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I have mentioned before that I used to live in the Town Hall Mitcham in the 1950's My Dad used to be the caretaker there and I was then known as Pat Parkings.I used to know Margaret Gray, Doreen Humphries. Brian Wilkes and Teddy ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1952 by Patricia Burford

I was a toddler in 1947 when we moved to Brants Walk in Hanwell. We were living in Shepherds Bush. When I think back to the 3 bedroom flat we had, I feel we were very lucky. It was nice and I was very happy there. I went to ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1947 by Dot Tessier

My mum, dad, 2 brothers and 2 sisters lived at the bottom of Vauxhall Avenue - it was about 1963/64. It was a great place to live as kids, not so easy for my parents. We kids would collect water from the standpipe at the alleyway ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1963 by Hazel Methven Nee Sullivan

I was born in St Aubyns Ave, my maiden name was Cowan. I went to Cromwell Road Primary School in the 40's. My memories include playing on Hounslow Heath at the end of our road. I went on to the Bulstrode Girls School, the boys ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1940 by Patricia Symons

I worked at Birkheads in Church street around 1967/8 in the TV department. Great old fashioned store that used to deal with the stars from St George's Hills. They would close the store and open in the evening ...Read more

A memory of Walton-on-Thames by Barry Lamb

This pub was owned by a Robert Quinn in the late 1800's -early 1900's; it was then past unto his nephew, William Henry Quinn, to run. William was an assistant at the pub since he was 15 years old. William Henry was my great ...Read more

A memory of Newtownards in 1900 by Lorraine Brown

All I ever wanted was to be a nurse but not having the exam results to do this our family Doctor suggested to my mother I go to a Children's Convalescence Unit in Woodhouse Eaves and work voluntary; at first I thought this ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves in 1969 by Pat Shannon

My sisters, Anne and Mary, and I lived at the Vicarage, 175 Linacre Lane on the corner of Monfa Road. The church was along Monfa Road. We had a Cable Works opposite and during the war there was no canteen but workers ...Read more

A memory of Litherland in 1940 by Lambert Maudsley

My name is Norma Webster, now Evans. I was born in Bredbury in 1938 and at first lived in Annabel Rd. My parents became caretakers of Bredbury Hall until 1948 when we all migrated to Australia. Bredbury Hall was a ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1944 by Norma Evans

On 11th October 1950 I was born in the flat above Drife's butchers shop in Kirkconnel. My dad, Tommy, worked in the shop with Cameron Purvis and struggled to feed a family of three on the butcher's wage and ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm by Jim Smith