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I was born here in 1953, my oldest daughter was born 1972 & my youngest daughter 1977. Such a lovely hospital, great staff who looked after you well. I saw the photos of the building rotting away - it looked so sad, they left ...Read more

A memory of Taplow in 1953 by Teresa Keywood

I was born in 1953 and lived at Largess Farm in Belchamp Walter. My surname then was Branwhite.My father was Fred Branwhite, a farmer. I went to the village school whenIi was 5 years old. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Belchamp Walter in 1953 by Elizabeth Jane Clark

My brother and I spent very important years in Theydon Bois. We were only there for 5 years but they were probably the most formative. It was a very simple village. There was the school, far too small for the many children ...Read more

A memory of Theydon Bois in 1953 by Lesley Parry

We lived in Somerset Road but then moved around the corner onto Irby Road and could see across the fields to the Welsh hills. Late evenings in spring we would hear the sound of the Gypsies coming along Irby Road and turn into Fishers ...Read more

A memory of Pensby in 1953 by Len Riley

I was born at Northlands in 1953 and I do believe the home is still there

A memory of Emsworth in 1953 by Josephine Milburn

My father was born in Kessingland in 1915 and as little children my sister, brother and me would go regularly to visit my grandparents there. They ran a grocery shop in Chapel/Church Road, the first house from ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland in 1953 by Sue Robertson Danells

One of my first childhood memories is of dad driving our car through the Bourn ford. We lived at the Hardwick Service Station on St Neots Road. Every six months we would drive to London to meet the relatives for ...Read more

A memory of Bourn in 1953 by Martin Newell

I was born Anne Shirley Crofts back of 622 Bristol Road (opposite where Aldi is now) in July 1944, brother Ronnie was born 1940, sister Vivienne was born 1942, and Alan was born 1947, between Riverton Road ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak in 1954 by Anne Crofts

I lived with my grandmother (Elizabeth Jones), mother and sister at 72 Church Street Eastwood until I was about 7 years old (1956). My grandmother owned 4 (possibly 5) cottages in a row (ours being number 72) in Church ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1954 by Diane Elizabeth Hobson

I was born in the front bedroom of 63 Dawsons Avenue on the 19th December 1954. I went to Grays Farm Primary School, then on to Midfield Secondary School for Boys. My local shops were Cotmandene Crescent. I remember the rag ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1954 by John Benson