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My father saw this clock being installed when he was young. It was an electric mechanism but many decades later somebody realised that it had never had a meter fitted and had run, free of charge all that time. Oops! The ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

It seems likely that your memories of a childrens home near Rodborough is about Enderley House. I was there from 1963 to 1965. An appalling place! It was run by a child abuser named George Button. My little sister was raped there, as ...Read more

A memory of Stroud by mcpassmore

A close friend whose birth mother lived in Hounslow, is trying to trace his father - name unknown. His birth name was Alan Douglas Holness b 1967 and his mother, Jennifer, lived at 430 Staines Rd. He was adopted by a couple from Colchester ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by colleen.newton1

There've been about 2 feet of snow out there and it's about minus 10 deg, so I thought I'd stay in the warm and catch up on what everyone's been saying and better understand/manipulate - sometimes not so easy - this website ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Colin Newberry

My name is Robert Mellor , my grandfather was Percival Thomas Mellor and as a young boy I used to be taken to my grandfathers relatives at Uttoxeter. We visited two farms there which were joined together, both were dairy farms ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by rollem.bridge

Does anyone remember the petrol station being built on the corner of Mill Road where it joins Purfleet Road around 1969/1970. An Esso station now I think, but then it was ABCO - (with a big orange and black triangular logo) I worked ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by alandvi.187

We came to Littlehampton in the Summers of 1957-61. We stayed at Mrs Squires B n B in Albert Road. I spent my time either on the beach, the fun fair or just walking around the town (I was about 8 years old at the time). My dad ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton by peterphelps06

I lived in West Road next to the Park from 1948. i was born in the house. Spent half my life in that park, often running away from Parky ( the Park Keeper) The last Parky I remember was Ken. He had two Alsations ex Police dogs and watching them perform had to be seen

A memory of Chadwell Heath by georgedave9

Really enjoying looking at the pictures of pembrey, so many memories. The comment regarding the ‘big house’ on the left at rear of the picture was Lewis’s shop , my grandmother. In earlier times the family , myself include, ...Read more

A memory of Pembrey by steve.lewis53

Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by tobypaws2002