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I was born in 1938 in Toooting and we lived at 23 Blakenham Road. My mother sold the house in 1976 after my father died. My first school was the St Anselm's convent in Tooting Bec Road until the age of 7, where we were ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1940 by Bernard Burton

I was born in 1950 at 45 Winstanley Road, the house next door to Foxwells the bakers on the corner of Speke Road. Opposite my house was the Church of the Nazarene where I went to Sunshine corner on a Sunday. Directly opposite my ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by pommyannie

hope you dont mind me contacting you i was born in clapham and went to sudbourne road school in the late 50s and early 60s a couple of my classmates lived in lambert road linda townsend leonard harwood and phillipa richards if you by any chance knew them regards Bob

A memory of Brixton by Bob Mandale

I was born in 1931 in Bollingbroke Nursing Home and lived in Belleville Road next to Belleville Road School. Our house was requisitioned and knocked down to enlarge the school and so we moved to Hayes, Middlesex, in ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by Marie Cull

I have many fond memories of Clapham. I lived in West Side and walked the common every day. I went to St Marys, Clapham as an infant and then the Holy Family Convent, Tooting. We had lots of friends in Clapham and would love to hear from them.

A memory of Clapham in 1969

If I remember rightly, the Middle Lane school / Knottingley High School opened around 1966/67, as we were the first ones to go to the school after leaving Ropewalk School where we did our first year. I stayed at ...Read more

A memory of Knottingley in 1966 by Steve Turner

Hello, My family originated from east London (mainly Dagenham), but our branch 'emigrated to Battersea in 1964. Our first address was 22 Morella Road, right opposite Wandsworth common. I went to Honeywell junior ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1970 by Bob Robson

My husband seems to remember an exhibition of war planes on Clapham Common sometime after WW2 finished, but I can't find any record of them. Is there anybody who remembers this please?

A memory of Clapham by Susan Biggs

I went to Saint Mary ‘Covent school Late 1950, was never told who my father was , or knew any of his family was. l believe I might have a half sister.l lived at 189 Clapham Park Road,next door to a old car parts seller, ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Jacki Newlands

Roger Sailes . Henry thornton school fire

A memory of Clapham