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I was born in 1946 and spent the first 3 years living in a curved un-insulated "nissen" hut next to the gunsight in Adel. We then moved to 71 Raynel Way in 1949. I attended Cookridge School and used to walk up ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge in 1949 by Brian Jarvis

Living just off Park St, Camberley, our house was on the landing approach flight path. With my dad's binoculars from the First World War I watched the Boston III's and Mitchells coming back from daylight raids with holes ...Read more

A memory of Blackbushe Airport in 1943 by André Goddard

My family moved to Watford in 1953 to a large house in Rosslyn Road, a side road within a few yards of the Rickmansworth Road right opposite the Town Hall concert hall entrance. I spent virtually all my childhood there plus the ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1953 by J Lawrence Prior

My grandfather bought one of these ex-RAF officers bungalows after the Second World War so that the family could have a holiday base. In the B850004 photo, our bungalow is roughly alongside the white car you can see ...Read more

A memory of Barmston in 1953 by Peter Rodger

My name is sammy strachan I lived at 9a Middleton st the miners row's behind the commercial bar from 1952 until 1962.my fondest memories are of the primary school,the high parks,over the bing playing,and the outside toilets.simplicity I ...Read more

A memory of Ferniegair by samuelstrachan60

I was looking through pictures on the FF website of Cornwall, especially those of Helston & Tintagel. The picture of this church stirred an embarrassing memory… From the late ‘70’s to the new century, spent many Sumner hols at ...Read more

A memory of Tintagel by bru.enzer

The Lion & Swan Hotel Congleton Story has it that The Lion & Swan in Congleton was made from ancient timbers, even today there are some solid twelve inch by twelve inch supports on display but who knows ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by Alec Coles

Having only this week come across your website, with so many writing about their memories of Wembley, I felt inspired to add my memories too. I was born in Pettsgrove Avenue in 1941 and lived there until 1965 when I married ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Sheila Mac Donald

This was once the main route through Cannock, namely the A34. I can't ever recall it being congested in the post war years and even into the 1960's though long distance lorries often passed through this way. Of course at that time the ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

During the mid 70's I attended the above school for a few terms. It was half a normal school, and also had a secretarial section that taught Gregg shorthand & touch typing. My aunt taught the secretarial students. I commuted ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by bru.enzer