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I moved to Welling at the age of 8 in 1955. We lived in Roseacre Road, near the Guy Earl of Warwick, where the 89 buses terminated. The house was a 30's semi, but it seemed quite grand after the prefab we used to live in. The ...Read more

A memory of Welling by john.varnham

I lived in Boileau Road from 1948 to 1962. We heard the cuckoo every year. In Hanger Vale Lane there were Tawny Owls, Woodpeckers, Spotted Flycatchers and Blackcaps. There was a wood where Thackeray ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by philipsolly

I visited the old Culpho Hall in the 1950s, full of dark wood and sloping floors. In 1963 it was clear from the road that all the roof structure had been removed, together with windows, you could see the sky ...Read more

A memory of Culpho Hall by dittongables

I was born in December 1939 in Redhill Hospital which then changed to Edgware General. My parents Bill and Gladys Wyness lived in Marlow Court, Colindeep Lane and my maternal grandparents lived in Chalfont Court also in ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by sandymills03

I grew up in Elm Park from 1963 until moving away in 1978. I loved the carefree childhood I had, going over the park with the beautiful weeping willow trees, the huge lake and woods, the brilliant swimming pool, and doing penny for the guy ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by siandodd

My name is Richard Chivers and I was born in 1961 at Sycamore Close off Park Avenue Bushey, my first school was Highwood junior my teacher was Mrs Brickhill, funny how you can remember someone's name over 50 years ago. My mates I ...Read more

A memory of Watford by lorrick

I was born in Godmersham in 1952 and lived here until 1972 when I got married .We lived in Eggerton lane at the far end . My Father worked for Godmersham Park estate and was head Gardener when he died in 1984 My mother worked at ...Read more

A memory of Godmersham by sparkykingsnorth

SOUTH WOODFORD LONDON E18 Does anyone have a photo of the old school outfitters on George Lane South Woodford? Think I got school uniform for Nightingale High School there around 1969. I think the ...Read more

A memory of South Woodford by trishab710

I live in Australia now . I grew up on Alan Avenue [off Lord Lane] . I was the eldest of 5 children [the Martins] . We had a great life there. I have countless memories of those days in the early 1960s. Walking to Stansfield Road ...Read more

A memory of Failsworth by andy9martin

How a Family that came to south Cambridgeshire Clifford John Masters, My Story I was born in 4 Chaucer Cottages Foxton on the 9th February 1940 The houses backed onto the “park” ...Read more

A memory of Barrington by masters.clifford2