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I went to Geneva House School until about 1961. I remember Miss Wynbush and ms Payne and I think the English teacher was called Mrs or Miss Pugh. My best friend was Lois Trerise, we also used to hang out with Anita ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by Jill Lynch (Was Hampton)

Christmas and birthdays were an under-whelming time of year in our household. However, Eastertime, coincided with the arrival of Stanley Thurston's fair (and a big dollop of rain). l lived opposite Manor Rd Park (or reck) from 1956-64, and ...Read more

A memory of Luton

I live in the house where I was born in Walderslade. I have a huge collection of memories as, being 64 things that linger in the memory are triggered by living in the place you grew up. Kit Hill Avenue was originally cut ...Read more

A memory of Walderslade by Dave Tutt

This is for anyone who was in the children's home in hutton poplars . My name rosie I was in serota house I remember the house parents were pat an bill an dsughter called Evelyn I remember Alan shiella devon lex ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by rickykyleronnie3

On this corner, where there’s now a pair of detached bungalows built, there used to be in the 1960s/70s a purple/red tin building which was called The Penny Cafe. Further down ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

During the1950's, long before the introduction of Green Shield and other reward stamps, members of the Co-operative Society in the days before the Co-op as we know it today, earned tin coin cash money to ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

It used to be in a nunnery in Birkenhead just off manor hill nr entrance to the park ..it was called Nazareth house ? I went to Hamilton middle school in the juniors ? I was 8/9 at the time ?? A few kids ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by Mark Farrow

I was born in Aust Farm in 1952 as it was my mother's home. It was on the road to Black Rock and my grandfather farmed the fields up to the river. I think the farm's name has changed now. My mum was Winifred Watkins and married my dad ...Read more

A memory of Portskewett by Kathleen Holton

Was resident at Newnham house ran by Peter prankherd and staff bullied and beaten regularly over 18mth period has was all boys under that roof. We actually lived at the back in dorms wasn't allowed in main house unless summonsed to do work or to get a beating

A memory of Newnham by Martyn Blamires

Hi I am Stuart Lindsay, my parents moved into the first council house on Tenter Lane no. 38 in 1950 and I was born in 1951. Sally Goozer was a favourite haunt for me and my late cousin Anthony Basham who lived in Cliff ...Read more

A memory of Levitt Hagg by Stuart Lindsay