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I remember Mrs Ballard at the hairdressers in The Crossways. I did some hair modelling for her at one time when she employed a hairdresser called Freda. We went up to London and Freda won a certificate with my ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Carrol Beasley

I was born in Oldchurch Hospital in 1943 and lived in Victor Gardens until I was married in June 1962. The garden of our bungalow (No. 22) backed on to Sibley, the butchers field, which we called " The Orchard". It was ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Pauline Savage

Hi my name back in the 60's was Jacqueline Hadley, I lived with Mum & Dad and my brother Philip for 2 years in Warwick Gardens flats on London Rd and later moved to 43 Goston ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath in 1960 by Jacqueline Hadley

I was brought up in Kilburn in the 1960's. Our flat was 29a Palmerston Road. Our garden looked onto Grange Park and we just about lived there. My memories of that time were so happy. We went on holiday to ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn

I work for the Parks Department at Wolverhampton City Council. The Sons of Rest building that was in Heath Town Park was demolished a few years ago (c) 2011. Does anyone have any information about its founder or any other history ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town by Wilf Parks

Doreen Jewess, Pat Bezant, Pat Sharman, Rita Bolton and myself would often walk from Midsummer Avenue past the little park at the top, past the horse trough at the Wellington where the trolley buses turned round and carried on ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1950 by Linda Roberts (Nee Tallis)

HI, Colin Smith.does anyone remember my mum and dad .Alice Mary and Teddy Smith.I remember the good old times in St,Helens going fishing in spoggy brook for stillte backs.and the old Taylor Park and Victoria park when you go ...Read more

A memory of St Helens by Mark Mith

Going to the local school which was opposite the Church. The Headmistress Miss Griffin lived in the cottage attached to the school. We were all given a small amount of garden to cultivate and one of my jobs was to go on to ...Read more

A memory of Aston Cantlow in 1954 by Susan Edkins

My grandmother, Isabella Brown developed TB in the mid 1950's and went to stay at the Ormside Isolation Hospital. I believe she had quite a lengthy stay. My parents, Harold and Marian Brown used to drive from ...Read more

A memory of Great Ormside in 1957 by Marcia Kell

My parents took me for a fortnight 's holiday to Nefyn in 1957. We stayed with Mrs. S. Jones in Maes -y-Fynnon, Well Street from 20.07.1957 to 03.08.1957. The apartment cost 15 shillings. Our car was parked overnight in the ...Read more

A memory of Nefyn by Gillian Hodges