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After we were bombed out in London my parents bought a house in Romford, Essex. My father was working for the Ford Motor Company that had converted its assembly lines to manufacture Bren gun carriers and other war time ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1940 by Ray Tricker

I went to Luton Technical College in 1948. I remember the balcony surrounding the main hall. We had to march all the way to Popes Meadow for our sports afternoon, quite a hike as I remember. I spent 2 years there. My main ...Read more

A memory of Luton in 1948 by Thomas Fell

I was at Our Lady's from 1960 - '66. The most abiding memories are the smells - of disinfectant in the outside toilets, which were frozen in winter, and horrible lukewarm milk in those small bottles which were always ...Read more

A memory of Formby in 1960 by Frances Spall

My name is Maureen Gaffney (nee Golightly) and the happiest years of my life were spent in my youth in Easington Colliery. I was born in 1935 at 5 Raby Avenue and moved as a young child to Baldwin Street. My best ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery by Barbara Gaffney

My father was manager of a drapers shop at the lower end of Green Lane in the 1950's. It was called Ryder's of Northwood. If you turned left down Green Lane at the war memorial (as this photo shows) it would have been the ...Read more

A memory of Northwood in 1959 by Christopher Tubb

I lived on Hawthorne Way and went to Langold School, but only for a few months. Used to hang about with my cousin, Alan Anderson, Mo Mills and Danny Dunning to name but a few.

A memory of Carlton in Lindrick by Mick Holmes

I lived in Luton from 1958 - 1961 and attended the Grammar School. I have spent most of the rest of my life abroad but returned for a nostalgic visit recently. Luton in those days had a definite Victorian feel about. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Geoffrey Sully

I was born in Denham village but brought to Rockingham Parade, Uxbridge when I was one year old. Windsor Street was my main walking route to the town, bus, railway station and the shops. Uxbridge was a lovely town to grow up ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1966 by Kathy Mc Nally

Hello Margaret, I knew the Cowleys and the Laidlaws, but only as acquaintances. I did work with a Miss Pauline Cowley and lived opposite a Mr and Mrs Cowley in Northfield Road near Cockfosters,New Barnet. I don't know how ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet in 1949 by Roland Wood

I would have liked to have gone back to Hawtreys as I was very happy there, but one day the Vicar came and asked mother if he could speak to me. He asked if I had got a place in mind and if I hadn't would ...Read more

A memory of Ledsham in 1930 by George Allen