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In 1949 I and a friend cycled out from Eastcote, just trying to reach beyond the urban sprawl. I know we came to West Hyde. What lead us to the banks of the Grand Union Canal, I fail to remember. About half a mile or so, we came on an ...Read more

A memory of West Hyde by Peter Giles

My family lived in Westbrook Road, off West Town Lane, Brislington, from early 1949 until April 21 1958, when I was just over 11 years old. We suddenly left on that day and moved to Hertfordshire, and apart from one ...Read more

A memory of Brislington by wbrk1958apr21

I was born in Luton in 1938 and spent most of my formative years until 1965 living with my parents in their small two bedroom bungalow in Mixes Hill Road, Stopsley. I began my education at the Stopsley enfant school before ...Read more

A memory of Luton by johnbarringer70

Some weeks ago I was back in my beloved Brentford for The Bees V MK Dons..Sadly I didn't have any time to have a wander round and walk in familiar places...just a quick drink in The Globe.Was good being there amongst all the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by awink1940

I was born in 1947 in West street, I went to West street infants and then on to Crescent road school when we moved into the prefabs in Betsham road. I was head boy at school in 1958?( still don't understand how that happened). Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Erith by duffinjeff

Am I right in remembering this pub had sawdust on the floor? The posts outside seemed to be designed for riders to tie horses to. There was only one bar and it was a big one. It was a bit like a wild west bar ...Read more

A memory of Lambourne End

Soon after I began motorcycling in the mid fifties I began to take what has been a lifelong interest in motorcycle racing. In those days it was a good trek to Brands Hatch as there were no M1 or M25 motorways and the journey ...Read more

A memory of Brands Hatch Circuit by ducatee

I am trying to trace descendents of a branch of my father's family - the Hodges and the Guys. They lived and died at 35 and 42 Great Eastern Road, Hockley, Essex in the late 50s until at least 1975. The ...Read more

A memory of Hockley by roberthodges99

This is for Margaret Elliot, I am from Kent but my adopted Grandad, Fred (Frederick Joseph) Johnson was the landlord of the Plough Inn during and after the Second World War and my mother and I were evacuated there and ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth by elstonevans

My parents home was in Costons Avenue in Greenford, I was born there in 1937 and lived there for 30 years. The rear of our house looked out to trees which grew on the boundary of Perivale Park some eighty yards away across ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by vincentlees