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The above address was once a school according to the 1881 Census. A distant relative of mine was once a pupil there. I am interested to know the name of this school as well the type of school if at all possible. My ...Read more

A memory of Lymington in 1880 by Bob Hewitt

I am researching for the local museum and I would be interested to hear from anyone with memories of old Lymington food shops, pubs, farms, and sea ...Read more

A memory of Lymington by James Wild

I was born in Lymington Rd, West Hampstead. My dad was employed by the council. I later worked for Fotoco, Finchley Rd and R.Fox, Hampstead, went on to be a chauffeur, a bus driver, and an ambulance driver. I also worked at ...Read more

A memory of Hampstead by Derek Paul

I was born in July 1939 at the Portmore Nursing Home which no longer exists. Is there anyone out there who remembers the establishment or can tell me more about it? For the record my parents lived in Lymington, then moved to ...Read more

A memory of Portmore in 1930 by Richard Gallimore

An uncle, Arthur Garside owned a chemists in Freshwater following his service in the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He made Turkish Delight and would bring one or two trays of lemon and rose flavor when he visited us in ...Read more

A memory of Freshwater by ducatee

We spent all our warm summer holidays at Westgate. We lived in South London. My Grandmother lived in Quex Road and we had a caravan on St Crispens caravan site. I loved getting fish heads from the fish monger to go ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by grahamleeper1

I was born in the flats in Dudley road in 1947 my mum [joyce] always told me extremely hot summer and freezing cold winter used to play gasworks a lot my grandparents lived at the end of stoney lane inside the gates north ...Read more

A memory of Southall by michael.barton3

I went to Lymington school 1957=1961 met my wife at the school and have been married 51 yrs Mr White put a comment in her end of year report “being distracted “ hey mr white I was the distraction, eat your heart out my wife Joy Hicks ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by lenjoy8

I moved to Seaview in 1983 from Kent, the magical feeling Seaview had and the few minutes walk from our house to Seagrove Bay was wonderful. I worked for the Flamingo Park for a short time and then at the Seaview Hotel where I ...Read more

A memory of Seaview

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