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I was born in 1930 in Chelsea but moved to Haines Street, Battersea (demolished to make way for New Covent Garden in the 1960's) in 1933. Moved to No.3 Sleaford Street Battersea in 1935 and went to Sleaford Street School until 1939 (Mr ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by John Dorking

Does anyone have any old photographs or memories of Beckbury Cottage (formerly Butchers Farm?) We know the cottage/outbuildings used to be a butchers shop/slaughter house and the old hooks for hanging the ...Read more

A memory of Beckbury

My brother and I were sent to Reedham School in 1954. We were there for two years, probably the worst two years of my life, despite being put into care at the age of five and continuing until sixteen. I was known as Mathews 2 or RS ...Read more

A memory of Purley in 1954 by Ashley Mathews

I lived in Bassaleg from 1941-45 and attended Bassaleg County Ssecondary Grammar School. My Friend Hazel Williams and I used to walk to Allt-yr-yn lido for a swim in the hot weather. It used to take us the best part of an ...Read more

A memory of Allt yr Yn in 1944 by Hettie Marsh Jones

My memories of Grays go back to the 1940's and 1950's the war years and before the London over-spill estates Of Belhurst Park and Basildon arrived. I was born and lived at 106 Bridge Road with my parents ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1940 by Albert Wm Gosnall

In 1940 at age 1, I was moved into 123 Nelson Road with my parents and older brother.It was to be my permanent home for the next 20 years. Nelson road was split into two parts by Weston Park, the scruffy end between ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1940 by David Hammond

I moved to Fleggburgh in about 1996/97? I moved in with my father who had owned Elvaston Cottage for a few years. The house was a very thick walled place with large fire places and tons ...Read more

A memory of Fleggburgh in 1997 by Daniel Hastings

I left in 1966 to come to Australia, I went to West St Infant and junior then to Ludford St. My mum was Betty Brownell, Nee Fleet. a tailor at C.C. Dad, Alf Brownell, a tool maker, worked at the Railway work shop until ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1966 by Pamela Fawcett, (Brownell)

I'm not exactly sure what year I was an in-patient at Orpington Hospital, so 1957 or 1958 seems most likely. I was at Vine Road, Primary School, in the Juniors probably. I had to have an ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1957

My best memories were in Byker and at my grandma's. Her daughter (my mum) was Patricia Walker b. 1944. She lived in Grace Street until she got married. My grandma had a fruit and veg shop very close to ...Read more

A memory of Byker by Diane Campbell