's family occupied homes in Cheriton. At first in Whitby Road, then for many years at 129 Cheriton High Street, next to their good friends the Priestleys. Names ...Read more

A memory of Cheriton in 1940 by Olivia R S