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I lived at Denham Court from 1958-62. Although we were not supposed to go via the village, I used to go this way and look at the trout in the stream by the bridge. It brings wonderful memories back!

A memory of Denham by Terence Hope

This building was owned by my mother's family, the Longleys, from about 1915. 93 High Street was the head office of Longley & Broadhead, a firm of estate agents ran by my great-grandfather Henry B. Longley (of Woodcote Hall) ...Read more

A memory of Epsom by James Hakim

My mother's family lived in the Milburn Road area of Ashington from the 1920s. My mother met my father, a Londoner serving in the Army stationed at Acklington or thereabouts at the end of WW2. They married in Morpeth and ...Read more

A memory of Ashington

I was born at 274 Coulsdon Road in 1946, my father had a business in Caterham-on-the-Hill and my paternal grandparents lived at 31 Canons Hill - all my childhood was spent in the area so I have a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1955 by Colin Puttick

I lived with my parents and my brother at 15 Queen Adelaide Court. The official opening was in 1951, but we moved in in 1950. This block in the photo was one of the first to be finished and while the builders completed the other ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1950

Hi, great memories of Warnham Court. I was caught smoking by Mr Savage and as head girl of Bodiam I also took a few kids scrumping and the police were brought in. I also ran away back to Greenwich to see my sick dad. We were ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1964 by Linda Campion

A 14 year old brought to the top of Longmore Avenue from the Thanet beaches! Cycling down to the village - walking with bike back up after the first third - so steep the gradient! Peter, Edna, June and Douglas ...Read more

A memory of East End Green in 1958 by Sandra Dudley

My name was Pat Dean in my days at Warnham Court. Mr and Mrs Savage were in charge. Mr Berry was our teacher, his wife was there also. We had a lovely housemother named Miss Reed and my friends' names were ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1953 by Pat Lewis

My father Frank Clarke was the caretaker at Dorchester Court for many years, and we as a family lived in the bungalow which went with the job. In about 1957-1958 he was given the sack, and a friend of the owner was given ...Read more

A memory of Herne Hill in 1957 by Linda Norman

I was born in 1941 on Westgate in Southwell opposite the old fire station - now offices - and my father was assistant headmaster at the Grammar School and my mother was a domestic science teacher at the Edward Cludd School. We ...Read more

A memory of Southwell