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I was stationed in Morfa Camp in Towyn between Jan 66 and Dec 68. We were more or less regulars at the pub, especially on Saturdays in the winter. The landlord at that time was an Englishman named Len or Les. He was ...Read more

A memory of Abergynolwyn by William Head

I remember the British School so well, especially the headmistress at the time, Miss Gilbert. She was very strict, but generally fair, and much respected by my parents. One thing that stays in my memory is the enormous ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1951 by Jane Carlton

we moved into Boundary close 1954. I remember a huge storm 1955 when the Norwood Road was flooded in front of willesdon dairies from where we used to get our milk. Using the swings on the Green which was ...Read more

A memory of Norwood Green in 1961 by David Rodwell

It was in a cold winter of 1957 when I arrived as a private at the old timber huts close to engineers corner. After much square bashing & rifle drills including hours on the ranges it was onto driver training with ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp in 1957

A lot has been posted about Wandle Park but what about Duppas Hill? I well remember the gun emplacement at the top of Duppas Hill and I remember the noise they made when they were firing, I lived not a stones throw away in ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1940 by John Knapp

G'day, My parents sold Wrotham Hill Farm in 1947 to move to Australia. It cost my father 700 pounds in then money to take the family (Mum, Dad, two brothers and myself aged 4) to Australia. I remember Dad saying there was ...Read more

A memory of Wrotham in 1947 by Summer Brook Jones

Born in Grandma's house in 1947 before moving round the corner. Loved the sounds and smell of the docks, watching the big ships come in to unload and load cargo then waving to the train drivers as they chugged along. Played 'kick ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Sandra Heath

My family moved from Woking to Tongham in 1942 into Springpond Cottage in Grange Road - a farm worker’s cottage belonging to Ben Ceasar. Dad was a lorry driver delivering the farm’s vegetables. There was only cold running water ...Read more

A memory of Tongham in 1965 by John Reynolds

Born and bred in Woodford. Had a paper round at WH Smith on the Woodford railway station. Not too bad in the summer but freeezing cold on the winter mornings. Sang in the choir at St Barnabas Church and receive 3 ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1955 by Mike Francis

We were transferred to England in 1953. My father who was in the Air Force at the time hadrented a house on ( I think lansdown circle ) did remember the name ," bleak house " and it was ...Read more

A memory of Cheltenham in 1953 by Jan Alcott Hensley