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These are not my memories but those of my grandma, Beatrice May Fell. She was born in 1899 in Covenham St. Bartholomew in a small two up two down semi near todays Mill House Restaurant. Her family later moved within Covenham to what ...Read more

A memory of Covenham St Mary

I was born in Central Avenue, opposite Lil and Derek Ward. Born in 1962. The good old days is what I call it, as they were. My dad worked at the Thames Board mill factory, and my mum worked as a cleaner in Love Lane School then ...Read more

A memory of Aveley

Hello again Mary, I'm not sure if I'm replying correctly to your request for info on Britons Row. If I am and you get this message I have much more info than I first posted below so please send me an email and I'll let have all the extra ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by bill.batchelor

My maternal grandfather, William George Higgs, known as Bill to his family and friends was born in Abernant Road in Markham to George and Edith Higgs on the 11th of July 1925. His parents separated and at some point he moved to ...Read more

A memory of Markham by Andrew Dexter

I lived in Mill House as a young child in the late 1940s with my parents and grandparents. My Grandfather bought Mill House and the mortgage cost them £2.7.9 (2 pounds 7 shillings and 9pence a month over 21 years (I ...Read more

A memory of Milton Lilbourne by peterwilmott

My dad started his first school here. Stenhouse primary. His name is Brian William scott. He lived in stenhouse with his mum,dad, 1 older sister Catherine and 1 younger brother Derek. His oldest brother George ...Read more

A memory of Stenhouse

My dad started his first school here. Stenhouse primary. His name is Brian William scott. He lived in stenhouse with his mum,dad, 1 older sister Catherine and 1 younger brother Derek. His oldest brother George was ...Read more

A memory of Stenhouse

Not sure of the year it was in the 1970;s my dad told his fireman to jump, as there was to much weight on the back.Has it was going down to padiham ...Read more

A memory of Padiham by allanbrendag

I attended St. Mark's from 1953-57. We lived on George Lane. As well as Fanny Briggs and Mr. Thorpe, I remember a Mrs. Needham and particularly Laurie Sargeant, who took the class below Miss Briggs. I remember a few names ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by waddovet

I have very fond memories of growing up in Aveley. I was born in a prefab in 1947 at 4 East Walk, my dad worked at Thames Board Mills clocking up over 30 years of service (he died in Field Road in 1970), like everyone born ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by drbcasa