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A lady writing on here mentioned a couple of places in Battersea that bring back memories. First of all, she mentioned Meyrick Road. I never lived there, but my mum and dad did when my mum was carrying me. My mum and dad were Mr. and ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by s.fomes

Lived in Badminton Road as a child and teenager. There was a garage just out of view on the right. Used to walk up here to the tube and buses at Clapham South, there was a bus down Nightingale Lane, the 189, which ...Read more

A memory of Balham by mmd1957

I lived in Birley street with my parents and brother Colin. I have very happy memories of shaftesbury park school and later on Clapham county grammar school. Many days were spent on Clapham Common and at battersea park, where the ...Read more

A memory of Battersea

We lived in Beaufoy road from when I was born in '54 to 1966 until we moved to Basingstoke. I lived with my mum and dad Jim and Doll Coulson. Would love to find Carol Smith from Clapham we both went to Macauley School, Clapham. Janet Coulson.

A memory of Battersea by ltruscott

Hi, My beloved Dad who sadly passed away in the Summer was born in Grant Road .He I also lived in Harbut Road and Lyford Road .His home in Harbut Road and Lyford Road are still there .He attended Plough ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by murphsmum

After the war (1945) an elder brother was sent to a boy's home in Sidcup, Kent and two years later, I was sent to Chertsey. WE WERE SEPARATED. We had been sent to a family in Epsom Surrey for the duration of ...Read more

A memory of Chertsey in 1951 by Ronald Strange

I grew up in the 1950s/60s in this area and well remember the local picture houses and Saturday matinees - watched 'Sink the Bismark ' when it first showed. Mum used to take me round the market then the big stores and ...Read more

A memory of Brixton by Peter Barry

Guessing around 1069, I'd been about 10 then. I have many memories of going to Saturday morning cinema with my sister, and I remember my dad telling me of having similar memories. I lived at the top of St John's Hill, ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1969 by Amanda Prior

I have fond memories of the "British Granadiers" on Saturday mornings at the Granada, great fun. I also remember later on a Sunday, as a teenager, going to the Granada with my mates. We jostled for what we thought to be ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1948 by John Lovett

From the end of WWII until Sept 1957, my parents rented rooms in one of the houses in Banbury St that still stands. I was five when we moved to Surrey but have vivid memories of the house. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Tania Crosse