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This photo is way past 1950 as this place is Mansfield Road Hill leading out of Swallownest, it is after the council had re-modelled the hill making it a wider road with a tarmac footpath. On the left where the road levels out is the depot set up when the road was re-constructed.

A memory of Swallownest by Charles King

the year i was born in bearstead memorial hosp hampton court .my father worked for some time in hampton court castle ,as a carpenter,my mothers maiden name was sibley, i,ve often wondered if i was jewish ? i remember her mother ...Read more

A memory of Hampton Wick in 1949 by Mark James Hitchens

I saw the old hop scotch in Battle Hill, when out on tonights walk. I had a flashback of wor Sandra, Scrolling numbers with some chalk. Ali Ridley, Lesley Gibson, and other lassies roond wor way. Would wear their Dunlop ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by James Bridgewood

This is the year that Hollington became my home, Buttermilk Hill to be exact. Hollington was and still is a lovely scenic village. There was a great big wood behind the houses of Buttermilk Hill which were my playground with ...Read more

A memory of Hollington in 1977 by Sue Murphy

Relating to the story of Roger Pickett; I also was born in 1952 (January) and lived in Lucas Rd with my nan, Kitty Rayment, and my mum, Joyce, and family from the age of 3. So Roger, we were near neighbours! My maiden name then was Linda ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Linda Deaville

Like the other contributer, in about 1967 I too went to Princes Road County Primary, Mr Carr was the Headmaster and he caned many a boy! The playground opened out into Knighton Woods and we played "war", it ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Jonathan Cox

I remember Woolwich town centre in the 1960's when I was a kid. In this picture I believe you can just see Garrets department store on the left which was a big rival to Cuffs department store a bit further back (out of ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1962 by Mark Stacey

We lived in Craigdarroch Cottage, near Eliock Bridge, Sanquar, in the early 1960s while my dad, Wullie Wilson, worked on the farm there. At that time the farm was owned by the Kerr family. A black London-style ...Read more

A memory of Eliock in 1963 by June Hodge

I was born in St Helen's Hospital at Hastings and lived in the village from 1955-1965 and then again from 1969- 1972. I remember the River Rother flooding and then freezing over, which was great fun as people ...Read more

A memory of Robertsbridge in 1960 by Ivy Sharp

Some of my memories as a small boy shopping in Redhill with my Mum . I remember Latties the sweetshop with big jars of sweets on shelves up to the ceiling! just along the road was the Arcade and the ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Bruce Cordy