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I lived at 3 Barnfield Wood Close, Park Langley. Waylett's lived just round the corner at Barnfield Wood Road. They had three daughters who I was very interested in, I was between 9 and 18 at the time. The ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1956 by Martin Newell

My grandfather was Charles William Nelson and he with his wife ran the mill as a miller from1922-1937, they also had 5 children, one boy and four girls (one of them, Eva, was my mother). I do have one picture of my grandmother; or ...Read more

A memory of Narborough in 1920 by Edwin Armstrong

My parents lived at 23 Barripper Road (David and Mair Hallett) and my sister Mandy and I went to Miss Blights (Elmhurst Preparatory School) in Bassett Road. I remember walking past the farm at the top of the road (now ...Read more

A memory of Camborne in 1955 by Caroline Walsh

Does anyone know the title of a local reference book which mentions the English schools trophy match held at the Morrison Busty football ground in the 1968-69 season

A memory of Stanley in 1968

I was born and lived in Chequers Lane Walton in 40s. Our house which was No 74 was the Police House and I used to cycle to St Hildas School at Tadworth, run by Miss Adams who lived in house opposite Chappell's ...Read more

A memory of Walton on the Hill in 1950 by Alan Cooper

I attended Ladywell Primary School from 1950 to around 1954. In those days the school was comprised of two prefab buildings running parallel with each other and separated by a cinder-covered playground. One morning, ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1950 by John Cunningham

If you were a boy in the 1950’s did you ever own, like I did, a gird and cleek? Many Motherwell fathers at the time worked in the local steelworks and some would make a gird and cleek for their young sons. Girls, on the other ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1955 by John Cunningham

My brother and I were sent to Reedham School in 1954. We were there for two years, probably the worst two years of my life, despite being put into care at the age of five and continuing until sixteen. I was known as Mathews 2 or RS ...Read more

A memory of Purley in 1954 by Ashley Mathews

1851 where THE SWIMMING BATHS WERE STOOD WHAT I VE RECENTLY LEARNED TO BE PALEY BUILDINGS STOOD IN GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDADS DAY AS A 9 YEAR OLD BOY WILLIAM HENRY CLAY HIS DAD JAMES CLAY WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BUILDING IF ANYONE HAS ONE OF PALEY BUILDINGS NEW WORTLEY

A memory of Lower Town by Neil Clay

Living in Hillingdon we used to catch the 207 trolley bus into Uxbridge for shopping and entertainment and particularly on Saturdays for Burton's dancing. We would hang around the underground station always fearful of ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1959 by Garth Randall