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I was at this school from about 1961- 1966 after passing the 13+ exam. I went to Hall Place first, what a wonderful place it was! I remember Miss Moore who was the headmistress, we had Mrs. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by vikkifenlon

My name is Nick, and I lived in Northolt at 43 Kempton Avenue, going to the old Northolt Primary at the Target, the new primary off Mandeville Road, then Islip Manor junior. This was from 1962- ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Nick Parr,

The passageway led from Clayhill Road all the way through the village, and came out on the Reading Road, some 2 miles away, the passageway was used by us children daily as a short cut to school, and it went ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common in 1955 by Andrew Cooper

My Grandfather George Thomas Cooper 1880 to 1957 lived at Hebron a Detached Victorian House ( which is opposite what today is Coopers Place, named after my late Father Phillip George ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

I was a day pupil as a 7 year old in the Spring and Summer terms of 1953. I remember the headmaster, Mr. Arch. Mr. Randle and Mr. Griffin. There was a forth teacher, was that Mr. Peacock? I recall the Sunder march to the ...Read more

A memory of Boldre by Alan Locke

Born 1959 & lived down the bottom of Coombe Road. Looking at the pics of the village I can remember the daily uphill trudge with mum to the shops. Ok I was in a pushchair on the way up but that became a shopping trolley on the way ...Read more

A memory of Irby by Dave Roberts

My memory of Romiley was around the Summer of 1940. My family stayed in a stone cottage, there were about 10 of them. They were on the road up to Greave which was about half a mile away. Going in the opposite direction down ...Read more

A memory of Romiley

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders

I was sent to this place in the late 1950’s. I don’t know why I was sent but I remember having two separate visits of one month. I was only 4 or 5 when I went, but I don’t have many good memories of my time ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by Paul Morrissey

I lived in Southern Drive from 1957 until 1968 went to the Albert Memorial junior school Moved to Cheetham hill in 1968 we hated it and moved back to Malham crescent in 1969 Worked as a paper boy for Bob and Winnie at the local paper ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by David Mc Hale