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I lived in a bungalow in Broadbridge Lane (Redehall End) from my birth in 1957 to 1983. I always thought it was a great place to live, with a huge garden to play in, plus the surrounding woods and fields. ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield by Janet Tafe

I was born at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey in 1971 the eldest of 3. We lived in Orchard Mains until I was 4 when we moved to Hook Hill Park. I have fantastic memories growing up. We made friends with all the children on our road ...Read more

A memory of Woking in 1978 by Rebecca Francis

I have a old photo of a shop in Daisy Hill belonging to E Brindle - it was a sadlers, it could be 1920's but I am not sure. If anyone would like it please let me know. There is two gentlemen in the doorway, could be the owner.

A memory of Dewsbury by William Day

I had my first bike from the bike shop in Byfleet. First I rode around on a second hand bike which was just a bit too big for me and I rode it up and down Rutson Road and Unwin Avenue (I think). Then for my tenth birthday I got a Raleigh ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet in 1957 by Linda Morris

My father owned the fish shop at Stonecot Hill and I remember going and answering the old phone that had an operator. Also I put the sawdust on the floor at night and wrapped up the fish in newspaper for customers. I do not have ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1950 by Gillian Ward

My grandmother who had lived in Elstree for most of her adult life would sometime chant "no one knows what lies betwixt Saint Nicholas and Pennywells" Does anybody know what lies betwixt? Saint Nicholas is the parish church and Pennywells is a stately house on Deacons Hill.

A memory of Elstree by John Gates

My first school on moving from South London to 124, Brook Road was High Cannons at Well End. Then to Lyndhurst, a few teachers from memory : Tony Smith, Mr Thurston, Mr Fennel and who could forget Wendy Watford & her ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1960 by Stephen Ruby

Does anybody remember the Boad Inn canal side Golds Hill in the 1930s? I was born there in 1946 - it was no longer a pub then. I had many happy times there as a small boy, I had all the open fields to play in. On the canals ...Read more

A memory of West Bromwich in 1951 by Malcolm Glass

In 1925 the BBC chose Borough Hill near Daventry as the site for their new national radio transmitter, which would bring a ‘National’ service to everyone in Britain from one site. This was followed in 1932 by the opening of the ...Read more

A memory of Daventry by Julia Skinner

A short distance north-west of Daventry is Braunston. The village lies on a hill overlooking the Grand Union Canal, one of Britain’s most famous inland waterways, and is a hub of the canal network. This photograph (D83014) ...Read more

A memory of Daventry in 1955 by Julia Skinner