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It was on the opposite to the War Memorial at the top of Oldfield Lane,.always packed and noisy, great atmosphere. I definitely remember the Bartletts and the Digbys I went to school with some of them Carol Bartlett was in ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by s.rumble125

I was born in 1940 three days before,so I have read,a massive bombing raid over London on 29th September.We lived in Lancelot Court and then Harlesden for twenty years.Spent a lot of time in Wembley as Mother worked in ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by heffordr

In the background beside the chapel was the house i grew up in,called, Meadow Lea which obviously had a large meadow as the main area in front of the bungalow before my mother sold a plot of land for a bungalow below ( which was not built in ...Read more

A memory of Gweek by anthonywoods2001

I am not sure if this kind of opportunity attracts those who feel anger at a perceived or real unfairness, during their childhood years, and/or those who have a tendency to dwell on the negative but I'd ...Read more

A memory of Bushey by Laurence Blight

I recall a happy childhood living above my Grandfather’s and father’s hardware store LEACH’S at number 22 Also, going to Dulwich Hamlet infant and junior schools along with singing in the choir at St Paul’s Herne Hill

A memory of Herne Hill by Alan Leach

My memories of Taunton don't go back too far. I'd arrived one summer evening in 1970 on the back of Tony's chopper, and stayed with friends for a while at 5 Cannon Street. Amongst the friends I eventually made were: The Colonel, Jake ...Read more

A memory of Taunton in 1970 by Paul Parry

I went to Grange Junior and Senior school for Girls. I was in Miss Moons class, she was such a nice teacher. I used to walk through an alley near the allotments on my way to and from school and ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield in 1953 by Annette Peacock

My parents met at a place called Thornypits and married during the war years.They were George and Pam Edwards, he was a local barber and came from Killarney, Southern Ireland, she came from Ditcheat, near Shepton ...Read more

A memory of Hawthorn in 1942 by Pam Mears

I first came to Clacton in May 1969 (man had yet to land on the moon!!) to do a `season` as solo organist at Valley Farm Camping Ground(as it was then called) It was all `heady` stuff as, up until then, I had ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1969 by Allen Warrender

This is a nostalgic picture for drivers of a certain age. The round ‘No Waiting’ road signs seen on the right hand side of the road in this photograph is a reminder of when and where you could park your car when you went ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 1958 by Julia Skinner