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I lived on Flimby Brow with my mum dad and sister Vivenne I remember Annie Cars sweet shop and the three sisters. At Flimby school was 'Old Bessie' Hamilton and head mistress was Miss Downs I remember the vicar Kelly Pompom and went to ...Read more

A memory of Flimby by Eric Atkinson

I was born in Oldchurch Hospital in 1943 and lived in Victor Gardens until I was married in June 1962. The garden of our bungalow (No. 22) backed on to Sibley, the butchers field, which we called " The Orchard". It was ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Pauline Savage

I remember the shop very well,I went out with a girl who worked there.Her name was Rosalie.I worked at Gorstens the butchers my father was the manager.

A memory of Grays in 1958 by Harry Hart

Doreen Jewess, Pat Bezant, Pat Sharman, Rita Bolton and myself would often walk from Midsummer Avenue past the little park at the top, past the horse trough at the Wellington where the trolley buses turned round and carried on ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1950 by Linda Roberts (Nee Tallis)

Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it does’nt even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by mcgraa

I was born in 1947 - youngest of five (4 girls and a boy) lived on Seaforth Avenue. Motspur Park was a great place to grow up, we had such a wonderful childhood. As well as "The Park" at the end of Marina Avenue - ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park

I had heard so much about this village & surrounding areas from my father, Arch Wallbank, who was born 1896 @ 46 Watling St. the corner of New st. he left for NZ in Oct. 1913 & died Auckland 1965.. My Knight ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth by m.hall

We moved to Peel Green when I was 9 we lived in Winster Rd., it was a new house when we moved in it was one of the first to be finished, When we moved there the houses on the opposite side were just being started, I remember the shop at ...Read more

A memory of Peel Green by p.thompson233

Born in 101 Albert Road, moved to Charlton House and lived in flat No.38; the Whitby's, Streets, Watsons, Sullivans, Corrs, Reynolds, Ryans, Butchers, were all my neighbours. I went to St Marys School, Granville ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1950 by Michael Hallahan

I used to live in Fairlands Avenue and then moved to Thornton Road where my parents owned the sweet shop; for some reason known as "The White Shop", in the block just past St Judes Church, next to Ollingtons Butchers. I used ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by Beverley Murphy