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This path was a lifeline to me when I was going to school on my bike. As you look at this picture there was houses to the left and Halton Brow and corn fields to the right. I came down this path on my bike and up Boston Avenue to ...Read more

A memory of Halton by Clive Bisby

I was born in 1965 and grew up in Westend.  I moved  to America in 1988 and have only been back to visit once since then back in 1989/90.  I can't really imagine how much the village has ...Read more

A memory of West End by Andrew Barnett

I lived in Aveley Villiage from when I was born in 1957 until we moved to the Kennington Estate about 1971.   We had a funny house in Church View which seemed to be back to front compared to some of my friends houses.   Our end of ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Ann Mc Carthy

I remember much of what was here. Smoking behind the bike sheds. Babbage, Max, Henshaw, Loopy Lloyd, Jock Rudd. I remember many of the names mentioned. Dave Brown (Dog), John Hubbard. I live in Canada now and I'm retired. I come back every year. Great to read the memories. Martyn Brown.

A memory of Shooters Hill by martynbrown8599

This photo is taken 100 yards up Brimscombe lane, looking back across the Golden Valley. The lane itself leads back up to Thrupp Lane & Dark lane, which is on its way to Quarhouse and the Lypiatt Manor, ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe by Philip Baker

In the mid 50`s, I delivered groceries on a trade bike to places in Glen Faba, from Noyes shop, in Rye Road, squatters had moved into many places and were customers. They kept Alsatian dogs to keep anyone in ...Read more

A memory of Hoddesdon by interharnett

On the right hand side of this photo is the Post Office, & on the extreme right is the Delivery Office ‘deck’. This is where the lorries of mail were unloaded. These would arrive through the night, & the mail ...Read more

A memory of Great Malvern by bru.enzer

It would have been mid August 1970 when I had my first holiday here, together with my parents, aunt, and our two dogs. I was 8 years old. It was 50 years ago this month. We rented a chalet for two weeks. There was a duck pond ...Read more

A memory of Canvey Island by f.a.t.strahan

I used to go to Vicky Burkes quite a lot with Norman Atkinson, Ron Jones and Malcolm Allport. We were taught to dance in the first half , then across to the pub ,then back to see if we cud walk a girl home, most times we were unlucky as no cars then just our bikes . We all went to Kneller school

A memory of Whitton by Clynton Giles

During the early 1960,si worked in the Green Grocery department of Caters supermarket on the week ends. Dated a beautiful cashier there ,often we would go to the Red Lion pub for a drink ( My favourite at that time was Red Barrel ...Read more

A memory of Morden by Brian Harding