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Hi, what a good site, my dad worked for Willam Hampton whose yard was by the Star School. It is now a recycling centre, but the school looks just the same. I went to Bond Road School and remember playing football against the Star. ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1964 by Keith Fowles

I was born in Earby in April 1949 at 20 Grove St. This Grove St was the original Grove St. It was demolished, I don't know when, and a new Grove Street was built, again not sure when. My grandparents lived in Dale St, my Uncle Doug at 44 ...Read more

A memory of Earby in 1956 by Julie Sculthorpe

Brought up in Tottenham 1948 to1974 - great memories. Bruce Castle Park/ Florida, Bruce Grove and Palace cinema's/ Whitbreads brewery and dray horses/Deans Butchers (fancied Linda). Hardings Bakers - lovely cream buns, Elseys where ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham

My memories, which are those of a very young girl, are of my dad's cobbler shop in High Street and his machines in the basement; of a picture theatre where mum would take one of us on Friday and dad take the other ...Read more

A memory of The Highgrove in 1954

The Army My call up papers came with a railway warrant for Gloucester, where I and another group of lucky lads, were picked up by army lorry and taken to the barracks of the Gloucester Regiment for our six weeks basic training. Unloaded ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1947 by Arthur Cottrell

I remember the Prince Albert pub very well and also being scared of their boxer dog, Chang, who used to roam freely on the common, I think you can see Chang in the forground of the ...Read more

A memory of Salfords by Richard Chisnall

I can remember Oak Bank as a boarder, the Headmaster was Mr Ainley, the assistant Headmaster was Mr Turner a rather big fellow, the other teachers were, Mr Thomas, (music teacher who played jazz on the clarinet), my favourite, Mr Easor, ...Read more

A memory of Seal in 1964 by Brian Seymour

Cannington - always will remember my stay with Dr Christmas as an evacuee - big house, - surgery around the back. Used to be taken out in the car on occassions, with his wife (a nurse) - stayed outside in the car awaiting a baby to be ...Read more

A memory of Cannington in 1940

I was born in Farnborough Hospital in May 1949, and lived at No. 1, Crown Villas, Crown Road (later 18, Crown Road) from then until 1968. This house was one of the original set built when the roads were built early in ...Read more

A memory of Chelsfield by Bill Hayles

It was every school summer holiday that my sister and I used to come with our parents to spend a week or so with grandma Annie Penhorwood. If we had any money we would go to the bakery shop near the bottom of the High Street ...Read more

A memory of Bideford in 1961 by Heather Uden