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In the 1960's I used to call on members of Whithaven Buying Group and Take transfer orders for Plumrose Ltd Products. They were famous for their Chopped ham and pork , luncheon ...Read more

A memory of High Harrington by John Bradbury

I was born in Dovercourt hospital 24th December 1959. I lived above the Home and Colonial shop in the high street where my lovely Dad Mr. Roe was manager. My lovely mum Margaret often used to work there when my sister's ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt by Susan Stapleton

I lived in park avenue, in a block of flats in the middle between market street and Langdon crescent. There were families of every age group in the 2 blocks and you couldn't have wished for a better community growing up. ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by William Butler

As I was brought up in Menith Wood from the late fifties until the early sixties I attended Pensax School where Miss Jones and Mrs Attwood were our teachers for every lesson. I remember some of my school friends like ...Read more

A memory of Pensax by Derek Hall

My Dad lived in Hounslow in the 1930s, in Ellerdine Road soon after the estate was built. His name was Walter Cyril Lansley and was born in 1919. He moved to Hounslow in the 30's with his ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Peter Lansley

I was born in 1951 in Copsleigh Avenue (No 42). I must have started at the 'old' Salfords School in 1956. (My sister Jennifer was born in 1947 and was there too.) The photograph shows its location being just about deserted, apart ...Read more

A memory of Salfords by Clive Goddard

For the last 35 years I have owned by uncle Frank's 1956 Morris Cowley ( reg 330 HHX). For many years I drove it as my preferred vehicle and then, sadly, it sat in a barn until 2 years ago when I began it's ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by David Reeve

From 1959 to 1963 I went to school at Whyteleafe County Primary, Maple Road, whence the older boys and girls were taken by (very old) coaches to Reedham's pool for swimming lessons. It was a bit odd, because we never saw any ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Allen Williams

I went here wi my wee sister roughly 1975, I was 8 n she was 3, we went on a bus from buchanan St. I think our dorm was called ambrosia, top of the stairs & along to the right, I think there where 6/8 beds in it, I ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by Catherine Mccormack

Following a week at school the weekend was always eagerly anticipated, especially Saturdays. On this day I would take the long walk from home at the north end of Gipsy Road and make my way via Pickford Road to the ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield