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I attended this school between 1968 and 1972. I was also a pupil at Hazel Leys Infants and Juniors. Both these schools were on the same site as the Secondary Modern but not shown in this 1955 photo. I presume the Juniors ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1962 by Kenneth Little

We lived in 'The Queen Victoria' pub on the corner of Falcon Road and Ingrave Street. I attended Falcon Brook School. Very near to the school was a little sweet shop where you could buy penny sweets, penny halfpenny lollies, teddy ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1960

Hi to all who may read this and maybe remember my family. My father was born in Stretton in 1920 and lived next door to a Granny Coombs in the centre of the village with his mother Niome, father Jack, ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1955 by Shelia Deakin

My Gt Grandfather above was born in Grayrigg and worked for LNWR. He wrote pieces for The Westmorland Gazette on a variety of subjects. I have found one of his pieces, in his papers and he ...Read more

A memory of Lambrigg Head by Christine Barbour Moore

The Old Boys, hope there are plenty still around. Got dumped off at the main entrance during 1956, Trunk and Tuck Box which immediately was commandeered or used as a bribe to get a decent bed. I remember being shut out on ...Read more

A memory of Whittlebury in 1957 by Paul Castle

Many years ago, about 1951, us children myself and my brothers and our friends used to play on the fields where now Bilston Colledge is situated off the Wellington Roa in Bilston. We had such fun playing on those ...Read more

A memory of Bilston in 1954 by Pauline Powell

I lived at 20 Silver Close, Harrow Weald from 6 weeks old in 1941 until I left for Australia in 1961. I atended Harrow Weald Infants School from 1946, the old building was opposite the bus garage in the ...Read more

A memory of Harrow Weald in 1941 by Colin Lane

I moved to Binfield with my parents Rose and Cyril Richardson and my brother Brian in 1946. We lived in Rose Hill at a house called “Athlone”.  It isn’t there any more, it was demolished and six houses built on the ...Read more

A memory of Binfield by Terry Richardson

I too have many memories of Stanford-le-Hope.   I was born in Orsett hospital.  My mother came from South Wales whilst my father came from Ashford in Middlesex.  The reason they came to live here was my aunt ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope

My name is Stanley Fritter and I was born in 1943 at 'Cuckolds Green', during an air raid, so my mother told me, but we lived at 3 Brook Row.  My best and longest friend is Val Mudge, who lived next door, as youngsters we were ...Read more

A memory of Lower Stoke in 1943 by fritter3221