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Lived in 2 Wix Road, Becontree, Dagenham until I was 23 from 1951 to 1974. My mum still lives there. Did anyone else out there live nearby? I have fond memories. People were lovely. No complications. Summers were summers ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1956 by Martin Hayward

I lived in Mitcham from 1930 (when I was born) until 1948 when I went to Germany to work with the Salvation Army. In all that time I never knew that there was a fire station, let alone know where it was.

A memory of Mitcham in 1930 by Douglas Tunbridge

I remember walking through here many times as child and adult. We used to walk from Sugden Avenue where I grew up and where my parents had bought a small bungalow in 1957, down to the town in bare feet! It used to take ...Read more

A memory of Wickford by Tracy Hanna

Ii remember as a small child the excitement of our train drawing away from Heacham station and finally stopping at Hunstanton, then carrying our cases to a caravan at Searles. Another enduring memory is of waiting as a shunting engine ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton in 1966 by Geoff Hartley

I also recall the days when the old tramp used to go around the bins in the old market hall looking for food, and old Les the deaf mute who used to hang around the taxi rank on Market Hill, he used to go to Warwicks fish ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Michael Bream

This picture looks like it was taken with Dunstable Place as the intersection on the left. It would have had the Post office on the corner closest to the photographer and housed the old police station on the right between Upper George St. and Stuart St.

A memory of Luton by Michael Bream

Last thoughts, for her, was my father's mother, did see her, I remember in a place called CULTURE HOUSE, next to old police station, just as you come over railway bridge, on left hand side, on the way to JARROW. I think she ran a bed ...Read more

A memory of Hebburn by James Devlin

Hello Former RAF Bletchley 'inmates,' I spent a couple of happy years at RAF Bletchley which I would describe as just a dormitory station where we ate, slept and relaxed during off-duty hours from our work at RAF ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1950 by Walter Bourne

My great grandfather was Enoch Williams at one time Superintendent of the Fire Station at 1 High Street. He went to Bridgnorth from Gt Whitley in 1894. I have photos of the fire crew of ...Read more

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1900 by Sue Oliver

One day I went to Porthcawl with my friend, we had a lovely day there except that I lost one of my shoes in the sand. My friend's dad was staying at a caravan down there so we went to visit him, he made me a sort of mule type ...Read more

A memory of Tondu in 1962 by Eira Waite