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March 1973 – Life at the Fairways Dilton Marsh Not too long after moving in I found out that the area near where we lived was in fact known locally as ‘The Tanyard’ and now years later there is a new road where the ...Read more

A memory of Dilton Marsh by keith.poole

Born 1944 I grew up in a house on the Great West Road, between Springwell Lane and the Broadwalk. My first great adventure: a tricycle with which I nearly broke the legs of several pedestrians. Springwell infants' school on what had been ...Read more

A memory of Heston by tilburycm

I would like to share with you some of my early childhood memories of my formative years in Parndon, including places and names that might evoke similar memories to myself. I hope you will bear with me, as I will probably ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon in 1955 by John Conyard

We lived on Malden Road and I went to Chatsworth Infants and Juniors, then Nonsuch Grammar for Girls in 1955. There was a crowd of us used to meet at Priory Road shops and by the fish and chip shop. We went to Park Farm ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam by Joan Arnold

I was born in Hawkhurst at some ungodly hour on October 5th, 1949 at the Little Fowler's nursing home, which is why I probably inherited some of its smuggling influence! At that time my parents were ...Read more

A memory of Iden Green by Paul O'donovan

I lived at Long Green where my father was a shepherd at St Lawrence Farm. I went to Bumbles Green Primary School where Mr & Mrs Hills lived in the schoolhouse. At that time Mr Brent had the grocery shop, the ...Read more

A memory of Nazeing in 1960 by Alexander Hutcheon

Hopefully this - my school until 1946 - is still standing. I attended during the war, and clearly remember the reception class at the end of the building (where we had to have a sleep each afternoon). Also the Air Raid shelters ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by annwa37

I wa Born at Greenhedges Westmeston in 1947, and spent all of my wonderfull childhood in Ditchling , I do however remember the dreadfull headmistress of the local St Margrets primary school with horror, she made both my and my ...Read more

A memory of Ditchling by John Morley

lived in dabbs hill lane went to islip manor infants nd remember playing in the little room like a kitchen, in one of the classrooms , went to vincent nd northolt high which left in 1976 it was a really hot ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by jenniealp

I lived in a flat over Walton, Hassell & Port in Alderman's Hill. Situated on the corner of Groveland's Road opposite Broomfield Park. Spent a lot of time in the park, on the swings etc & collecting conkers. I was living ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green by robertsmith18644