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I returned to Eskdale this weekend after 60 years. Yes I was there in the very early years and the experience is still fresh (in some things today ) today. It was not a planned visit but, the welcome I got made me feel warm ...Read more

A memory of Eskdale by 330176

Hello all, I lived at 38 York road just of the Great west road, I loved growing up in Brentford and would love to move back, but I am having problems in finding old friends. I am trying to find someone who I miss a lot so ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by young-r4

When I was very young, we lived in Givenchy House (now court) Aigburth Road, we moved there from 13 Auburn Road Liverpool. I remember the flat seemed so big and going to the shops was an adventure. There was the hard ware shop ...Read more

A memory of Sefton by pauline_pawley

I passed my scholarship exams and when I was nearly 11, I started at the Beckenham County Grammar School as it was then called, in Copers Cope road. However as there were too many of us the first years classes were ...Read more

A memory of Beckenham by Pat Roberts

In the foreground is the SMNCo.'s TSMV "New Prince Of Wales I" [a 75ft vessel built by Hayward's Boatyard, Burdett Road, at the back of the Kursaal] ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

My mother used to be the post mistress here back in the sixties. I used to come out of school across the road every lunch break, say "Hi Mum, can I please have some lunch money". I used to spend it on everything but lunch, Ha, boys eh?

A memory of Hersham by mikebalchin

I used to fish in the Mole regularly, my home almost backed onto the River. Never caught very much although I used to be told by the old fellows (I was only very young mind) "Be careful boy, theres a massive old Pike in this ...Read more

A memory of Hersham by mikebalchin

my name is Richard sargent,I was at Pinehurst in1961/2. had a happy time there as oldest boy,left when I finished school at 15. I think there where about 15 boys there in my time,I remember the grounds which where large with ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst by rsargent752

I was posted to Burniston Barracks as a newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Pioneer Corps in 1958. Our task was to clear the Fylingdale Moors of unexploded munitions. Unfortunately we experienced the deaths of ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough by rphickling

I also lived in Northdown Road from 1950-1967 . I then moved away but when my Dad died in 2006 I moved back to my old house in Northdown. The range of shops is not so good now ,but I wouldn't live anywhere else .Like a friend I also ...Read more

A memory of Welling by deeowen1