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I just stumbled over this site. I was 10 years old when we left Heston to emigrate to Australia. My mother was a hair stylist in The Crossways Shops (# 136) and I remember my first day of school at Springwell Infants. I ...Read more

A memory of Heston in 1950 by Geoff Ballard

I was born at Lady Margaret road and Carlyle ave in 1952. We shared the home with my grandad Fred Puddy who was well known in the area. He was the southall cricket coach and a long distance runner. Also shared the ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1952 by Jacqueline Vesterinen

I went to Bisley boys school from 1947/1953 I was in the school band played cricket and was in the boxing team Harry Moult was the trainer,we boxed against other schools,such as the Gordon boys and Wellington college.i also played ...Read more

A memory of Bisley in 1947 by James Duckworth

I was born at St. Helier hospital and lived in Stayton Road until I married in 1974. Our house backed on to the Pylbrook and the Oldfields Trading Estate, owned by the Wheeler family. One of the older boys kept a puma ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Jennifer Way

I was born in 1949 and lived in New Mill until 1973. I clearly remember the Implement gate, what happened to it? We used to meet there as boys, close to the canal where we played football in a field known as "Sewage Farm ...Read more

A memory of New Mill in 1958 by Richard Turney

Just looking at this photo brings back so many memories of shopping with my mum and two brothers.Getting chips on the way back from shopping or an icecream in Rossi's was a great treat. I went to school at Fairlop ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1965 by Trish Spencer

Boys entered the school in 1968, about 12 in the sixth form and a normal intake in the first year(now year 7). The female staff and female pupils were in a state of shock, the boys were so noisy and undisciplined in ...Read more

A memory of Selby in 1968 by Helen Swann (Now Hill)

I went to live with my grandparents in November 1943 and lived with them until March 1945. I lived at "Briar End" Mount Park in Carshalton. I was 6 years of age and remember clearly when the first flying bomb dropped a half ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1944 by Michael Wontner Riches

WENT TO THIS SCHOOL TILL I WAS 15 [HEADMASTER WAS KNOWN AS BUTCH ] MR HOWELL THERE WAS TWO PLAY GROUNDS ONE FOR THE GIRLS AND ONE FOR THE BOYS ,CANT REMEMBER ALL THE TEACHERS MR, COMER WAS HISTORY TEACHER HIS WIFE WAS HEAD MISTRESS ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1950 by Robin Watts

Mr Humphreys did indeed marry Miss Graham and he was the art teacher. Mr Mackay used to start every sentence with "ah zumm, boys and girls". I can also recall putting the RI teachers (Mr Hay) bike up on the roof of the office block once. Does anyone remember Mr Parker or Mrs Grimson?

A memory of Riddlesdown by Malcolm Parfitt