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For a small rural community Cold Ash was a busy village in the 1950s. Collins’ Farm, three shops, four pubs, a coal merchant, and two garages all provided local employment. In addition the Convent with its farm ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

I moved to Horton Heath when I was 7 with my brother and parents. We lived in Burnetts Fields and it was just a cul de sac of about 28 houses and was known as Burnetts Gardens, the surrounding area were fields. The next ...Read more

A memory of Horton Heath in 1970

While visiting Beckenham in September this year (2012), we drove past the site of the Green Man. Sadly it has been demolished! Ken Cook

A memory of Catford in 2012 by Ken Cook

I was born in Balham General in 1940 to my parents who lived on Shirly Grove, just off Lavender Hill. I made many trips to the "Granada" in my time. I was just leaving the Granada with my parents one evening about 1943/4 when a ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Michael Longhurst

I used to look forward to the Town Hall dance, the place used to be packed. Those were the days of "Teddy boy suits", jive and bebop. I was born in Grove Street, Nantyffyllon but grew up in Llwydarth Road, but funnily enough spent ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg in 1940 by David Byers

During most of the Second World War I lived in Meopham Road, Mitcham. Before the war I had attended the Primary and Infants School at Grove Road, Lonesome. I have so far managed to trace only one person who might have been ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Douglas Tunbridge

My memories of the village are so precious that I wished it to be preserved intact with no alterations whatsoever, which of course was ridiculous. The main change is the size. When I was a child, in the '40's and ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong in 1950 by Dorothy Blake

I was born in 1950, Stephens was my maiden name. With my two brothers Bob & Barry, we lived in Bradfield Drive next door to Grahame Scott who was in the Tremeloes, before they were sort of famous. Remember the swings in Maysbook ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Pat Lumsdale

Does anyone remember the Park Inn in Ducie Grove? My grandad, Tommy Jennings, was the landlord for many years and his daugher Margaret and son in law Wilf, were my parents. My dad was also a taxi driver in Manchester for many years.

A memory of Ardwick in 1960 by Annette Crotch

I used to live in Cedar Grove, before moving to Swindon with my parents and brothers and sisters. I used to be friends with l Whitfield who lived up the road from us. I still have relatives in Westbury. Last time I was in ...Read more

A memory of Westbury in 1965 by Michael Moore