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I would define the center of Sheriff Hill to be the intersection of Southend Terrace, Windy Nook Road, Sodhouse Bank, and Church Road. I was born not 100ft from the intersection on Windy Nook Road. Our cottage ajoined the ...Read more

A memory of Sheriff Hill in 1942 by Robert Hall

I was in school in Long Sutton and worked part time for Phillip Stow the butcher. I had to go round customers' houses in the morning and take orders for their meat requirements.  I then went to school. After school I ...Read more

A memory of Long Sutton in 1963 by Brian Frisby

I lived in Seaforth Avenue for many years living opposite the Elim Gospel Hall. I worked at Chessington Zoo for a while after leaving Beverley Central School, then worked at Carters Tested Seeds in the small seeds lab dept before ...Read more

A memory of Raynes Park in 1949 by Donald Mac Gregor

As a youngster I, along with two other brothers, attended the RED school in West Barnes Lane (infants and juniors) and when old enough, I moved over the sports field to the White School (seniors). My brothers moved on ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park in 1944 by Neil Mac Gregor

My mum was born in March 1931 in the Easington Colliery area, 26 Boyd Street, and was the youngest of 5.  All the men in the family were miners - they lived close to Easington and Horden for work. The two elder sisters, ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1940

My father's aunt and uncle lived in Newhaven. Ted Hoskins was his uncle's name, he was injured in the First World War and later worked at the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater before it was automated. His wife's name was ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1955 by Dorothea Smedley

Lived at 4 Walmer Road, Waterloo and 21 Cambridge Road Waterloo in the 1950's. Both houses were divided into flats. I have fond memories of the Beach, Potters Bar Park, the Five Lamps, South Road and St John's Road. ...Read more

A memory of Waterloo in 1952 by Sheila Shanley

I remember Swan Pool Park from the 1950s-60s. It is in South Road, Stourbridge. There used to be paddle-boats available to hire in the early 1960s, and there were lovely weeping-willow trees - even, perhaps, swans. The pool was ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge by Alison Wright

I lived in Locks Road Park Gate for many years and I would take a pretty big bet that this is not a photograph of Park Gate in Hampshire. It is simply not like anything in the neighbourhood and as there is another Park ...Read more

A memory of Park Gate

I used to wash cars in the big car park on the right of the photograph, and charged 5 shillings a car. Mind you, the worst day there was when some clown of a driver went and drove over my bike, and that was that.

A memory of Harlow in 1964 by Barrie Brooks