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wonderful memories of growing up in tooting. I was born in 1939 and can vaguely remember the end of the war. I remember the rationing, and often wonder how our parents managed, I was one of four, so often had hand me down clothes, I ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Faye Connolly

so pleased to have found this site, i grew up in aldershot and i remember all the places in the oics, i swam at the lido and whent to sat morning pictures, i played for hours in manor park and attended manor park school. i was married ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by Kathleen Redford

This photo shows the road junction (left behind the car) leading to East Coker village. From 1960 onward I served my apprenticeship with FW Saunders the Rootes Group dealers in Reckleford. About this time Recklesford was widened ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1960 by Peter Woods

I was born in Winchmore Hill in 1937 and from a very young age lived with my parents and younger sister Carole in Wynchgate, backing onto to the lovely Grovelands Park. When I got married in 1957 ...Read more

A memory of Southgate in 1957 by wendypardy

Does anyone please have any photos or information on Hillside Mother and Baby Home 5 Roxborough Park Harrow on the Hill, around 1965/66.

A memory of Harrow on the Hill in 1966

I lived in Lambert Road Brixton Hill with my sister Pat and two brothers Ron and John Wootton. My name being Rene Wootton. Such lovely happy memories of Saturday morning pictures at the ABC and wall king into Brixton shopping area. ...Read more

A memory of Brixton in 1950 by Irene Luker

I was born in 7 Hill Street, Garden City in 1930. I attended Hendreforgan school from 1934-1944, as did my three sisters and three brothers. Mr.Lewis was the Headmaster. On leaving school at 14 I worked for 3 years in the ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1930 by Maureen Doughty

My introduction to the Monckton mining community began on a bitter cold March Monday morning in 1944. The wartime Minister of Labour Ernest Bevin had decreed that I should become one of his boys. So here I was at ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1944

We lived in French Mill Lane so needed to walk up Gold Hill to go shopping. I was a toddler at this time and we had a jack Russell called Pepe. Mum used to tie him to the front of my tricycle and he would pull me up the hill.

A memory of Shaftesbury in 1963 by Yvonne Mackay

I remember parts of this photo. I was born in 1956. The shop with the flags was Brooks' bakers I think. The houses just beyond it up the hill must have been demolished in the 60s. I remember there being 'sticky bob' plants where they ...Read more

A memory of Winsford in 1960