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I was born in - 1940 All Saints Road, opposite the church. We moved to Pitt Cresent in 1941 with my gran, in 1942 we moved into South Wimbledon to Balfour Road and use to sleep on the underground station due to the war. In 1944 we ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by John Siggery

I remember growing up on Milton Road. Most of the families moved in at the same time, we were mostly from Scotland, our dads came to Doncaster to work in the coal mines. All our neighbours were friends, all the kids played ...Read more

A memory of Carcroft by Jacki Reeves

My parents moved from Hackney East London to Orchard Road in 1958, I was two years old. Orchard Road connected to New Road by way of a pedestrian break in a hedge between the two roads, New Road was unmade in those early days. A ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield by michaelyoules

does anybody remember Birkenhead north end in the 50s&60S. I lived in Alwen street from 1945 till1970.I enjoyed my childhood there,playing allsorts of games kick than can the allyo football cricket anything you could play ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by billycav

I am a New Zealander born in 1946. From about 1950 to about 1953 my father worked for the NZ Government in London and my parents, my older sister and I lived in Lynwood Ave, Ealing during this time. I have many memories of this time ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by dgjensen

I can vividly remember Blythe Mansions, I used to go there with my late mother to visit an aunt and other relatives who lived there, I can still see it now, there were two sections of the estate as I recall, with two half ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by john.cashin64

Born 1956 Durham building Carguillo, Reggie and Ronnie. Alfonse, grandad. Moved to 279 York Road, opposite old Mobil petrol tanker re fuelling depot now new blocks and flat's Watched spoile ct go up. Shaw ct, sendel ct,Clark Lawrence ct. Even sat very top spoile ct before he was finished.

A memory of Battersea by antcarguillo

I visited wallisis several times in the seventeees when i was a young boy staying in a caravan with my mam dad two sisters and my nana. I remember the old gas lights and the bucket under the caravan to drain the washing up water into , ...Read more

A memory of Cayton Bay by andrew.stellings

The picture is of Trimpley reservoir taken from the yacht club slipway looking towards the south-eastern end of the reservoir somewhere around 1969 as in 1965 the contractors were still moving the soil to create the ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster by Ian Edinborough

My nan used to own the florists at 28 Portmanmoor Rd - Mrs. Cox . Next door Mrs.White had a shoe shop . Her son was Tony White . Further on down Portmanmoor Rd was Canns - a hardware shop . Opposite was Edna Stones fruit and ...Read more

A memory of Splott by wedyroan54