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I have many memories of Kingsbury. I was born in Kingsbury in 1955 and lived in Dorchester Way which backed onto the side of the then fire station. I attended St Bernadette's school off the Kenton ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1960 by Andrew Avenell

I went to Wroxall County Primary school from approx 1970 to 1974. The old school which was on the junction of Appuldurcombe Road and the main road to Shanklin. When school finished it was a rush to get to the old bakery, which was next ...Read more

A memory of Wroxall in 1971 by Charin Walters

I moved to Mitcham in 1941 as a 3 year old having been "bombed out" elsewhere. Many of the memories in these pages are similar to mine. But perhaps not this. As a ten year old my mate Tony Burls and I lived near the Swan Inn. We ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1941 by Jack Simmons

My name is Marina Lord (nee Jones). I lived with my mam, dad, 3 sisters and one brother at 100 Sherwood Street, Collyhurst. I have happy memories growing up there. My mam was called Ethel and my dad, William, my elder sister was ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1940 by Marina Lord

I am Ray Morgan and I moved into a flat over Webbs the estate agent in 1949. My brother Paul was born in 1950. My father Vincent was self employed and set up a car hire business. Later on he started to ...Read more

A memory of Hinchley Wood in 1949 by Raymond Morgan

Lived off Chadwell Heath Lane/Hall Road. Grandad ran the green grocers on the corner of Reynolds Ave and Chadwell Heath Lane. It was family run; me, father, mum and oldest brother....great memories as a child. The paper shop ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath in 1967

Hi is there anyone out their who remembers me my name is Shirley my maiden name was abbott we lived at 59 tynemouth road u till 1961 i was born there in 1949 my sister who has sadly died name was pat and my ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham

Have just found this site and interested to read your memories. I lived in Sundridge Avenue and went to Eastcote C.P.School then Westwood leaving there in 1959. I have seen one name I recognise Derek Faiers who I was at school with. ...Read more

A memory of Welling

It was July 1941. I always knew it was place called Gate Burton. Only this week did I notice on my birth certificate in very small print it states GATE BURTON HALL. I have nothing to add to ...Read more

A memory of Gate Burton by caroljgarnett

We add such a good time as kids living in the prefabs at pye green,playing in the woods making camps with the old trees and rolls of turf riped from the floor of the woods,this was in the 50s and 60s ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford by bbirch