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I moved to 17 Norcot Road in 1948 when I was 6. Along with a crowd from Norcot Road we roamed all over Tilehurst. The clay pits, across country to Purley, Sulham woods was a particular favourite. I went to the Thames via the ...Read more

A memory of Tilehurst in 1948 by Michael Taylor

Pockets of houses on Chelmsley Wood were built by self builders. Usually by teams with 10/12 members building 10/12 houses. All done in their spare time after work and at weekends 10 houses would take around ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsley Wood

We moved to Welwyn Garden City when I was four. I have some lovely memories of my mum sitting me on the wall surrounding the fountain so I could just watch it. Fifty one years later I still love to watch it when I go into the ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1860 by Jenny Hawkins

Though I was actually born in Bushey, Herts., ( I believe that was where the maternity hospital was in 1939.) Melrose Gardens was a cul-de-sac of about thirty five houses and at least half the ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by hrohrer

My Mum & Dad,Nellie & Pat Murphy bought our house at 63 Francklyn Gardens pre war as a brand new house. My sister Maureen was born during the war and spent a lot of time in an Air raid shelter in our front room ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by trebar11

When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Gail Taplin

My name is Bill Young not related to the girl with the same name above, and I too was at the Edith Brough home in Whaggs Lane Whickham. I went there with my brother Bobby in the late 1940's, probably about 1946/7/8 ...Read more

A memory of Whickham by bjyoung2009

I was a friend of Bernerd Lock who lived in Wolmer Gardens in about 1949 does any body remember him . He died a few years ago I was also friendly with Daphne Fowler who also lived in Wolmer Gardens at the same time I lived in Stanway Gardens and wnt to Orange Hill school

A memory of Edgware by terryhugheskirkcudbright

This beautiful Grade 1-Listed building was the closest Library to where I lived near Southchurch Park, and I spent many hours inside during the ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

I met my first wife in WGC. I lived in London and she lived in Knella Road. She worked at De Havillands on what was the the Hatfield by pass. I would travel from Kings Cross to the WGC station. I ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1958 by Roy Barnacle