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I am trying to find out about my Tickner ancestors who lived in Dorking in the 1700s. In the 1970s a cousin remembers seeing a plaque on a building in the high street that read , ...Read more

A memory of Dorking by shirharb

My dad opened his first shop in Ferry Approach, a cafe, it was situated directly outside the woolwich foot tunnel with plenty of dock workers and factory workers passing by every day and a constant stream of traffic queuing for the ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by Barry Mansfield

born in 1948 in a place called Cappenfield near Bilston, just off Dudley street, just four houses in a row surrounded by fields,, the canal, or cut, as we all called it ran alongside, and it narrowed down to what we called the stop,it was ...Read more

A memory of Tipton by John Groucutt

Can anybody remember the name of the Baker in the High Street. I can remember him doing his weekly afternoon delivery round to our house being Wingate Cottage behind ...Read more

A memory of Stanstead Abbotts by timcattley

Mum worked in the basement in the shoe department on a saturday in early 60's

A memory of Eltham by Jean Peck

I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

I attended Chatsworth and then Twickenham County ,was a member of Hounslow swimming club . As Hounslow Baths were closed in the winter months the club used Heston Baths and we always stopped at Rossi’s in ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Lynne Lowe

My grandfather, Cecil Carter and wife Winnifred Carter were owners of a fish and game shop during the second world war. I would like to know the street name and the name of the shop. The shop was ...Read more

A memory of Reigate by Marylyn Jones

I lived in St Johns Road for my first 23 years, Being born in 1942. For a couple of early teenage years, I did a 100 paper round in the streets around my home, and still get the shoulder pain! This paid for my Thursday Speedway, ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Alan Jones

while i was at the western I used to deliver papers in area of palmer bui;dings ,mark street ,charles street etc,,the newsagents was at high street east a Mr Mcgucken or something like that ..On sundays we met up at Wallsend railway station ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by Ernest Walker