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I was born in the July of 1952,to my parents Frank and Bette Coxon. We lived above a butchers shop, on the corner of the Wednesfield Road and Heath street - the shop belonged to Mr Sammy Hall. My father worked as a butcher at Downs of ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1952 by Antrhony Coxon

Born Dec. 1924 Dollis Hill Ave, son of E.H.Carter who lived at Crown Terrace. In 1912 he opened his half-shop as a newsagent and tobacconist, joined-up in 1915 and left the running to his sister Florence who ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1949 by John Carter

Chapel Road. The Ebenezer Chapel towards Outwood on the right is where the name was derived from. The Ebenezer Chapel was the most important building in that road. In the picture and to the right the road leads to Horley and was ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Bill Haylor

In the early 50's many streets in Uxbridge were still lit by gas. So "lighting up time" had a whole different meaning. The iron lampposts were much lower than the lighting masts of today and were more widely placed along the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1954 by Philip Cousins

Known locally as 'the new shops' close to the junction of Moorside Road and Woodsend Road. The shops also included a branch of Boots, Bamforths cycle and radio shop, an off-licenes (right in the corner), a grocers, a newsagent, dry cleaners and chippie. There may have been a fishmongers as well?

A memory of Flixton in 1960 by Roger Hare

I lived in Coval Lane from my 1st birthday to my 24th birthday - 1948/1971. Then I got married and moved out. At that time the shop on the corner was a wool shop because my mum, an ardent knitter, bought most of her wool there. I ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by Dennis Poole

My Uncle Gordon was the police man who used to sit in the police box at the top of the street in the market square directing traffic. This was around 1950s. I used to live in Meadowfield and came to Durham many, many ...Read more

A memory of Durham by John Greenwell

"The Providence", as it was commonly known, stood at the corner of Laundry Yard and The Lynch. Built in 1795 with a later facade it was a gem of late georgian "chapel" architecture. You entered through a ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1955 by Philip Cousins

Laundry Yard was the narrowest and quaintest of the Yards in Uxbridge. Located between Windsor Street and Lawn Road it ran from the High St to The Lynch. There was still a laundry there when I was a boy (The Sunlight Laundry, I think ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1956 by Philip Cousins

That building to the left on the top of Gold Street is now H Samuel. The famous point of the elderly woman who won an award for Britain's Pride when she witnessed a burglarly and hit them with her hand bag. I worked on the right-hand side ...Read more

A memory of Northampton by Lianne Matthews