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I spent approximately 2 years as a messenger boy with the then GPO, based in two gracious old homes along Wimbledon Parkside. Their names were Gayton, and Martholme. I seem to remember the address ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1943 by Charles (Chas) Joyce

Having lived from 1938 to 1959 in the adjacent Lymington Road, which backs onto the Richmond-Broad Street Line serving this station and having passed it daily to and from my way to school/work, I ...Read more

A memory of Swiss Cottage in 1950 by Dennis Paul

I spent the first 19 years of my life living in Hill Rise by Greenford station. As others have said it was a much freer time for kids, from an early age we were let out to roam far and wide fishing and swimming. Yes, ...Read more

A memory of Greenford

I was born, illegitimately, in Barony Hospital, Nantwich and lived in Church St, Crewe, moving to Cliffe Road when the "slum" houses were demolished and the police station was built there. I moved from my first school ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1954 by Lesley Spray

I am from Southend on Sea and grew up at Undercliff Gardens, just near the train station. My family are from the Woods, Thompson's and Beadle family lines; the same as Thomas Swain Beadle who died in 1917 and is ...Read more

A memory of Little Wakering in 1900 by Guy Thompson

I lived in Cintra Park, off Anerley Hill from 1950 to 1967 and remember the Paxton Arms on the corner of Palace Road. There was a general store on the next corner up owned at one time by the son of a friend of my ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1950 by Alan Baker

I was born at Rilla Mill on the 1st of September 1934 in what was, in those days, the Police Station. This house was opposite the Manor Inn. My father was the local policeman, and he was called Ewart Pearce. His ...Read more

A memory of Rilla Mill in 1930 by John Pearce

I remember traveling to new Tredegar by train from Bedwas, changing trains at Pengam to let Lewis girls off. I remember police keeping Lewis girls in the front corridor coach to stop us mingling. They tried it with compartment ...Read more

A memory of Tirphil in 1961

I travelled to Collyer's School in Horsham from Holmwood between 1967 and 1972. I would leave my bike at a house around the corner after having cycled from Broome Hall, and hopefully be in time for the 8.32. If I missed that, ...Read more

A memory of Holmwood Corner in 1971 by Jeremy Morfey

Rossi's ice cream shop in Barkingside, Pennyfarthing Records, Ilford, the old Sainbury shop in Gants Hill and Gants Hill tube station our gateway to "up west" !!

A memory of Gants Hill by Rob Shepherd