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I left school (Lowndes County Secondary School for Girls) in 1967 at the age of 15 and went to work at Oswald Hickson as office junior. Our offices were above Westminster Bank, just out of the photo on the right. I ...Read more

A memory of Chesham by sylviahornsby

my dad fred hunter was the 1st cemetery suprintendant of horden cemetery ,my mam eva was a sherburn hill lass until marrying my dad and moving into the cemetery house ,I can recall my mam saying as we looked out of the house window ...Read more

A memory of Horden by benoni65

My Grandma, Hilda Taylor, lived at No 1 along with her daughter, Vera, and son-in-law, Wally Atwood. Vera worked for many years at Butcher's, Newsagents. Rosemary Morris, Shrewsbury.

A memory of Chipstead by Rosemary Morris

There've been about 2 feet of snow out there and it's about minus 10 deg, so I thought I'd stay in the warm and catch up on what everyone's been saying and better understand/manipulate - sometimes not so easy - this website ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Colin Newberry

I have many memories of lydd some not so great I was brought up in the old police station opp the rising sun just on the right as you go over the bridge of the miniature steam railway. I remember the feilds at the back of the old ...Read more

A memory of Lydd by sapiano5

Oh the good old days. There was Barclays Bank in the corner and I remember my dad making an appointment to see the actual Bank Manager himself who had his office to the left at the back. I remember the Bakers next ...Read more

A memory of Welling

My grandparents George and Phyllis Milton lived at 4 Falmouth house I remember as a kid looking down to the back of a butcher's also remember Maurice Mansell who lived on the top floor very large family the dad was ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by colincampbell055

I can remember most of the shops here. The off-licence, Stowells; where Robert Harlow and his family lived and served. Then Draytons, the sweet shop - Mr Drayton had rather red cheeks! Then there was Lings, the post office and ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1960 by Paula Kent

I was born in Hawkhurst at some ungodly hour on October 5th, 1949 at the Little Fowler's nursing home, which is why I probably inherited some of its smuggling influence! At that time my parents were ...Read more

A memory of Iden Green by Paul O'donovan

I too have many happy memories of growing up in Buckhurst Hill in the 50's and 60's. I lived at 25 Loughton Way and went to Princes Road County Primary. There was Mr Carr (a friend of my dads), Miss Gardner, Miss Oram and Mr ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Martin Hough