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"Oh Happy Days". My first view of Staining was the 9th June 1960.  I remember it well.  I seem to remember the Staining bus did NOT go into the village, but stopped across from the old Plough pub. My gran had bought a caravan there, ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1960 by June Huntingdon

Farley Croft was a beautiful house, in Westerham, converted for use as a Dr. Barnardo's Home when I was there in 1953/54. It was a wonderful place to be living. We junior Nursery Nurses were paid £4 a month while we ...Read more

A memory of Westerham in 1954 by Gaynor Boyd

This picture reminds me of the days spent in East Witton at my grandfathers house it was on the right as you look up the green with the pub behind you, it had a archway and it was a working farm there was no electricity and the water ...Read more

A memory of East Witton in 1962 by Dave Kirby

My family moved to Sheaveshill Court in 1955, Ivy & George Casbard my brother George and myself. I attended Colindale Primary School until 1964. It was wonderful living opposite the shops, there was always something interesting ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by June Davis

I moved away from Woodford Green many years ago and have lived in various places since, but I still recognise Woodford Green as my home town. I have 3 vivid memories of my time living with my gran just off the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1944 by Geoff Duff

I moved with my family to WoT in 1953 when I was 13 and effectively left in 1958 when I became a student at Exeter University. At that time there were three grocers; we were registered with the one near the bottom ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym by randm.cashmore

The 1955 photos reflect a time well remembered by myself and many of the following will be recalled by old 'locals'. N90085. Home to Arthur Schlater and Norwegian wife. Not widely known ...Read more

A memory of Newick

I grew up in Nunhead in 1946 ,things that stay in my memory about those times are the mini railway on Nunhead green that carried children around the green , it came and it went I don't know who ran it, also the three pubs the ...Read more

A memory of Peckham

I lived in Buckhurst Hill from when I was 6 until I was 16. We lived at 94 and then 108 Princes Road. My maiden name was Rasmussen, I am Susan, and had a sister Tina, two, years older than me and a brother Bob. Bob ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by sue.gravenor

I lived in South Wellfield just outside Whitley Bay in the years listed above. Despite being something of a mongrel in terms of heritage I always look upon the town and area as my true home. Although being probably conceived ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by Neil Johnson