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Despite the cement dust from West Thurrock, if the wind was in the wrong direction, Grays had everything available, from a baking tin to a new car, such a variety of shops. Good bus service, Eastern National, London ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1955 by Alan Knight

I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more

A memory of Beckington by patwalker37srpen

i was lucky to be one of the grandaughters of the owners of Robson and Porteous the bakers and have many happy memories of the high street ,the toy cupboard ,boydells ,moods and maynards ,also playing on the teapot in central park and ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth by billjackie1850

I also lived in thurrock I was born in 1965 I have friends still live there, I loved my youth knocking around the chalk pits in the summer swimming in the lake where Ikea sits now, I still drive through thinking of the old days my uncle ...Read more

A memory of Grays

We had many picnics at the lakes, Parking was good with lots of places to sit and enjoy the lakes. There was a small wooded area to the left of the bottom lake and I remember running around in there with my brother ...Read more

A memory of Earlswood

I lived at no. 22 Brookfield road with my sister, Sue and My brother Neil. I married in 1971 and now live in a village near Reading with my husband Colin. Sue married Glyn Lake who lived in parkside and they emigrated to Canada after ...Read more

A memory of New Haw by Jane Rudd

I remember going on the bus from Normanton with my Mum and Dad to Pontefract park ... and rowing around the lake ...Come in number 7 ... sometimes Dad and I would walk over the fields ..up Loscoe lane to Featherstone and on to ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract by Pauline Wood Degnan

My family's houses were situated next door to the chapel. In fact part of the chapel was built on what was some of our land. Family name was Chambers and in the early 1900s my Great grandfather William was the village blacksmith. ...Read more

A memory of Oscroft by carolannsmith777

I was born in London in 1933 and later, when the Ideal Homes Estates were constructed, my parents with me, moved to Howard avenue at Bexley. Danson Park was the place to go to. Everything happened there. Firework displays ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by jbba20508

I lived in Camberwell from 1944 until when I married in 1964. There remains a small terrace of seven houses in Grove Lane called ‘Grove Lane Terrace’; they were built in the ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman