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My grandparents from both sides all lived in Ravenor Park Road from the 1940s onwards, Ernest and Phyllis Warren, my mum's parents lived about 5 doors away from Aubrey and Muriel Thurston, my dad's parent's, and that's how my ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1969 by Lisa Thurston

My maiden name was Iris Potter, I went to school and church in Burtonwood. I live in America now. I have lots of very good memories of my friends in Collins Green. I get so homesick, I will always be a British citizen.

A memory of Warrington in 1958 by Iris Lauscher

On a holiday from Australia, today my husband and I visited East Molesey & Hampton Court. My mother's paternal family were the Lawrence's - Edward was a master butcher and had a shop in 156 Walton Road (now ...Read more

A memory of East Molesey by Erica Henley

I was born in Crosby in 1958 and lived in Endbutt Lane for years, not far from the Endbutt Hotel. I had very mixed memories some happy, a lot sad. St Peter & Paul's school, friends Marie G, Susan C, Jeanette and Pat F, horse riding ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1969 by Cathy Joseph

My mother was a midwife sister during the 1940s and early 1950s at the old PRI. She must have delivered lots of babies from the area during this time. There was once a photo of her in the LEP with 3 babies born ...Read more

A memory of Preston

I have no memories of Hawkchurch. But I am trying to trace my family history, and so far have got nowhere. And I am hoping that someone might remember hearing about them. According to the 1911 census they lived at Berry ...Read more

A memory of Hawkchurch in 1910 by Christine Elliot

I went to Woodcroft Primary School in 1966. I was born in Borehamwood, moved to Burnt Oak in 1962. It was a great place to live. Watling park, Blundell park, great times xx. I remember Debbie Davies, Lizzie True, Cheryl ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1971 by Caroline Shipman

Hi, my name is Jean. I have been doing my family history for a while now, but cannot find anything at all about my grandfather John Francis Donald. All I know is that he lived on the green and before that in the Coulton by the ...Read more

A memory of Gainford in 1920 by Jean Thornley

I was born in Madeley in 1951. My father was a coach driver for A.L.Jones of Victoria Road. I spent a lot of my early years sitting on the front seat of the coach, and sometimes on the engine cover next to Dad. I'm sure ...Read more

A memory of Madeley in 1963 by Terry Drury

This isn't my memory, I want to know if anybody remembers my uncle Jack. He died in Maidstone hospital in 1985 aged 74 (I didn't know of him then) he was described as a retired newsvendor, so, I was wondering if anybody remembers him. ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone in 1985 by Yvonne Wright