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That must have been just before we moved in to number 57 newcome I was actually born in the prefabs at the bottom of newcomer road . We did move next door to you & I do remember Mr & Mrs cote and I do remember you .My mother was ...Read more

A memory of Shenley by happysalcombe

I can remember the square not only for its shops but also as a meeting place . Most of our games back then involved huge amounts of our friends either playing war games or football matches over on the field opposite ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Lance Belsham

My father was the gamekeeper at Spetchley Estate for Captain Berkeley for about 14 years until my father at 55 had a heart attack one night after they had been duck shooting at the bottom lake in the deer park. My father,mother and ...Read more

A memory of Spetchley by debiroper1

I'm Mandy Coggins and I was born at 7 Peel Road, Kilburn in 1960. It was a beautiful Victorian House and I can remember the marble fireplaces, oak staircase that us kids used to slide down. My nan lived ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by mandalynca

I lived above Walters the greengrocers next to the post office from 1948 to 1959 and remember what an amazing time it was .Holters was just around the corner where we used to buy his 1p lollies next door was ...Read more

A memory of Lower Willingdon by elcoppoinjimena

I was born in Bolton on Dearne in 1948; my grandfather was Guy Lewis the Goldthorpe chemist whose shop was in Doncaster Road. My grandparents lived in Market Street (number 5) Has anyone a photograph that might show the chemists shop? My grandfather retired about 1963. David Lewis

A memory of Goldthorpe by David Lewis

My memory of Turners Hill goes back 60 years, to 1955, when our scout troop camped across the road from Worth Priory. We were the 53rd Croydon (St Gertrude's) Troop. I recall we were given the run of the woods in the ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill by druidh

Yes, I remember a small branch of Broomfields in the block next to Reeves Corner and opposite the Eagle Pub. There was also a Sanders Grocers next to it where Mum would buy split peas that we had that evening with Faggots bought ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by frank.aylard

My family moved to Cowplain in March 1961. I was 10 years old and went to Stakes Hill Junior School. From there I went to Cowplain Seconday School for Girls from 1962 to 1967. On the corner of Sylvester Road was Pine Tree Stores. ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain

I remember Rabsons Toy Shop, those old shops all along that street I think middle row the street was called, also we were told that a ghost was often seen above the Toy shop, not sure if that was true, I was to scared to walk past those shops at night.

A memory of Ashford