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I grew up in Wembley Park in the 1950s and went to St Christopher's School down Wembley Park Drive. The parade of shops on Forty Avenue by the traffic lights at the top of Bridge Road had everything you basically needed: a bread ...Read more

A memory of Wembley

My name is Maureen Poulastides (nee Pye). I lived on the farm that was close to the canal and railway line/signal box around 1954 until about 1958, I don't remember exactly. My Dad, Norman Pye was a farm labourer there. My mother is Ada ...Read more

A memory of Medge Hall by scattynanny

Born in Oxford, I moved to Portsmouth in 1952. My Father was in the army department constabulary, now the MOD Police, and we lived at 9, then 8, then 13 York Terrace, Hilsea in married quarters, my Father was based ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth by Peter Whyatt

This is a 'photo of my husband and his sister, Christopher and Harriet Bryant, aged 8 and 7 respectively and was actually taken in 1953. They lived in Wellow from 1950-1955 and resided in Clematis House, a picture of which is also ...Read more

A memory of Wellow by Mrs P Bryant

I used to get off the bus in Windsor Street down by the post office. When I was young there was an optician on the left hand side. I can remember staggering out of there, when I was about six years old. They had enlarged ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge

My parents had a static caravan at Alderwasley.It was here I heard my first owl and as we walked down the cobbler road to the bridge Mum and I would look for the water trough where I was told at night the fairies bathed.the ...Read more

A memory of Whatstandwell

Did anyone work at Dresser Ltd in western road. I moved down from london in 1969 and had a house in Great Hollands. I think that we were the only people there at that time. House was enormous, too big for us really. I am in Spain now but still remember those times.

A memory of Bracknell by Barry Draper

I was a patient at the hospital in December 1949. I was there for approx. 6 months. There was a nurse called Mrs Snape who took a shine to me and gave me extra treats. Any sweets that were brought on to the ward had to be handed on to the ...Read more

A memory of Heswall

I WAS SENT TO THIS HOME ,RUN BY NUNS . I WAS THERE APPROX 2 1/2 YEARS, RETURNING TO WATHAMSTOW IN 1944 MY MAIN FRIENDS WERE ROBERTA GREGORY, JEANNIE ASHMAN AND BARBARA GREY I DID NOT FIND IT A VERY HAPPY TIME. BUT ...Read more

A memory of Bryn Bras Castle by pamcottle

This picture is not of the Old Steine, but shows the southern end of the Victoria Gardens viewed from Church Street. On the right is the North Gate of the Royal Pavilion. The Victoria Gardens were the original terminus of the ...Read more

A memory of Brighton by ian.gledhill