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My mother, Valerie Evans, worked for British Railways southern region from 1957 -1960 at Deepdene House. She was a shorthand typist and remembers Deepdene House to be a beautiful building with extensive ...Read more

A memory of Dorking in 1957 by Sandra Finch

I loved Valence swimming pool, I used to have swimming lessons there with Grafton junior school and still remember how cold that water was first thing in the mornings. My father used to buy me a season ticket which cost ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1969 by Carol Wainwright

Coming across this picture sparked memories of such happy times I had as as a child spending my summer holidays in a chalet at Seaview. It was not unusual to stay for four or more weeks in one of the chalets and spend ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1958 by Roger Steer

I remember the old swimming pool we had back then and I was not allowed to swim because I had a bad ear.  We used to sneak in during the long staff meeting sessions.  I remember playing on the den site and what a football pitch we had!

A memory of Thelwall in 1967 by Roy Meanley

In 1959 I was 10 years old and the village was my big adventure trip out when I went to the shops for my mum.  Upper Belvedere was always known as The Village when I lived there, is it still I wonder?  I even went to school there too, ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1959 by Alan Roberton

I remember the village in the 1940s to 1970s. I went to school at the centre of the village till 1951 then went to Sturminster S.M school.  On the walk home from school we used to go into the forge run by Alfred ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford by David Moon

I can remember visiting my grandparents at Barbridge as a small child.  In the early 60's my grandparents name was Poole and they lived in the end house nearest to the pub.  Grandad worked for British Waterways and the garden went ...Read more

A memory of Barbridge in 1960 by Carole Marsh

I lived in Upper Belvedere from the time I was born until I married 1n 1954. I used to catch the 99 bus from the Eardly Arms pub, on a Saturday morning. to the Ritz cinema in the high street Erith. There was no Odeon then. The ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1930 by Stanley Gray

I remember walking past this point on shopping trips with my mother, being dragged along (wasn't good at walking) or on my way to/from school. I was born in 1953 in Sugden avenue where bungalows had massive areas of land (maybe I was ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1960 by Jim Pitt

The first time I went to Perranuthnoe (Perran) was in 1946 when the Warspite was in trouble and was wrecked at Prussia Cove, only to fine it's final resting place by the side of the Mount. In 1947 I married Richard Pearce ...Read more

A memory of Perranuthnoe in 1947 by frith