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I was born in Carlton Road in 1937. Got bombed out when a landmine dropped down the road and we were evacuated to Clacton while my Dad worked down the Underground tunnel when his factory and the machines were moved away ...Read more

A memory of Gidea Park by Alan Stanley

I lived in Whitfield Place one street down from The Queens Hall picture house later called The Queens Dance Hall; also danced in The Kingsland, The Legion beside the Park Mikes, Byrne Ave and many others. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1950 by Ken Mc Guire

In the summer of 1960 I spent my Westminster Hotel School holiday working at The Pier Hotel in Seaview, Isle of Wight, mostly working in the dining room (that white windowed section protruding on the left). Funnily, I don't ...Read more

A memory of Seaview by Dylan Rivis

I was born in Hayfield in 1933 and lived there until 1947 when we moved to Hadfield. My parents were friends of the people who owned and built Park Hall swimming pool and we 4 children all learned to swim there in the icy water. It was ...Read more

A memory of Hayfield by nhossell3

A view of Kenton Road to the west of the railway bridge. To the immediate left of this shot behind the Shell petrol pump (now a car park) is Churchill Hall, home of the Wembley North Conservative Club. Rather more interestingly, ...Read more

A memory of Kenton by The Laird

It was around the first or second week of November 1940 and I was still to be born. Mum and Dad [and me] lived at 252 Percy Road. Dad worked at the BSA and Mum was pregnant with me. Mum had just made a pot of tea when the Air Raid ...Read more

A memory of Sparkhill by john.taylor2711

I have visited Conwy each year for the last several years.On my last visit I parked my car in a small car park at Penmaenmawr and walked to Conwy,I took some photographs of Conwy castle in the distance, from the ...Read more

A memory of Conwy by Judith Tranter

I spent my first years at 115 Leigh Rd and then moved across the road to 38-40 Leigh Rd-right across from Nutbeem Rd. I remember Stanley Brehaut the photographer. I went to Barton Peveril and then on to Loughborough to run for their ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by jeffkrtg

I began my school days during the 1950's at Brampton Road Primary School, Bexleyheath. My over-riding memory is a time of innocence, wonder and happiness, where we were given freedom to learn and be creative in a ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

I lived in Carshalton but as a kid of 11or 12 and accompanied by the `Gang` I / We travelled the length of the Wandle from Croydon to Wandsworth over a couple of years.Ravensbury park rings a bell as we had a fight there with some local lads ...Read more

A memory of Morden by Tony Arkell