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I remember Rosie the doll. During childhood we, my sisters and I, shared quite a few dolls – but Rosie was mine alone. She had a small round head; no hair as such, just molded plastic hair, which was the same plastic as her head and ...Read more

A memory of Guildford by christineguster

My name is Raymond Jones I was born in 1942 to David and Winifred Jones of 73 Barnet street my uncle Bernard Morgan and his son Brian lived with us my mother was a confectioner and opened the shop on the corner of ...Read more

A memory of Edge Hill by jones.raymond

The area behind 15 Chapel St (formerly Derek Jordans Solicitors) was at one time infilled between the rear of that building and the back of the Golden Lion pub. The buildings there have altered since this photo was ...Read more

A memory of Settle by sandy_yatteau

Chapel street was instated when the then-time landowner who built his country house - latterly the police station, and put Chapel Street in place to link Duke (firm Duck St) with the High Road to prevent byway over what was to become his garden. Thank you, John Peart! Sandy Yatteau Sep 2015

A memory of Settle by sandy_yatteau

From 1947, my family used to drive between Middlesex and West Suffolk via Baldock. My father used to point out a house on the East side of the High Street that had many animal figures on the street-facing wall. Does anyone remember it and perhaps have a photograph?

A memory of Baldock by graham.skan

I also remember Smokey Joe, I grew up in Sidcup and lived on Halfway Street. smokey Joe used to come tearing down the road on his bike towards Eltham, no tyres and no chain! He would use his feet to propel himself along. What a character.

A memory of Sidcup by Philip Buckley

I lived in Bolingbroke Walk from 1951 until about 1959 and have been searching for ages or any images of the street or the school.

A memory of Battersea

In 1966 my first job was as an office junior for the Bought Leger Department at Findus for Nestle on the 18th floor. One of my jobs was to open the post and someone sent in their false teeth because they had bitten into a fish ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by triciariver50

I was born in Grant road in 1950 & left in 1960 ,the old Essex pub was on the other side of the street & half way down the street was Gaylors off licence & at the bottom was Fyffes bananas where we used catch the big ...Read more

A memory of Battersea

I lived at 9 Main Street, Kilby from about the age of 2 (1964) until 1968-9, when it was converted from 2 small houses to our 4 bed house, and have fond memory's of ... The school across the road, attending for the first time, my sister ...Read more

A memory of Kilby by bvly22