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My family moved to East Ham from Mile End. We lived on White Horse Road, and I attend Brampton Manor. My brother and sister attended other schools. We used to to the reck centre in Central Park, on Saturdays, it was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1975

I grew up in Kepple Road at no 22, opposite the little flats between 1962/83. I went to Altmore/Napier-Nelson/EHGS/Langdon schools. I recall the High Street and I worked on the seafood stall outside the Cock for Pete. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Russell Oliver

I spent most of my younger life in Bexleyheath, we lived in Oaklands Road. I went to Upton Road Primary School, I remember that the Head Teacher was Miss Hughes. From there I went on to Bexleyheath Secondary Modern ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1951 by Arthur Paice

Grandad was a Winder at Cortonwood Colliery. Lived at 53 Knollbeck Lane.Well known for his model railway in the garden. Variously known as Joe, Job and sometimes Alfred Job Wright. My Dad Sidney now gone some ten years since. Well ...Read more

A memory of Wombwell by john.kirby.wright

My name is Janice Harvey and we lived in East Ham, Stamford road to be exact I went to Roman Road primary and junior schools then on to Brampton Manor secondary school from 1952 to 1964. I spent a lot of time at my Nan's in ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by janicetully

I started work for Austin's of East ham in 1978, and work their other factories in barking I have done research on Austins as no one seems to know about the company now that were the largest joinery company in the country, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham

Both my wife and myself work at the school. It is a fantastic place to work and live. We are also able to visit the church next door where Wordsworth was married. Many of the original features of ...Read more

A memory of Brompton-by-Sawdon by Jim Roberts

My memory is not that long ago. I moved to Chesterfield with my wife and small children in 1991. We first lived in Brampton then moved to Wingerworth. We had a fish and chip shop in Cavendish Street just around the ...Read more

A memory of Chesterfield in 1991 by Steven Waters

My memories are actually too recent to be of interest but what may be is the research of my Routledge ancestors. They can be found in the Brampton and the Farlam Parish Registers from the early 1700's and they ...Read more

A memory of Cumwhitton by Wendy Larmour

I started training to be a nurse at Oldchurch in 1968, I made great friends with Joy Webb and Janet Knox. I remember the tuck shop across the road where I would have to go on pay day to pay off my debts. All the ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1968 by Pamela Woodock (Nee Geeves)