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I have wonderful memories of the Ponds, I would go stickleback fishing with my Dad armed with a jam jar and fishing net on the end of a bamboo stick. Bread for the ducks was always good too, half for me and half for ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1965 by Mandy Beller

Would like to get in touch with anyone related to or having known Charles Alan Foster's family. He was born in 1906 - married to Edith E Cooper and went to Australia in 1950. I believe this to be my father and ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate in 1950 by Joyce Kent

I was born at 13 Alma Place (up the small alley from Argent Street) in 1952, moving to number 6 when I was 5. When I was 9 we moved to Sherfield Road, where I lived until 1970 when we finally moved to Shipston-on-Stour, ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Robert Wildish

I was born on Room's Lane in one of three cottages near to the train station. My father worked for Roland Humphry. We moved to St Bernard's not long after I was born, the house was the previous horseman's home, My dad ...Read more

A memory of Morley in 1951 by Leslie Kershaw

As a 16 year old, I was a boarder from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia at Saint Joseph's Convent, 122 Ladbroke Road. With me there were around 25 girls ranging from the ages of 4 to 17 years old and at least from 10 different ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1966 by Maria Victoria Garcia Azuero

In about 1995, I found amongst my late grandmother's papers, reference to a couple of 'Uncles' - William and John Milnes - who lived at one time at Butts House in Ashover. It was mentioned that the two brothers had owned mines in ...Read more

A memory of Ashover by Daria Burnett

I used to live in 'The Nine Gables' pink painted house in Woolwich Road opposite the Graham Road Secondary Modern School for boys and was the only boy caned for hitting the headmaster with a snowball full in his face ! My house was not ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1950 by Raymond Bossom

My parents met in Hurley at the church; they were thrilled when we were able to take them back there on a visit many years later.

A memory of Hurley in 1920

I loved Ty Newydd from first stepping inside it. At the time of visiting in May 1971 we were able to rent the house, we had the whole of the grouhd flooor and the back of the second floor, what was our lounge is now the library, ...Read more

A memory of Tynewydd in 1971 by stephanieann57

I moved to Burnt Oak in May 1940, to 84 Fortescue Road. I was 4. My memories are like a batch of video clips, as follows: Moving in. Removal men trying to get a wardrobe into the front bedroom by ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1940 by David Brusselen