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I lived with my parents, 3 brothers and Nan above my Nans greengrocers shop called CARELESS in Colne Road until 1950 when my family moved to a brand new housing estate in Hanworth. I remember in later years the Grocers, think it was ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham in 1947 by Ann Overton

We lived in St Vincent Road, went bottling collecting bottles left on the beach and got the deposits back from the kiosks on the beach front, the some, the mean buggers only gave us half when they ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1953

Mr Grandfather Fred Dunn had a Milk round in Bruton, His cows were in Ladywells and his Milk round was known as Lusty Dairy not sure of the year he started he also had cows in Lusty. He used to take milk ...Read more

A memory of Wyke Champflower by Annette Pitman

Manchester the war.... then to Blackpool. And into Red Rose Cottage in 1950, Grandmare how she held us all together, what a lady Nellie Booth was her name... We started off with eight of us living in the cottage, and ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1950

I have so many memories I dont know where to start,1 I will always remember is Kate Irvines shop especially at xmas the way they decorated the shop window with xmas goodies & getting excited I always wondered what it looked like ...Read more

A memory of Salsburgh by Yvonne Gardner

Back in the 1950's, on the way home from the Sacred Heart School, we sometimes used to come down the High Street and go to the blacksmiths. They were located between the duck pond and the bowling green. We used to stand ...Read more

A memory of Ruislip by oneperson001

We were the Hobbis family and we lived at 54 Oak tree Lane, Selly Oak with my parents and grandmother. The house was directly opposite the old Selly Oak Hospital. I can remember the re-building of the hospital and sadly now ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham by purple-cielo

Harleyford was my weekend home for some twenty years when the Foley Brothers turned the place into an exclusive caravan park, we had a small boat and would go shopping into Marlow or up to Henley. It was probably one of those idyllic ...Read more

A memory of Marlow by Ted Lay

My parents were rehoused after the WWII in prefabs. We were the Theobald, Reg, Dave me Christine and then in 1958 my sister Sylvia. My parents were Reg & Betty. I went to Hilldean Infants & ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by langleys.ipswich

I remember Elm Park Gardens so very well! The big gardens, right along the back of the houses, all joined up as one - no fences Just places for us kids to play - either there or in the street. I was there for only about ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea by jcron8