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I spent my childhood in West Norwood. We lived next to the Cemetary Wall in Hubbard Road. We often drive there for "a trip down memory lane". It looks like a little toy town now and so built up. Kingswood School was a ...Read more

A memory of West Norwood in 1968 by Gaynor Dinwoodie

I used to go to Church Farm from 1975 to 1980, I was 14 in 1978, what great memories of those great holdays, always last two weeks in August, the varied activities, the ramble, the darts and pool competition, the women versus ...Read more

A memory of Pagham in 1978 by Barry Trusty

Come out of there and you were at the Magistrates Court in the square I remember a big tree in the back behind black iron fencing and thinking that's where they did the hangings right in front of Barking indoor swimming pool ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

I remember swimming lessons at the Galleon, laying in a 'cradle' that was held by a long pole that the teacher let go of when she thought you wouldn't sink !!! I also remember how freezing cold the water was, the fountain at ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath in 1956 by Eunice Warne

On the lead up to the Edinburgh & Glasgow holidays, my friends and I used to prepare by building our own 'bogeys' out of some pram wheels, then on the Saturday`we would arrive at the train station and wait for ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1962 by Bill Thompson

My uncle, Arnold Spencer, was the superintendant at the pool for many years. His wife Gladys used to make hot drinks of Oxo to sell to the children. He retired when they built the new pool at Fleming Park. He is sadly now in ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1955 by Linda Russell

I was born next door to the Monson Arms at 43 Green Lane, Redhill, my father built the house - we were the Brunt family. I used to go and get my bottle of pop and I swallowed a threepenny bit in the off-licence which was at the front ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Joy Flemington

I certainly remember the paddling pool in Fleetwood, and the puppet shows, but I believe that they called them The Marrionettes. I also remember Fleetwood Carnival, and what we called Morris Dancers, that were probably kind of ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood in 1961 by Chrissy Ellarby

I was about 8 or 9 I think when we lived at 3 Victoria Terrace. There was a picture of me in the garden front, facing what was then the army barracks as my dad was a chef. I went to the ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1975

I lived in Lime Tree Road and I was called Rita Simmonds at that time. My gran and granddad lived in Lampton Road, at the Great West Road End. They lived in a terrace of cottages next to a large house which I think ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Rita Spear