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Was student from 1943-1950. Canon Molony was the headmaster. Wartime. Poor food, dark at night and cold! But we survived. Michel Clark (535).

A memory of Worksop by a_m_ac

I attended Orange Hill between 1963 and 1969..best recall... Patricia Ranger...now Leary. My first year was at the school in Burnt Oak..I lived at the Spur Road estate and took the train from Edgware to Burnt Oak, then later walked ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by tmdleary

I grew up here ...happy memories , loved the lake and fun fair , surrounding countryside , would be either sat on a jetty with my feet in the water watching the boats come and go , or hiding in the dense shrubbery at the top of the hill ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere by ami.gore65

My stepfather, Mr John Few, was at Oak Bank between 1942 and 1947. He was a teenager whose father was the head gardener billeted at the lodge alongside the golf course. John and his older brother Eric worked at the school. John's ...Read more

A memory of Seal by g.boylan

I was born in Upper Oldcroft, we had neighbours of Mr and Mrs Cooper, where we used to get water from their well. Horace and Rene Turley, Jim Cox and Family by the huge walnut tree. Cissie Thomas where we used our ration books. ...Read more

A memory of Oldcroft in 1946 by Grahame Savage

My family moved from south London when I was about 4. We moved into no 5 cruick-avenue. Those were the days when only the odd family had a car, you would go to a neighbours house and pay to use there phone. All adults were mr ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Chris Sedin

Having accidentally found this forum today, and added a few memories of Queens Road toy shop. I have now had some time to read most of the contributions. There are so many memory joggers here from the likes of David Killen and ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Peter Avery

I wasn't born in Grays. In fact had a very disrupted childhood due to my father initially being in the army. However I spent one week at Quarry Hill Primary school at the end of the school year before moving to ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1953 by Joan Rowe

I think this was in the mid fifties. We lived at 15 Dunraven Street and at the top of the street there was quite a steep hill (it's all closed off now) and at the top of the hill was an entrance to the Forestry Commision ...Read more

A memory of Aberkenfig by Jeffrey Warner

My mother and her family lived in Cronin Road until bombed out in 1940. Mum moved back there in 1953 when she married dad, an myself and my 3 sisters were all born there. We moved in 1963 when my baby sister was only 13 days ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by Carol Pyle