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I attended Hobbayne from 1957 -1963. Who remembers Mr Ridley? Unfortunately I found myself standing outside his office on a number of occasions waiting upon the Headmaster's wrath for some minor misdemeanour! I spent a lot ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1960 by Carol Claxton

We lived on Coniston Road, the Smith family in the Fryin Pan, does anyone remember us? Jean, Barbara, Jimmy and Pat, we lived next door to the Kkennedys and no-one either side of us. Lots of happy memories, my brother Jimmy and I ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by Barbara Politi

The villagers of Tylers Green got a shock on Saturday 12th November 2011 when more than one hundred Morris Dancers arrived for an intensive day of music and dance practice in their ...Read more

A memory of Tylers Green in 2011 by John Howard Norfolk

I lived in Martin Road and was a stable girl at Park Lane, around the late 1960s/early 1970s. I remember Rita and my friend Pauline had a horse stabled there for a while (Tamsin). We took people out on rides to Belhus Park and ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Christine Roberts

I remember Grand Drive in the mid 1950s as in the photograph. I was a teenager at the time. To the left of the fence were fields where horses were kept. It's all built up with a housing estate now. So sad to see the way a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Raynes Park by Bob Ford

My family moved to harold Hill during the early 1950s from Dagenham. We lived on Paynes Brook Way first which must have been one of the first roads built as I remember lots of houses being built. We then moved to Brosely ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Peter Cheese

I remember as a little kid in the 50's going through Borsdane Wood with my mam n' Aunty Liza - we'd take egg n' tomato butties with us and always head for the Flag Bottom. This was our cheap holiday / Wigan week, I think ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1951 by Ray Mac

I lived in Torbay Road just off the Willesden Lane and our two parks were Queens Park and Grange Park. The State Cinema seemed very grand, so we all used to go to Saturday morning pictures at the Grange cinema. ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1965

I have fond memories of Winchmore Hill where I was born in 1937. We lived in Hadley Way till about 1949, then moved to Slades Hill in Enfield. I went to St Pauls School (Mr Gayler) then Minchenden. I well remember The Intimate ...Read more

A memory of Winchmore Hill

We lived in Palmerston Rd, Kilburn. My fondest memories of Grange Park were looking out of our kitchen window to see my mum walking home from work. Also I remember coming out of the 'Saturday morning ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1965 by Angela O'neill