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Our Aunt had a really Art Deco property in Jaywick- curvey windows, flat roof the size of a football pitch(it seemed); huge room with amazing folding dividing doors. And the whole place smelt of Jaywick sand. Not polluted sand, but ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea

can anyone remember the railings around the school had spikes on the top, that was until whilst retrieving a ball i accidently slipped on to them gashing my waist. soon after the head mistress mrs barlow had them removed. that is ...Read more

A memory of Fleckney in 1950 by Geoff Bosworth

Hello Glenda, my dear. I remember that name - Lighten. Where is Eastern Ave? Is it the road where Trevor Johnson and David Warren lived? Michael Cox there too. Remember him? Now I remember our dads - good mates - ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1940 by Colin Newberry

I was born at 163, Hillcross Avenue in 1946. Went to school over the road from my home just behind the alleyway behind my grandparents house opposite (Dwyers) Hillcross Primary School. I loved to run (no not from the school!) but ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1946 by Stephen Smith

Head Game Keeper was Mr Mair.

A memory of Arkengarthdale in 1960 by Sam Mair

I was Born in Lon Gefn Bodedern and started school in the Village when I was 4 yrs old ,I have memories of the Head Master Mr Jones and his two daughters the youngest being Guinivere ? I have many happy memeories of ...Read more

A memory of Bodedern in 1949

I have just started researching and writing a family history for my daughter who was born here in Australia and has little knowledge of the backgrounds of her English grand- and great grandparents. My theme is "Thank ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood by Paula Stocker

As a 14 year old living in these dangerous war year's, we were used to seeing dog-fights between the Spitfires and Luftwaffe so much so that we were rather blasé about taking cover when danger threatened. Came the flying ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham in 1944 by Patrick Pyke

Both my wife and I went to Wood End schools. In our day, a girl who did not pass the 11+ exam would spend her whole school life in the one school, going through Nursery, Infants, Junior and Senior schools. As there were no senior ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1948 by John Bowring

I was so lucky to have landed in Muswell Hill to take up residence with a family of three headed by their matriarch, Cecelia in 1980. She regularly took in students of all kinds to live in the house ...Read more

A memory of Muswell Hill by Sharon Van Buskirk