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I was there in 1982 or 83 (can't remember that clearly) for maybe 6 months. I was 8. I have similar memories to other commenters of the people who stood out there. There was a school on site. The P.E. teacher, made us ...Read more

A memory of Bramcote

My name at school was Yvonne Reynolds and I was in the JDSX-SDX stream. Thank you everyone for your memories. I'm pleased to see that there some writing who are about my age now [b.1937]. My first year was ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Kate Sanford

We moved to Foxley Close in July 1968 from Manford Way, Chigwell, where we'd been living in a prefab for 4yrs. Moving to what was known then as a "double prefab" was definitely a move up for our family of 5. My parents, my ...Read more

A memory of Loughton by Lubna Ul Hasan

I moved to Old Langho in I think in 1954, I was an orphan I went to live with Mr and Mrs Pye. We lived at number 42 Larkhill, Mr and Mrs Pye where nurses at Brockhall hospital. There is a bit of a field between the ...Read more

A memory of Old Langho by Terence Pye

My parents taught at Kennylands in 1950/3. I have photographs of their time there. My Godfather was John Delves who taught history and also there was a Mr. Dicky deWanderler who had been a ballet dancer. He chain-smoked ...Read more

A memory of Sonning Common by Adrian Wood

My name is Andy Pike, getting on a bit now but lovely to read other folks memories of Westbury. Here are a few reminiscences of my childhood in Westbury on Trym in the 50's and 60's. Maybe this will ring a ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym by waylandpike

My Mum and Dad used to take my sister and I to ‘The Green Room’ tea shop too, usually on a Saturday morning. We used to enjoy a large homemade shortbread biscuit! I remember the animal charity box at the door too, it was of ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by Margaret Jones

My great friend Mr Vernon Blyth passed away in 2017 (Vernon Frederick Raymond Blyth 15/02/28- 31/01/17). In the year prior to Vernon’s death, I made a short video with him. In this he relates being ...Read more

A memory of Braughing by Ian Mason

This photo is looking towards the 1890 view of the snuff mills and the end of Bridges Lane. The footpath on the right connected to Beddington Lane and was our route to the park as children. The wall on the right was pock marked with ...Read more

A memory of Beddington by Chris Scott

I was born into a family called Burns, Mother's name Dorothy, Father's name Leslie. They was a hard working family with two daughters Margaret and Patricia then there was three boys, Robert, Stephen and . for me it was a place that we ...Read more

A memory of Icklesham by Stephen Burns