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My nan Eliza Geal or Jelly as she was known, worked at Pitts Cottage doing the cooking in the 50-60s she lived at Park Cottages just down the road and her husband Sunny worked on the Squerrys Estate which was run by a Major Warde, his ...Read more

A memory of Westerham by timddeacon

It would have been mid August 1970 when I had my first holiday here, together with my parents, aunt, and our two dogs. I was 8 years old. It was 50 years ago this month. We rented a chalet for two weeks. There was a duck pond ...Read more

A memory of Canvey Island by f.a.t.strahan

I lived in Victoria Road from 1945 to 1958. I remember the prefabs at the Ilford Lane end of the road. The odd numbered houses in Victoria Road started at number 7. I never understood why that was as I don't think there were houses there ...Read more

A memory of Barking by ronfer1945

- catching the Tillingbourne Valley Bus bus at the top of Newlands Corner to go to school in Shere and afterwards in Peaslake as a child - as a child being terrified and frozen when taken by my older sister sledging down the ...Read more

A memory of Newlands Corner

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker

Hi all, I was there about 1961, I think it was late summer, I'd just got out of Myrtle Street Hospital in Liverpool, and instead of going home to terrible accommodation in Liverpool 8, they (whoever "they" were) sent me to Heswall ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Frederick Johnson

Hi there... great to read these posts. Seems like most are from alumni who attended earlier than me but clearly some of those teachers had been there forever. I started in the second year in 1964, and immediately started a friendship ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by tmdleary

I lived at 99 Appledore Avenue, Barnehurst from 1956 - 1975. My school friends from Appledore were David and John Owen, Steve Beard and his lovely Jordy family, Christine , Jennifer and Alan Jones. My next door neighbours were Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst by Steve Tull

My dad returned from the war in 1946. My mother and I were living in Eltham with my grandparents and her brothers and sister. It was pretty crowded. We moved into the prefabs on Kidbrooke Way shortly after and my sister ...Read more

A memory of Kidbrooke by Jean Fields Fields

I spent a short time there in the 60s I cant remember the exact dates but maybe I could work it out . I was sent there from Seacroft hospital in Leeds, after having suspected rheumatic fever. It may be possible to get the exact ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by Michael Lee