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Around 1957 I was walking around High Street, enjoying a meander from my route home to Bradbury Lines when I saw the wife of an officer from the Army Camp, Lt Richard Vincent, in great distress with some ...Read more

A memory of Hereford in 1957 by Dylan Rivis

Woolwich Market ..what a hoot ! I can hear the stallkeeper at the far left there now back in 1959... 'ere y'are luv..step right up...step right up..see these 'ere brand new silk bloomers ...never seen dayloit, ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by Dylan Rivis

Mr Joe (Cloggy) Jackson Almost everyone who met 'Cloggy' has stories to recollect of this colourful village character - Dave Quinn recalls: Mr Joe 'Cloggy' Jackson, Club Doorman and Saturday Evening vendor of 'The Pink', ...Read more

A memory of Howden-le-Wear by David Quinn

This is the view from the other side of Central Park, the main road ran alongside and Heath Park estate where we lived was opposite. I remember my dad and me waiting for a 103 bus to take us to Romford Market and ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1955 by Glyn Mallett

I was at the Convent when this picture was taken. In the foreground you can see the tennis courts. Our dormitories were on the 'Top Landing', the windows you can see on the second floor. The Convent was run by the order of St ...Read more

A memory of Lechlade on Thames in 1960 by Lesley Hayward

On holiday from Inverness in 1952, my mate entered me in the Saturday night talent contest that was, I believe, held every Saturday then. I sang a brand new song called 'Luna Rosa' and went over very well. After all entrants had ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by Jock Watt

Does anyone remember George and Ada Price. They lived in Prescot in the fifties and moved to the new masonettes in Beaconsfield in the 1960's. They had a son Gerogie and a daughter Phoebe. I have many fond memories of ...Read more

A memory of Prescot in 1964

My family moved from Battisborough Cross, Holbeton in 1938, I was 9 years old. I think my dad bought 6 Clifton Estate, Colebrook in 1938 for 250 quid brand new. I attended Plympton Senior School and later Warrans on North Hill, ...Read more

A memory of Plympton by victorgarrod

In this photo of Aylesbury Street, on the right, next to the Bull and Butcher pub there is Bletchley Motors. In 1966 I bought a practically brand new Old English White MGB sports car from ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford by Keith Wynn

I was born at the mothers hospital too in 1961. Iv lived in Tottenham all my life, mum came from manor road off chalgrove road, dad come from Braemar Road(Kent rd to be precise just off there). Dad came out the RAF in 1948/9 and met mum ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Lee Harvey