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The shop on the right is Hobleys' Ironmongers. As a youngster I would buy my fishing tackle, airgun pellets, & sheath-knives there. I would gave in awe at the new Diana & BSA airguns that they stocked - ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by bru.enzer

I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by david.b.carter

Kingsley Secondary School, Hi, my name is Richard Hood and I attended Kingsley from 1958 to 1964. I have very fond memories of the school together with the many classmates who are fondly remembered. It’s a shame that I ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea by richard.hood

I remember South Harrow very well my mum and I would go there every Saturday to do the shopping and we would both carry it back walking to Reading Road. I used to go to Saturday morning pictures at the Cinema in ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by moko123

Hi my name is Bryan Hall, but when I was born it was Bryan Daniels. Because of my mothers persnal difficulties I was taken in by the Surrey County Council aged three months being put into council care. In 1945 I was ...Read more

A memory of South Darenth by Bryan Hall

Bush Hill Park had so many interesting characters back in the 70's when I was young. I loved going to the shops in Cambridge Terrace, just off Dehli Road. My favourite one was Stewart's, the sweet shop, owned by ...Read more

A memory of Bush Hill Park in 1972 by Sharon Kenealy

My uncle, Reginald, always called Dartmouth, "The Town That Time Forgot". And he meant that in a good way because Dartmouth was largely unchanged over the years and of course, as a result, is now quite the ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth by Robert Pavlick

Where the pushbike is, The Toast Rack cafe was, a favourite place for us 'rockers' to meet for coffee and a smoke (back in the days when we all did). This was the meeting place on a Sunday morning to ride to Box Hill and ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1961 by Peter Leonard Norcott

I worked at Birkheads in Church street around 1967/8 in the TV department. Great old fashioned store that used to deal with the stars from St George's Hills. They would close the store and open in the evening ...Read more

A memory of Walton-on-Thames by Barry Lamb

My name is Norma Webster, now Evans. I was born in Bredbury in 1938 and at first lived in Annabel Rd. My parents became caretakers of Bredbury Hall until 1948 when we all migrated to Australia. Bredbury Hall was a ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1944 by Norma Evans