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I was four years old and lived with mum in a caravan parked in this farmer's field along with other caravaners. Mum and dad would have paid rent to the owner of the farm. I was the only youngster around and had no ...Read more

A memory of Burtonwood in 1959

I think Stonehouse had something for every age growing up. Brownies, cubs, scouts, and guides. A youth club and a coffee bar. Always somewhere to explore, the canal, Doverow for sledging, the brickworks and always ...Read more

A memory of Stonehouse in 1952 by Jackie Shearman

Lived in Eltham from 1940, when Dad was in Artillery, and off to France, came back injured from Dunkirk, but alive, just ! Homes were, Rancliffe Gdns, Milburn Gdns, and Meadowside. Lovely road with unrestricted views across what is now ...Read more

A memory of Mottingham in 1940 by Peter Russell

I lived in Lea Road, Southall. My father Alfred was a lorry driver for Sanders & Son, also known as The Tube, half way down Gordon Road. My mum Betty worked as a manager of Bill Taylors newsagents just off the ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1968 by Jim Seaney

I lived in one of the council houses in Mounthurst Road from 1954 to 1970. I have a very good memory of growing up there. The prefabs in Mead Way, there must have been hundreds on both sides and we used ...Read more

A memory of Hayes in 1964 by Phil Jessop

I was at Wath Grammar School from 1952 until 1959. I have lots of lovely memories of my time there. In particular my teachers and school friends. I loved Barbara Swan - Geography teacher, Hetty Clewes (nee Upton) - ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1954 by Kenneth Tune

In the 1930s I lived only a few hundred yards away from the bandstand in the park (in Rice Street) and walked there so many times. A band would often play on Sunday evenings.

A memory of Aberavon by Graham Hughes

I moved from Houslow to Isleworth in about 1961. We lived off the Thornbury Road in Eversley Cresent. I used to play in Osterley Park and walk my dog there as a child. It's a beautiful park. My elder sister Wendy and I ...Read more

A memory of Osterley in 1965 by Mike Beetham

Brought up in Thomas Street from 1947. I remember the cinema at the end of the street, and the Police Station next to the Llanbradach Hotel .As someone mentioned earlier, summer was spent at the outdoor baths, always freezing cold, ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach by Haydn Beach

The first pint of beer I had was in The Woodman pub, Durnsford Road, and I was under-age which the landlord knew but I looked 18. My first pint was brown & mild. Just around the corner was Arthur Road ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon