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We came to live in East Bowling in 1948 (Caryl Road, just a stone's throw from the former Bolling Girls' Grammar School). Trams (soon to be replaced by trolley buses) were still running up and down Wakefield Road. I went to Lorne Street ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by whittingham.barry

I came across this site whilst searching for something else and became entranced by the fascinating memories of what nowadays seems such a long time ago. Like many others who have posted memories, I was born in St ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by nigelamorley

I lived at 35 Nicholls St Ardwick from 1955 - 1964 I went to Ross Place Junior School and then onto Nicholls Secondary School for Boys. Friends I remember were Peter and Mike Galloway from Nicholls St, Colin Benson and his sister Pauline, ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by ronmulligan0

Hi all are there any "old boy`s" on here that went to Cowplain Secondary Modern for Boy`s in the 50`s and 60`s. I left in 1964 and now live in Fareham but lived in Padnell Place in Cowplain #4 next to the Pounds family and ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain by ianirvine56

I lived in Rokeby Villas, had a brother named Arthur, who belonged to the Boys Brigade, Archie Waters, Billy Cockburn, Harry Gibson, Colin Robinson, Ian Wilson,. I was 5yrs younger, friends, Dorota Swedkowicz, Lily ...Read more

A memory of Lemington by ladymichael1139

I was enrolled was in 1969,we where only 2 Africans in the school.My best friends where Nicholas and Alan.Excursion where a very exciting time and the Mother Superior would put the fear of God in you just by looking at you.During ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by kobladorkenoo

I was born in Mytchett and went to the junior school on the Mytchett road towards ash vale, between 1955 and 1961, then R.H secondary until 1966. I lived in Loman rd, and remember when the overflow estate was built for families from ...Read more

A memory of Mytchett by John D

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1955 and lived in the flats in Dabs Hill Lane, Northolt until I was 3. We then moved to Ferrymead Avenue in Greenford. It was a strange little bungalow on the corner of Eastmead ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Peter Wilkinson

I attended this school from 1962 to 1965 and overall it was not a bad experience the head there at the time was Reg Payne and the deputy heads name was Jones. I don't of course recall all the teachers but here are a few; T ...Read more

A memory of New Parks in 1963 by Christopher Carr

In 1949 when I was four years old I travelled by train from Scotland with my mum to visit my Aunt Nan, her husband Tom, and their daughter Dorothy, who was also four at the time. Uncle Tom was butler to Lady Sybil Grant and he ...Read more

A memory of Epsom in 1949 by John Cunningham