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What a wonderful site. I came across it while researching an accompanying book for my sister's planned 90 birthday Tour of Brentford in June this year. We lived in Brentford from around 1930 until 1976 when our mother died. They ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by bildoric

Back in the 1950's, on the way home from the Sacred Heart School, we sometimes used to come down the High Street and go to the blacksmiths. They were located between the duck pond and the bowling green. We used to stand ...Read more

A memory of Ruislip by oneperson001

There was a Young Girl whose Name was Marise Hunt: Although a native to Cherwell Near Leeds West Yorkshire: She at the Tender age of seven was to be made a ward of court when she was seven years of age: ...Read more

A memory of Mirfield by roland_mitchell

Harleyford was my weekend home for some twenty years when the Foley Brothers turned the place into an exclusive caravan park, we had a small boat and would go shopping into Marlow or up to Henley. It was probably one of those idyllic ...Read more

A memory of Marlow by Ted Lay

My sister, Paula, and I lived in Blackheath. Early in the 60s every Satuday we were lucky enough to have our father take us to Mottingham Riding School. I remember the first ponies we rode - little fat Squibs, Brownie and ...Read more

A memory of Mottingham by denisecook

My name was Martin loible now Martin burgess like went to decors hated tanner but loved miss booked marbles tin.tin tommy the manor value Hudson best mate ken hatfield need your tel numbers as I have different phone no ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by martinburgess184

I would like to dedicate this story to The Memory of my Mum Elsie Merridew nee Gooch,who often told us this story of how her dad died while out fishing during WW2,we as young children never took much ...Read more

A memory of Barbican by shirleysummers

Fairchildes was my senior school which I attended from 1969-1974. Came up from Wolsley School, lived in Dunsfold Way. One of my brother's had previously attended when it was still a segregated school, he's 10 years ...Read more

A memory of New Addington by hillaryjb2911

I was born in harlesden , and lived at various addresses in the borough, in 1963 my family and i moved to 19 bathurst gardens,we had a ground floor council flat,two years later i was 15 and left school ...Read more

A memory of Kensal Rise by pamfoster59

My Grand dad was station master through my young child hood in the 50s and we lived at 2 Market Street Right opposite the Parish church,until mum and dad got a prefab at the Hundred when I was 3. The roads are so empty to what I see ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by lornaheath5