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I was trying to remember the number of crashed aircraft I had seen, and, in another life, dealt with. Despite the closeness of many airfields, Church Broughton being the ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by John Mellor

I lived in the off-license in Fairfield Street from around 5 years to 19, 1959 - 1973. I went to St. Faith's church school then the Elliott at Putney Heath. I remember some of the memories already mentioned, playing ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth

We lived in the prefabs in Blakelaw near Kenton Bar for nearly 20yrs. Sometimes all the kids in the neighbourhood used to walk to Ponteland for the day! Not be allowed these days.I went to Hilton School then Firfield girls school, ...Read more

A memory of Blakelaw by evansgran

Miss Brook head,miss coyne deputy Both down the lodge,behind lodge was field kept ponies & donkeys. Trampoline was great! Fete of stalls & crazy wobble bikes, basement was a disco, old piano too. Smoking in shrubbery ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by emerald1960.td

My husband was at RAF Benson in 1969. We got married in November, but could not find any accommodation around the airfield. In desperation we rented a tiny caravan in a farmer's field south of the airfield. There was ...Read more

A memory of Benson in 1969 by Jeanette Clarke

The photo was taken from the railway bridge and the new dual carriageway was only a year or two old. Round to the right opposite Deepdene Garage was Fairfield Drive and what a lovely area it was to be growing up in. We ...Read more

A memory of Dorking by Philip Ross

I visited my aunt and uncle in the 1950's.Their names were Douglas and Phyllis Harrison and they were the owners of Fairfield House at the time. He was a dental surgeon and had a practice in London.Each of my visits was for 6 month ...Read more

A memory of Droxford by howdichecketts

Does anybody have any fond memories of St John the Evangelist secondary school from1966 -1972 when it was a boys, and girls were seperated by some very vicious nuns, Sister I and Sister ...Read more

A memory of Droylsden in 1960 by Chris Farrell

I was at school there from 1956 to 1963, first at the Old Primary School then the new one with Head Mistress Miss E Watson and her elder sister, 'tremendous old school' method teachers. I lived at ...Read more

A memory of Skelton by globnet_2010

I was born in Thornton Heath, in 1954. We moved to Sanderstead , I think in 1958. I attended Sanderstead Junior School and Ridgeway. I remember Croham Hurst, Purley and Fairfield Halls, my mother worked there. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1960 by Amanda Dean