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I used to cycle down to Dwyer's, the newsagents, with my brother to buy tins of coke, caps for our toy guns and comics (and half-penny chews). Dwyer's was in Brooklyn Parade, which is shown in this photo, I think it was two ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1967 by debandjon2

This is not so much a memory, more of a request. Does anyone remember the Jenkins family from the 1950s - I believe the Rev Jenkins was vicar at St Peter's, Church Knowle at the time. I am trying to trace his son ...Read more

A memory of Church Knowle in 1955 by Peter Baynton Power

Our grandad George Boultby was a miner at Cotgrave. Because we didn't have a car, we had to go on the old type Barton buses. We would walk from the bus stop to our grandparents' house. They used to live in two different ...Read more

A memory of Cotgrave in 1970 by Jean Smith

I was born in Old Argent Street 1945 (VJ Day), only one in Grays as my old mum used to tell everyone, she was so proud of that, living in a 2 up, 2 down, mum, dad, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, overcrowded, nah, we got by. We spent summers ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Victor Chaplin

I remember queuing outside the pool for what felt like hours on a hot summer's day. The price to get in went as low as 1d -  or am I mistaken? We used to climb up a drainpipe at the back of the pool to get in, not to save ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1953 by Allan Gilbert

My name is Ann Jones. I live in the USA I was formerly Ann Groom, my dad Sydney Groom and mother Mildred kept The Snoring Bell. I remember the Whiteheads down the street on the farm, and going to Little Snoring School - my teachers ...Read more

A memory of Little Snoring in 1960 by Ann Jones

I lived in Orchard Avenue, number 4, when the whole road was mock Tudor exteriors. I had quite a shock to revisit a few years ago to see them all plastered over and looking very tired.  In the l950s and early 1960s when I lived here ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1956 by Janis Read

Dad was the village policeman, PC 39. Our family name was Moss. We lived outside the village near the T junction to Little Waldingfield (two farm houses, we lived in one of them).  Dad, mum and my 4 sisiters.  We ...Read more

A memory of Great Waldingfield in 1951

I have taken possesion of a very tired silver watch. On the back is engraved 'Presented to Rev J Pearce by the Welsh Row Choir. July 1927'. Does anyone have an interest in the watch?

A memory of Nantwich in 1920

Smokey Joe, the tramp of Misterton, Somerset, lived in an old stone building just past the chapel cemetery. He would make a  fire and sleep on the hot ashes, it's a wonder he never caught ...Read more

A memory of Misterton in 1955 by Angela. Doble