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This is the Offington Corner roundabout where the A27 and A24 diverge. I cycled round it every school-day for eight years.

A memory of Broadwater by 64greg.chapman

I was born at 7, Nightingale Row, in the box room which was originally shared by my mother Mavis Warren and her sister Glennis Byard as they were to become. The daughters of George and Martha (Dot) Edwards. The house was rented from ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by howardwarren257

Aldershot County High in early 1950s I well remember the girls in my years. I started at ACHS in September 1951, aged 10 years eight months, having taken my 11-plus when I was barely 10! I recall the Stubbs twins, Ann and Susan, ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by di.lawer

I grew up in Cator Street. I lived there with my mum, dad and brother until I was eight. I’m looking for my friend Linda Sycamore. We went to school every morning together. My surname was White then. I would love to catch up with her. She ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by chris-gould

Coral Merriman We moved to Berkhamstead from London in 1952. I went to Ashlyns which still had the Thomas Coram boarders. It was a Secondary School, Mr Gilbertson was Headmaster, we had Assembly every morning where all the ...Read more

A memory of Berkhamsted by tara1999

I lived at No 8 Wolsey Crescent in the very early development of the estate up to the age of eight before my parents moved to Morden. Even at that age I can remember on many occasions hearing the drone of bombers overhead ...Read more

A memory of Calmore by raymond.vail

Delamere ws certainly a formative experience for an eight year old in 1955, I witnessed no overt cruelty as reported in some posts here, but merely a babyish regimentation by a few well meaning spinsters which was often ...Read more

A memory of Delamere by elgoog1223

Having some difficulty commenting/doing a memory of Llangoed. Wanted to use some specific photos shown, but have not had the option to add a memory to them. Maybe because I am the first to do one ? Anyway, the photo of the Post ...Read more

A memory of Llangoed by bru.enzer

In the summer of 1952 I learnt that my parents had decided to move from our home in the Midlands to the West Country as my father wished to return to where his relatives lived. It came as no surprise therefore, when one day they ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth in 1952

Hi my husband Derek Ward & his family come from Feltham they lived at Ash mead Road, their was eight children Derek being the second youngest born in febuary 1943 he was talking about the street celebrating the Queens ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Ann Ward