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I was born in Watford but lived in Bushey from 1964 to 1984 (I now live in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland). I went to Bushey Meads school from 1966 to 1973, and have fond memories of a rural village on the edge of London. As a boy I ...Read more

A memory of Bushey in 1981 by Trevor Lawrence

My Honda SS125A came from Comerfords Ltd in March 1970. It's in parts at the moment, but I plan to restore it as funds allow! :)

A memory of Long Ditton in 1970 by Robyn Williams

My grandparents moved to 49 Highcliffe Road in 1947. They were one of the first families to move into the new council houses. There they raised their six children, three of whom went to Beauchamps School. My mother and her ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1947 by Tracy Hanna

My great-grand parents were head gardener and house keeper at Brambridge House in its hey day, my great uncles also worked as footman, and gardeners and planted the original beginnings of what is now Brambridge Nurseries and ...Read more

A memory of Brambridge in 1880 by Andy Wild

My grandfather Herbert Allen owned that building for a while - around 1920's I think - it was run for him by Denis Eaton. Dennis eventually became his son in law - he married Sylvia the 2nd youngest of 5 Allen girls - who only ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1920

My Grandparents lived in Crickham, they were George and Lily Evans and they lived in one of the little houses next to a white church. I remember if you went down a long hill there was a Post Office and the other road led to a ...Read more

A memory of Crickham in 1958 by Sheila Clubb

I was born at Auckland Park 1949 and moved to Durham in 1952 when my dad joined the prison service as an officer. Both of my nanas lived in Auckland Park, Henrietta Luke lived 1 Gurnney Valley, and Matilda Young lived 68 ...Read more

A memory of Auckland Park in 1956 by Jennifer Twigg

I can remember staying in a caravan at Lower Hyde farm, we used to go there lots when I was a kid in the 1960s. I can still remember staying there when England won the World Cup, not that it meant a lot to me then! I remember mum ...Read more

A memory of Shanklin in 1966

Can anyone help with memories of Brigadier Hill. There was Farrants the grocers, a Tudor Cafe, that sold orange ice lolles, which were mostly ice, a bakers, a church hall, a large stable yard, with straw and horses. St Michaels ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1949 by Dorothy Weedon

I was evacuated from London in 1939 with my primary school, first to Folkestone Kent, then to Tredegar, Monthmouthshire. After passing the 11+ exam in 1941 sent to Garnant to grammar school, called Addey & Stanhope, which had also ...Read more

A memory of Garnant in 1941 by James Tait