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I was at Buckhurst Hill primary school between 1970 to 1975. Mr Carr was the headmaster in the beginning and later Mr Willy took over. The first teacher I had was a MrsPayne, than a Mrs Nelson-Ward, then a Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1974 by Kevin Roberts

I started life in Berrie Street off Ellor Street in Salford, the houses then were all terraced with back entries at the back of Saint Paul's chuch. The first school I remember going to was John Street then the following: ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1860 by Nigel Yates

My mum was born in Queen Road in Peckham in the 1930s, her maiden name was Francis, her mum was May and her dad was Daniel, he was a painter and decorator, he used to paint all the pubs in London and down to Kent.

A memory of Peckham in 1930 by Pam Turley

My memories of Rickarton go back to wonderful times spent with my great aunt and uncle at Roadside Cottage in Rickarton. Uncle Willie was the postie and aunt Bella managed the chickens and the bees. I remember walking to Murgie ...Read more

A memory of Rickarton in 1954 by Andrew Crowther Green

I remember getting off a bus in Upper George Street with my dad and walking down towards George Street and I saw the library and said what's that pointing - my dad said "It's a library and you borrow books from there". I was amazed and ...Read more

A memory of Luton in 1957 by Lynda Powers

I lived on Gorton Lane and I rememeber the shops and the pub which is the Gardeners now, I lived a few doors away. I used to go to the shops and I remember the corner shop, I forget what it was called but ...Read more

A memory of Newton in 1957 by Marie O Neill

I was born in Gosport in 1959. As the daughter of a sailor we left a couple of times but always returned. I married at St Marys Alverstoke in 1980. I have very fond, maybe a little rose-tinted, memories of ...Read more

A memory of Gosport by Sue Hibberd

Hello all, my name is Steve Lane and I found this site whilst tracing my family. As a kid I lived in [Conningsby Court] Armfield Cresent. My dad Alf Lane used to drink in the Buck's Head and as a kid I remember sitting outside ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1960 by Steve Lane

I remember the long hot nights when we would all play football down the park till it got dark, the shops on the main street when you could buy any kind of sweets (or nick them if you were skint he,he), the bridge that divided the two ...Read more

A memory of Salsburgh

When I was a child, I lived at Axminster. My favourite seaside resort was Lyme Regis, about 6 miles away from home. Even though I was told, on countless occasions, that Lyme lay in Dorset, I would not ...Read more

A memory of Lyme Regis by Marjorie Alcock