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Penny son amd parker, coop butchers and grocery, barbers, horlocks funeral, Wardona picture house, news agents, st botolphs school, and church. Springhead Road where my mother worked for Mrs Keen who had a drapers shop in Northfleet.The ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1942

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone, anyone at all, remembers a lady called Joan or Lucy Clarke, born about 1921? Her mother was called Elsie May Clarke (as far as I know), I don't know Joan's father's full name... I know Joan was ...Read more

A memory of Chinley in 1930 by Christine Clarke

I came to live at Leadgate when I was 12 years old and attended Leadgate Council School which was a large red brick building for infants and juniors, boys and girls. I was at the school for only 2 years, ...Read more

A memory of Leadgate in 1930 by Wilf Wallace

My Grandparents, Joseph and Lilian Stokes, had this property built about 1953, they opened a general stores, the only one for miles around, and also ran the local post office in the shop, a few years later. Many many ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bishop by Sharman Keen

It would be great to hear from anybody who was around Dalton Street , Worth Street, Danzic Street, or who went to the Rex picture house, played on Barnies, Bobs Hill, went in Jock Stobbers, lads that had ther hair cut at Harry's ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Teddy Peacock

Having just stumbled on this website I felt compelled to add my recollections of living in Fenham in Cheeseburn Gardens from circa 1961 to 1980. I lived 2 streets down the hill from the first contributor who lived in Ovington ...Read more

A memory of Fenham by keith.hindson

I wanted to add my own memories of growing up in New Haw from 1965 until moving again in 1973. The family moved from Richmond (then in Middlesex) to 187 New Haw Road, a detached 3-bedroom house with 1/3 acre of ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1966 by Andrew Taylor

The picture of the Church is in fact the Old Cranford School but it displayed the church services that were being held. The Holy Anagles Church was a 'nissen type ' building at the back of the Old School. I used to attend ...Read more

A memory of Cranford in 1941 by John Humpleman Humpleman

My name is Robert Gwillim, I lived at 1A High Street with my parents Edward & Betty from when I was born in 1955 until April 1962. My sister, Carol, was born in December 1961. My parents had lived at 1A High ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by Robert Gwillim

Having returned from Australia, I got a job as controller 4 nights and Sundays, it was a great scene, what with the disco downstairs, the bar upstairs, a barber shop, restaurant, 24 lanes, and a juke box with great ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1966 by Bob Bell