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I was born at home at 60 Braxted Park in June 1946. Julie, who was born in 1943 and I attended St Helen's Grammar School for Girls, I from 1951 until 1962. Our mother and Mrs Westley used to walk us and her children ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by dancingdevonshire

Hi Brian and long time since we last spoke, 32 years in fact and just came across the Stanhope scenario and boy do I remember it well. Quite brutal at times and the likes of the staff that ran the establishment would have been ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope by cheeko61201

I entered St. Marys Hospital, as a Pupil Nurse on 18/10/1971' to start my Nursing training. My name then was Ann Teresko. All the Nurses in my 'Set' moved into the Nurses Home. I was 20 years old. In the ground, there was our ...Read more

A memory of Luton by annmansfield

i was born in 1932 in malmesbury rd Canning Town in a house backing on to the railway goods and shunting yards. This provoked battle between the shunting locomotive firemen and my mother drying nappies on a clothes line on the ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by g.olmit

Whilst my memories are as a young boy I have some wonderful photos and a lot of information from my late mother and her sister. We all lived at the hotel with my ...Read more

A memory of Laindon by decorum.wa

I remember Lawrey but I thought his name was Merrick,I lived next door at no 19 huncote rd, being the other part of a semi their house went up in flames it must have been about January 1944 my brother Joe was a newborn, Jack ...Read more

A memory of Stoney Stanton by geoff.fairgrieve

I lived in Abrossden during the early 60s. I went to Bicester Highfield secondary modern. Typical 60s styling. I had the best time there and the school diners were great. I went on to 9 years in the ...Read more

A memory of Bicester by ronj14848

Although I did not live at 10-Mile Bank, my mother told me much about her life there. She lived right by the large bridge over the River Great Ouse with her Mother, Lilian, Dad, Harry, and brothers and ...Read more

A memory of Ten Mile Bank by shropshirelily

Stanley Fritter's memories of Lower Stoke jogged a few of my own memory chords. Val Mudge was my cousin, my father was Harry Mudge. I was born at the old cottage known as The Shant on the Grain Road on 15.09.1940, my sister Iris following ...Read more

A memory of Calmore by Alan Mudge

This was a wonderful delicatessen (although it would have described itself as "general provisions" or something like that, It had huge cheeses and whole sides of smoked pork and giant hams in the window. It had a unique smell - ...Read more

A memory of Loughborough by Richard Allen