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I'm a Polzeath girl (grown woman now ). During the war I lived in Bryher, moved to Yoyo cottage then again to Tywardale. My nursery school was Tregear and primary school was Holiday House on the terrace. The playground was ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath

Went to St George’s school, had a best friend called Jennifer - she was always happy and laughing, but dippy - loved her, wish I could find her now, can’t remember her surname. So the school is still there but nothing ...Read more

A memory of Battersea

I went to Saint Mary ‘Covent school Late 1950, was never told who my father was , or knew any of his family was. l believe I might have a half sister.l lived at 189 Clapham Park Road,next door to a old car parts seller, ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Jacki Newlands

this photo is of me Adrian Cottrell, David Morris with the cowboy hat and Julie shaw. we lived at 79 and moved just after this photo was taken.....my grandparents lived in the house after, Simon and Zena Cox. the house was demolished in the 1990s

A memory of Oldbury by Adrian Cottrell

this photo is of the back of 79 old lark lane the wall you can see at the front held the garden to the corner shop...the river is just below,,,,my brother had just been born and the nappies can be seen on the line !!

A memory of Oldbury by Adrian Cottrell

Came across this site whilst looking up about Soman Sports. I was doing some sorting out and came across an old paper bag with their name on it. I was a paper boy for Smiths for many years as were my siblings and delivered ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Robert Billing

We moved to Eastry when I was 2...now 60 years ago ....We lived in the house on the Premiere Garage High Street which was over the road from the newsagents called Bickers. As kids we played in the wood of Boystown behind the garage. ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Julie

I lived at Bearstead and i attended Vintners park boys school, I remember boating on the Medway my friends and i used to go to the granada theatre to see all the big stars of that era, spent many happy hours in moat park, a truly fantastic place to live such happy days, Alwyn Oldfield

A memory of Maidstone by Alwyn Oldfield

our family lived in the huts at cross keys militia camp for around 10 yrs or more.yet nothing much is revealed in the history of roxwell about these camps.the cross keys camp housed homeless families till it was closed down.yet ...Read more

A memory of Roxwell by fraxinus10a1

my father managed Park and brown in Jeffrey Street from 1934 until 1953 a time when it belonged to W.R Barton and Son of Gravesend. I did saturday cash sales work there during the war ; helped carry timber from Gilingham pier on an old ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Michael Barton