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I seem to have lost my previous message so will try again,i have many great memories like you ,i was born in st aubyns ave off wellington rd,opposite hounslow heath a great place to play,not so now i visited there 2yrs ago,i also saw that ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow

I came across this site whilst searching for something else and became entranced by the fascinating memories of what nowadays seems such a long time ago. Like many others who have posted memories, I was born in St ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by nigelamorley

I first lived in a little cottage in Jolly Sailors Yard, around 1944. When I was about 3 years old my parents, Fred and Connie Smith, my brother Derek and me, Norman (Bim) Smith moved to Standard House. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea by bimbarsmith

i was born in walpole highway back in 1965 and my fathers family was from there my grandparents were fred and evelyn pepper they lived in rose cottages my dad was david pepper and was working on a farm we lived in west ...Read more

A memory of Walpole Highway by carol.wrench

My dad Ron Newell owned this garage from 1947 till 1954 ,when he sold it to Shell Petrol. He brought it from my uncle, Bert Croad,who was an old truck(lorry) driver who used to drive from ...Read more

A memory of Hardwick by Martin Newell

Kiddies Corner was great but my favourite treat was a trip to 'The Imp' coffee bar - coloured light panels in the ceiling and an Expresso machine making all the noises ! My mum worked at the Co-op and on Saturdays I would spend a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell

My brother Len Tewkesbury also stoked the boilers at the Ambo in the 50's whilst still at school, either William Penn or later Slough Tech in Slough - we were living in Warwick Ave at the time and he used to let people sneak in via the back door.

A memory of Slough by tewkesburyj

I lived in Three Elm Lane, Golden Green, Kent and moved there in the 1950's and my parents left in the 1970's. As a child I went to Hadlow Primary School, Hadlow and then onto Hugh Christie, Tonbridge and yes I was also in the first ...Read more

A memory of Golden Green

Interesting to see Windermere Avenue mentioned. I lived at #57 Windermere from 1941 until I married in 1957. When we moved in and throughout the war, our house was 4th from the end of the avenue - the others were built after the war. Our ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by eewatts

I lived in Theodore Road and I was one of 11 children. the only vehicle in our road was a motorbike and sidecar. I can remember Cutlers hardware shop. On Hither Green Lane as well as the fish and chip shop I can't remember the owners ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by fpt81