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I was not born for another 30 years, but I still recognise this picture. The road surface is interesting to me, it is hard packed earth. I used to play on the old water wagon at the depot in High View Road. This must have been used to wet the road, which was then rolled by a steam roller.

A memory of Cove

When I was 4 years old I lived in Hut No.3 Raeburn Avenue, Surbition with my three brothers, two sisters and my Mum. I was known as Clive Isgrove then. I know these huts were across the road from the lagoon. I have a National ...Read more

A memory of Surbiton in 1951 by Clive Telford

My parents owned the Tip Top Cafe which was on the right of the picture where you can just see a parade of shops with flats above, which is where I was born. The bus stop in the forefront is where I used to catch ...Read more

A memory of Hook in 1961

I think this photograph no. C82013, is of Bridge Street, not Eastgate Street and is taken from the southern end of Bridge Street towards St Peter's Church? The church appears to be the same as photo no 28876 of Bridge ...Read more

A memory of Chester by C Mclennay

I have only just discovered this website and felt compelled to respond. I was born in Heathfield Gardens, South Croydon in 1948 and my maiden name was Murphy. We moved to Wyche Grove near the Purley Arms, South Croydon when I was about 5 ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kate Sims

Does any one remember or, like me, go to this school that had the same purple-mauve school uniform colour as the twinned girls' school just along the road? The alumni blog (with photos of teachers like ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by dagmar.melman

Does anyone remember school days from 1956 to 1960, my memories, though tinged with discomfort because of the headmasters dislike of me 'Old Enoch' we used to call him, however I still have fond memories of Mrs Everest and ...Read more

A memory of Sutton at Hone by johnmsmithfd

My Dad, Dennis (Den) Smith lived at 69 St. Andrews Avenue with his widowed mother Iris and his younger sister Mary. During WWII the area suffered bomb damage and dad and his sister were evacuated ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1943 by Debra Budge

As a child in the 1950s I lived in the Swan cottage ( the white 2 storey building on the left hand side of the road opposite the town hall) about middle of the photo. My father Mr E. W. Crocker owned the tobacconist and ...Read more

A memory of Forest Row by gcrocker

In this aerial view the early stages of Swan Walk's construction are visible, along with Albion Way that is near completion and which was opened the following year by the Queen. Between the late 60s and ...Read more

A memory of Horsham in 1974 by Toby David Gray (Student/ Staff)