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This brings back the very vivid memory of me cycling into the bottom of the driveway and heading straight into the Sports Master's car (whose name eludes me!) and ending up on his bonnet, needless to ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1962 by Polly Short

1954 and beyond really. I was born in 1949, and lived at No1 Tan Yr Ywen, with my mother. My late father John, died in in 1953(or 4) and as my dear mother has Altzeimers, memories of him are non-existant apart from a ...Read more

A memory of Llanbedr in 1954 by Robert Thomas

I have just returned from a visit to Brentwood after many years living overseas. It was sad to see the town hall is no longer in the High Street. The Odeon cinema has gone & so has the Palace cinema. The White Hart ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood in 2012 by James Chalkley

Hi, my name was Paul Lee back then, when I was at West Dene Childrens' Home back in the early 80`s - it was based on the Palmerstone Road. I am not sure what happend to the childrens' home, I have very mixed ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1880 by Paul Miller

I lived in Garrett Lane between 1949/1959. I had a newspaper round in Martins (they had a one legged budgie called Everest), and a Saturday job in Creedy's. I loved going to Smallwood Junior School, Mr Holland was my favourite ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham

Hi I was born in 1936 in Five Locks Road just down from Bert Deacons's grocery shop. My mother was Kathleen (nee Bowen) and my father was Fred Williams the Barber in Pontnewydd village next to Ivy Horton's sweet shop ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by Bowen Williams

Those were the days - loads of fun swimming in the so called "divvy" (river) at Shotley Bridge in the early fifties - different parts of the river namely; Leveys, Puddlers, chat ties, the dry ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1950 by Joan Sedgwick

Ralph loved his horses, he washed and groomed them constantly, the harnesses had brass or silver fittings, and the leather had to be polished, and the metal shone. And he often took first place in many local shows ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1940 by John Harvey

My grandparents were both born in South Ockendon. Arthur Charles Kettle and Beatrice Alice Kettle, nee Chapman. They were married in St. Nicholas Church on 15th October 1921. They had three children, ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Ann Evans

I was at Orchard Portman school in 1956-1958. Learnt to play cricket (I was the only American bowler), played on the tennis tear (both clay and lawn) and ran cross country. One time when we crossed the clay courts the ...Read more

A memory of Orchard Portman in 1954 by Ralph Gharda