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I came across this website by accident, what a treat. I was raised in Croydon, actually Addington. My nana and granddad lived at 195 Purley Way in Wadden. I spent many happy hours there as a child. I would spend several weeks ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1955 by Christina Jackson

My memories of The Triangle take me back to 1944 when I had completed my first 6 weeks of Army Training and was posted to the ROAC Driver Training School at the Triangle during Oct/November for 6 weeks. The Army ...Read more

A memory of Triangle in 1944 by Kenneth Morley

I remember when I was about 8 or 9 playing in the church, it was wet and cold inside even in the summer but in the winter you couldn't go in because it was flooded.

A memory of Perranporth in 1973 by Brian Trevethan

I walked to and from school past the village shop known as "Greens". the walk to school was approximately three quarters of a mile which we often did unaccompanied. As we climbed the steep, to us, hill up to the ...Read more

A memory of Little Hallingbury in 1963

I was born in Coworth rd, number 2 which is opposite the shop, I remember the shops well. The post office was run by the 2 Miss Whites and the VG Stores was run by the Freemans, brothers who were partially sighted. Later on the ...Read more

A memory of Sunningdale in 1959 by Lizzie Halls

Mr Norman has not mentioned the surname of the two ladies who owned the pawnbrokers it was Brenning or perhaps Brennan .Their shop was full of old old china and house bits and pieces.The stock looked as if it had been ...Read more

A memory of Crosby by Ian Telford

Harrow was actually very pleasant then!

A memory of Harrow in 1958

I attended Albury school from 1941 to 1948. The headmaster was Mr Wareham, 2 other teachers were ;Miss Vokins and Miss Kemp. I lived in Little London and walked to school as did most of the pupils. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Albury in 1940 by Shirley Mewes

I grew up in eccles between 1963 and 1985. For those that check these memories or who have already contributed to them, i have attatched a link ...Read more

A memory of Eccles by John Settle

The 'new' primary school in Cook's Lea (a respected headteacher in Sandwich) was built in the early sixties and is well-located next to the Gunpark to the left. The old C of E Primary School was a solid building and this new school ...Read more

A memory of Eastry in 1962 by Michael Mitchell