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Hello, My family originated from east London (mainly Dagenham), but our branch 'emigrated to Battersea in 1964. Our first address was 22 Morella Road, right opposite Wandsworth common. I went to Honeywell junior ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1970 by Bob Robson

We were the Brown family that grew up on Mr Bramley's Farm, Grove House Farm, off Long Lane, East Harlsey. My mother cleaned at the Cat & Bagpipes. We sometimes went with her in the school holidays. We went ...Read more

A memory of East Harlsey in 1860

I run Heswall Magazine which is circulated around Heswall and the local area. You can view all copies on our website: www.heswallmagazine.co.uk I have some interesting pictures of Heswall including some of the Coronation Day ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Jon Bion

We moved down to Acton from Stafford in the midlands in 1949 when I was 4 years old. We were given a flat in The Vale, my first school was East Acton infants up East Acton lane, a cracking little school. I was very happy ...Read more

A memory of Acton in 1960 by Roger Brown

I also worked for a couple of summers at the fruit picking camp and had a wonderful time meeting people from all over the world. The camp was very basic with army beds and blankets in tin huts but we had such a good time. ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1978

I lived in Midhurst Hill, off Townley Road, a couple of years after this photo was taken, quite scarey to see how old fashioned it looks now. I used to buy my catapault elastic in Jennings. I went to Upton Road ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Richard Blowers

My great-grandparents Lived at Oak Farm, Oak Lane, Kingswinford. Their name was Bradley.

A memory of Kingswinford in 1880

My grandfather was the Head Gardener at the Grange and my father was his Under Gardener prior to the Second World War. I am not sure of the years but remember visiting my grandparents around 1950. I have a vague memory that they ...Read more

A memory of Bramley by Martin Stokes

I was born during the 1947 blizzard, Feb 2, 1947. Neither the midwife nor the doctor could get to our house, so my father helped my mother deliver me in the front upper bedroom of 88 Nightingale Road. I remember no more about Petts Wood, we moved to Bromley by the time I was 3!

A memory of Petts Wood by ann.dashwood

Mobberley Boys School was a bit of a misnomer as it was way outside Mobberley (at Knolls Green) and was a junior boys approved school. I was sent there for pinching a box of chocolates! Nowadays I would have probably got a ...Read more

A memory of Mobberley in 1955 by Frank Kelly