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My parents moved into Station Rd in 1963, as a newly married couple. There was a terrace of new houses built in Station Rd in 1962/63 & theirs was the furthest house down the road, the end of the terrace, I think No.28? I ...Read more

A memory of Meopham in 1963 by Tracey Acton

My first job when I left school was in the town hall. I moved to Australia in 1972 so found the photos of Hounslow interesting. I was upset to see these buildings knocked down and replaced by a shopping centre when I returned in 2006.

A memory of Hounslow in 1966 by Pauline Williams

After a day down the front we sat just around the corner of the Donkey just past where the cars are.  It was a great summer evening and we were just finishing the day with a drink.  I thought it was the right time to ask ...Read more

A memory of Holland-on-Sea in 1956 by James Chelton

After visiting my aunt and uncle who were the Matron and Superintendant of the Banstead Residential School, which was adjacent to the railway line, my mother and I would hasten along to the station to begin our journey home. If a ...Read more

A memory of Banstead in 1930 by Daphne Poynter

During WW2 I went to this venue to watch ice hockey. The teams playing were mainly, if not entirely, teams of Canadian servicemen from various UK stations. The team whose name I remember the best was from Down ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1940 by Daphne Poynter

I was born in St Peters St, Islington, 1935, bombed out late 1943, with nowhere to go, had a makeshift home in Aloysius College for a time until we were given a place in 4 Montague Road, Honsey, N8, that's where I knew what it was like ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1944 by George Burton

I remember travelling over to Nantymoel in an Austin 7 from the Western Valley. It was very cramped with my mother and father, younger brother and a friend of the family. This was a regular family outing to see my grandparents, ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1948 by David Thomas

Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by Mandy Lester

Went to Llanddona as a baby and still going. Every year we went in the October holiday and stayed for a week. When I was 1year old a cat had attached herself to us and as we left she jumped in the car so home she came. She passed away ...Read more

A memory of Llanddona in 1963 by Caroline Sherburn (Bugg)

As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by Tim Fieldwick