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I am undertaking a One Name Study of the surname VANT - Westwell is one of the first places in Kent that Vants are found [I have extensive records dating back to the mid 1600s] - sadly I don't think there are any Vants in ...Read more

A memory of Westwell

My memories are of travelling in the middle fifties with my parents by East Kent coach from Ramsgate to my Aunt/Uncles lovely thirties semi-detached house in Berkeley Avenue, Bexleyheath. I still ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by stilwell.wendy

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

Does anyone remember or know someone that might remember the McKinnell family who lived on Bourton Street in the mid 1950's. The property they lived at may have been a Blacksmith's I think. I am ...Read more

A memory of Belfast by kgmr221256

I went to Southchurch High School for Boys after failing my eleven plus in 1948. Tbe headmaster was Mr Haxall a frighteniing person to an eleven year old. A great teacher of history and bookbinding was Mr Bull. The ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by anthony.salmons

I remember going Hopping as a child with my mum and older sister, my nan, aunt and cousins. We stayed in huts on what I think was called Humphries Farm, Nr The Cross at Hands, Staplehurst Kent. Does anyone know if the Farm still ...Read more

A memory of Staplehurst in 1956

Whilst staying with my aunt in Bradbourne Park Road I went to watch a match on the Vine and Colin Cowdrey was playing for Kent 2nd X1. He scored 61, I think, in the days before he starred for England... this was in 1952/3.

A memory of Sevenoaks in 1953 by Denis Payne

does anyone know who lives in half yoke house now,used to be wendy and farouk many years ago.Be nice to know if they are still around.

A memory of East Farleigh by Paul Cattano

i was born in 1932 in malmesbury rd Canning Town in a house backing on to the railway goods and shunting yards. This provoked battle between the shunting locomotive firemen and my mother drying nappies on a clothes line on the ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by g.olmit

Hi my name is Geraldine.I went to Drayton junior school .Ealing.approx 1972/3.I had a great time there.I lived at St Leonards rd then.Iremember having great fun with my friends Sharon,Jane,Juanita,Mark,.Michael and ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by geraldineayul