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My parents and I moved to Petts Wood from London in 1932 to a new semi detatched at 53 St Johns Road. The builder was named Wostall. My aunt, a school teacher, also moved next door. St Johns Road then was unadopted, and at the ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood

My earliest memories are during the war of hiding down the Andersen garden shelters in King Edwards Saturday Road and St Erkenwald Road with my parents and brothers listening to the shrapnel pinging around us as the ...Read more

A memory of Barking by cliffordsmith961

My name is Alan Naber and in 1949 I was five years old and started my school life at Red Lion Road school. This is an account of how I saw life at that time with a few additions from other students I am still in ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth by oldcyclist

So many hours of reading here in this library. The children's section was in the main door and to the right served by the 2 windows shown on the ground floor. I recall taking out every Arthur Ransome ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Chris Scott

My Dad did his army training adjacent to Baglan during WW2. The hastily built barracks did not have enough bathroom facilities and asked local residents for permission for soldiers to have a bath in their houses. A super-kind ...Read more

A memory of Baglan

Where the present Tulse Hill Tesco Shop and Esso Petrol station stands today, was the home of my grandfather Alfred John Thomas from the 1920's to the 1950's. Through the 1960's & 70's his daughter ...Read more

A memory of Brixton by Gemma Gemma

Pupil at whittlebury in '60s.charlie/chaz langmead. Played guitar, not well. Formed trio and played at old boys reunion in the gym. Also famous for smashing up dunlop bus at silverstone and getting 8 lashings and detention for a ...Read more

A memory of Whittlebury by Chaz Langmead

I was born in 1942 in Hathaway Rd at my Nan's. We moved to Milton road. When small I remember the house being damaged by the rocket that fell in the pit. Later playing on the bomb site in Cromwell Road. Went to Quarry Hill school, remember ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Carl Thomson

I lived in the house at the back of the picture in the 1950s. The small upstairs window at the front was my bedroom. In the winter my mum sent me across to Mr. Davey the greengrocer (next to the post office) for wooden orange ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Raymond Fisher

Lived in Battersea from 1949 to 1969, Boutflower Lane, Holgate Avenue, Mayford Close. Went to Falconbrook School and Balham Central. Many happy memories of friends and places all over Battersea despite the sometimes gloomy areas and the bomb sites. Open to contact if you wish to reminise.

A memory of Battersea