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It was lovely to come across this page. We lived in Sherfield-on-Loddon from 1961 to 1969 and my parents ran the village store (known then as The Stores) and the picture would have been taken from ...Read more

A memory of Sherfield on Loddon by Chrissie Ferngrove

About a mile from Dialstone Lane School was a favourite play spot called Whistlehollow. It was a deep depression in the middle of fields and in the summer we used to try to dam the little brook that ran through the ...Read more

A memory of Stockport in 1940 by Ian Crowe

Around 1956-64 I used to spend a lot of time in Whitby with my nanny Sally Dobbs who was a Whitby resident all her life. Her brother ran the museum where I have fond memories of rocking in a little wooden cradle which was on ...Read more

A memory of Whitby in 1960 by Lorraine Terry (Nee Baker)

I lived in North Finchley from 1949 till 1968 and my maiden name was Battams. I have many fond memories. I started my first job on the day after my 15th birthday as I was only 14 when I left ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley in 1965 by Linda Stein

Started my life in 4 Blamey Crescent living with my Gran Dodds, Granny Park lived upstairs and Granny Smith lived next door. Moved to 9 Milne Crescent (prefabs) when I was about 4 years old. I remember the "gang" I played around with ...Read more

A memory of Cowdenbeath by Ann Dodds

My strongest memories of Lewisham is there being three cinemas there. The Gaumont (where I saw the Beatles live in the 1960s) - I went to Saturday morning pictures there. The Rex cinema, just by the bridge ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by Jackie Walder

Holland is a bustling Essex coastal town `resplendent`-a bride in her wedding day gown, tree lined avenues, with neat little plots, well kept gardens and a place for the tots, a school, four churches, library and hall, a ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1993 by Allen Warrender

There was a pub near the railway bridge on Overy Street called 'The 3 Tuns' was that the one? I was born in a house in Dartford Road in 1955, the family moved to a new bungalow, no. 6 Tuffnail Road, tel. 23838, ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1961

From Bury to Porthtowan in those days was a long hard drive, especially with three screaming kids in the back. To make it easier we would set off at 2am and drive through the night... in those days less than half the ...Read more

A memory of Porthtowan in 1973 by Raymond Hay

Holmeleigh Children's Home had routines, each cottage home operated supervised by housemothers and assistant housemother who were responsible for daily care needs of children under their care which could be up to ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle in 1967 by Elizabeth Farrow