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My family moved to Fairlight Avenue from Potter's Bar in 1949 when I was four, when my dad got a job as signwriter at Walthamstow Stadium [as the dog track was known then]. I went to King's Road C of E and ...Read more

A memory of North Chingford by Richard Clark

In 1955 I was doing my penultimate year at school. I started at Selsdon primary circa 1944. The air raid siren was out side the school so when it went off we could not miss it! The doodle bug phase of WWII started in June 44 ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by des.donohoe

I am not too sure I can be the only one to contribute, but am glad to do so.i was a patient in 1959 as a young lad with tb and was so desolate to be away from my home and family,it is very clear in mind now all ...Read more

A memory of Llangwyfan by william.thomas241

I grew up here ...happy memories , loved the lake and fun fair , surrounding countryside , would be either sat on a jetty with my feet in the water watching the boats come and go , or hiding in the dense shrubbery at the top of the hill ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere by ami.gore65

My stepfather, Mr John Few, was at Oak Bank between 1942 and 1947. He was a teenager whose father was the head gardener billeted at the lodge alongside the golf course. John and his older brother Eric worked at the school. John's ...Read more

A memory of Seal by g.boylan

I remember going back to visit New Malden at about 9 years old and eating in the wimpey . We went to revisit as I’d lived in the fountain pub as a baby in 1967 with my mum , who worked there . Details are so vague . The high ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by Amanda Gough

My family stayed at a farmstay in Payhembury in 1981. We have forgotten the farmer's name, but we had a great stay for days or so. My most vivid memory was of the farmhouse which had building styles going back to the ...Read more

A memory of Payhembury in 1981 by Richard Pittman

I did a paper round up Shirehall Road, sharing it with Jean Bacon who lived at either 1 or 3 Harold Road. It was so cold in the winter. Papers were so heavy, they were hanging from the saddle on my bike and my hands ...Read more

A memory of Hawley in 1959 by Kathleen Pittock

My family moved from Leeds, Yorks to Gilnahirk when I was 11 months old - my parents had a house built in Gilnahirk Walk and we moved in when I was two. I and my two sisters had an idyllic childhood, we had so many places ...Read more

A memory of Belfast in 1961 by Isobel Buck

I was lucky in that I lived in an area that was not often touched by the violence that was going on in Northern Ireland at the time, but a telephone conversation with my mum in recent days brought back memories of life ...Read more

A memory of Belfast in 1970 by Isobel Buck