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My name was Jeannette Turner. In about 1936 my mother father and self-age 3 moved from the Eastend of London, via first moving into 46, Hillingdon Road Barnhurst, to stay with my recently widowed Auntie Daisy. My ...Read more

A memory of Dartford

I was born in 1950 in New House Lane, then moved to Copsleigh Ave around 1954, I think it was 1955. When I attended Salfords School then went to the new school in Copsleigh Ave, we lived at No.58 until 1968 when we emigrated ...Read more

A memory of Salfords in 1955 by Julie Weguelin

Further to the memories of Buckhurst Hill. My father became the local chimney sweep upon leaving the RAF after the war. The family moved there after being bombed out from London. I and my two sisters were born in the house in ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Wendy Challis

My memories of Brook Street from around 1955 through to 1969 are numerous. Schooling at University Place and Brook Street primary, junior and senior school which I left in 1963. From one end to the other I must have ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1957 by John Wilson

From a very early age, my older sister and I would be put onto the Yorkshire Traction 9:15am Barnsley bus by our Mam. She would have a word with Percy, the driver of this service for many years to come, give him some money to ...Read more

A memory of Staincross in 1940 by Richard Shaw

The road in the picture, St Mildred's, is where I grew up, opposite the "rec". As a young lad growing up, Minster offered all sorts of adventures; the marshes, the river Stour, Watchester Lane, the woods, fishing, ...Read more

A memory of Minster by Andrew Hankin

I grew up in Brotton from aged 5 to 20, 1966 to 1981, living on Marshall Drive the whole time. My sister is still there. School was at the old primary school at the top of the hill, daily 1/3rd of a pint of milk, ...Read more

A memory of Brotton in 1973 by Andrew Coverdale

In 1955, several Air Force families stationed variously at Alconbury and Molesworth Air Force Bases in England found themselves renting flats (apts) in a Jacobean Manor House in the English Countryside. The landlady, ...Read more

A memory of Wadenhoe in 1955 by Perle Champion

I was born in Birtley (were my mam come from, at my grannies home). I was brought back to my mam and dad's house in Washington (Viola Street). I was only a few days old. When I was one we moved to Wood Terrace to a 3 bedroom house, my ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1956 by Edith Hall

I was born in Mitcham in 1929 and lived as a baby in Queens Road aka "rocky" or "Rocks Terrace" my Grandfather was called Truelove and had a shop in Queens Road. Hard to belive now but a horse and cart owner would stop ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1930 by Derek Jones