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My memories of the Bridge are of when I used to travel from where my family lived in Weston Village into Runcorn (circa 1956) to do our shopping and watch the construction taking place, increasing in size each ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by David Roberts

Reading this site has bought some lovely memories back. I was born at 99 Lynton Aveuue and lived there happily with my mum and dad, Tom and Alice, and my brother and sisters Mandy, Annette and Richard (Richard and my dad have ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1964 by Martin Leonard

Our family lived in Palmerston Avenue, and then moved to Palmerston Drive (both named after Lord Palmerston). One of my most significant memories of life in Palmerston Drive was when people living in the whole street ...Read more

A memory of Litherland in 1940 by Reg Nicholson

My grandfather, Percy Sturge was born in Ledbury in 1896 and here are some of his memories he related to me when he was in his 90's. His mother, Annie, had lived by the Brewery Inn and one granny ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury in 1900

We moved to Cruick Avenue in December 1959 but the scene depicted is very familiar, although I would remember a few more cars in the road by the early '60s. We lived at no. 65 which would be back over the ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Ian Pescott

My name is Jean - maiden name being Hamy and I had a wonderful childhood living in Stanford Close. I have a brother and sister - Janet and Michael. I remember going to the pond - catching small fish ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1965 by Jean Kelly

My grandfather, Frank Green, lived next door to Stevens shop in Ten Mile and was the local baker working from Hilgay High Street, with his family. He supplied most of the surrounding fens and West Derham etc.. with ...Read more

A memory of Ten Mile Bank in 1952 by John Dearsley

I lived at 2 Fullerton Road from 1956-1965, it was a cul-de-sac in those days. It was lined with Plain Trees with sticky leaves. There were a couple of factories at the end on the left hand side, the names fail me ...Read more

A memory of Addiscombe in 1956 by Barbara Saunders

I lived in the Clock House estate, nominally Coulsdon but easily accessible by bike to Foxley Lane and the 234a bus (single decker to get under Wallington railway bridge) to the boys' grammar school. I was there from 1955 to ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Laurie Packer

The house on the left is the one in which I was born. It had a shop underneath and a living/dining area on the ground floor and bedrooms and a bathroom and living room upstairs. The living room ...Read more

A memory of Raunds in 1944 by Marian Jenny