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My mother and father were married in St Andrews garrison church in 1944 Mum was a cook in the NAFFI and my dad was stationed on the camp after coming back from France following Dunkirk with damage to his legs

A memory of Aldershot by sahqs

After reading Colin's memories of Aveley. Took me back to 1956 when we bought our first house in Alfred Road, came under Mill Road Estate. We remember this place so well, it was where our second son was christened in ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by ramon777

I moved to St Andrews Avenue from a prefab in Harold Wood with my parents and my baby sister when I was 9. I went to Dunningford school which was really handy as our house backed on to the pathway that led to the school ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by suehawkins.11

I started school at Black Lake in 1951 just as I turned 5.. Cannot see how the school I remember fitted on the piece of land that is a garden and small road now. Thirty years later went to work at A.P. Factory across the road from the school as a cook..

A memory of Black Lake

Hi, my name was Christine Sanderson and I lived in Rydal Ave from1963. Before that on Pembertons Bank. My dad Jack Sanderson, was passionate about the village, and wrote 10 local history books about Easington Lane. ...Read more

A memory of Easington Lane by wilsoncno4

My father in law grew up in Cornwall in the 1920's he was Desmond Rowe and had a sister born 1923 called Cynthia Joan Rowe, his mother was Maud Mary Rowe and they lived in No 1 New Row in Treskillard, I have been researching ...Read more

A memory of Camborne by nickyrowe69

The name of the ladies fashion shop on Ilford Broadway was Maison Riche. I know this because I lived next door in the Red Lion from 1957 to 1968 Nick Cook

A memory of Ilford by suecook953

I went to Quinta in 1962 aged 12 had to be tough to get through did not receive any education went to work in the kitchen always had plenty to eat the cook was mrs Fox she looked after me Would not sing in the choir golly kept me there ...Read more

A memory of The Quinta

I went to a school called Fedsden Hall, in Roydon in Essex, in 1950-53. It was a wonderful place run by Mrs. Katherine Clare. Mrs. Clare lived in a big, beautiful Georgian house on the property, with her husband, who I ...Read more

A memory of Roydon by canadagoose

Hi Guys , Another piece of East End literature from Vic B , I was thinking back the other day of the things that made me laugh as a youngster growing up in the East End although it must have applied to the whole ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60