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When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Gail Taplin

Hi I was a pupil at Tidworth Down Secondary Modern School from 1957 to 1959, those were very happy years. We were an army family living in Perham Down married quarters. My name was then Caroline Turner, I ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth

I, my sisters and my cousins often spent our summer holidays in the 50's with my Grandmother (Ivy Eddy nee Bryant) in her cottage by the culvert as shown in the photo of the creek. The boat wreck in the picture was a sailing barge owned by ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook by Roy Mellick

My grandmother used to own and run the nursing home at Northdene on Egham Hill (just where it joined at Middle Hill). I believe it burned down a few years ago and was rebuilt as flats at Northdene Court. I lived there with my grandmother ...Read more

A memory of Egham

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford

I lived in the High Street (122) from 1946 until 1981. I went to the Infants and Junior schools and graduated to 'Bushey Bit' which basically means I failed the 11 plus. I have so many fond memories of the village ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by shelleyterencedavid

I can remember the Wakes Arms car park being full of motor cycles & riders most summer evenings & weekends. It was the mecca for the motorcycle enthusiasts to show off their gleaming new machines or their custom built ...Read more

A memory of Epping by Ken Moakes

I was at school at Tylers Croft school in 1957 for 18 months before we moved to Oxfordshire. I remember walking to school from where I lived in Salmon Street, along Slough Lane and passed the Green Man pub and crossing over the Kingsbury ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by carole.gentry

I was at the prep school from 47 to 51 and then moved to the senior school. John Vivian Keith Marshall Stephen Impey and Geoffrey Ellis amongst many others were all in the same forms as me during that time. Mr Gobles took over some time in ...Read more

A memory of Harrow by nola

Seem to remember having my short back and sides here when I was a nipper in late 40s, early 50s. Had to go down a flight of stairs to the basement, below the tobacconists on the ground floor. Always wondered why the men were asked ...Read more

A memory of Worcester by gerr.quinn