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I lived in a two story flat, over what was Barclays Bank. Almost opposite was the Guidhall and St Nicholas and Faith Church. We had a clear view from our lounge and upper bedroom window of the road leading to the station ...Read more

A memory of Saltash in 1949 by Raymond Guy

I lived in Seaforth Avenue for many years living opposite the Elim Gospel Hall. I worked at Chessington Zoo for a while after leaving Beverley Central School, then worked at Carters Tested Seeds in the small seeds lab dept before ...Read more

A memory of Raynes Park in 1949 by Donald Mac Gregor

I remember going to the Ripple Road School. I started in the middle of the year 1949 I think. I left about the middle 1950s. I remember going to the corner shop to buy sweets like false teeth and the like. Then walking home with ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1949 by Pat West

I went to school in Queens Road in 1949, it was called Hazelhurst, I was there until 1953 then when to Pitmans in Russell Road. I lived in SW20  as it was then and married in 1960 in Morden registry office, happy memories of Wimbledon. I now live in Three Bridges in Sussex.

A memory of Morden in 1949 by Sonja Moffatt

Yea, I used to live in Brickfield Cottage just across from the swing bridge, and I remember carrying Nipper over that bridge with a compound fracture of his thigh, as he fell off the Wigs sheds, lol, we were borrowing pigeons from the sheds, lol.

A memory of Runcorn in 1949 by John Millward

or thereabouts. Blackcurrant picking somewhere in the Drayton area, the smell of them today knocks 60 years off my age. Used to go fruit-picking during the Summer holidays with Janet Basham who lived on Highland Road, ...Read more

A memory of Drayton in 1949 by Pat Bye

Another great photo for memories of Beddington Park and the Grange. There was a boat house and some paddle boats by the wooden bridge. Ron Shelley

A memory of Beddington in 1949 by Rone Shelley

So many shared memories of growing up in Wallington. I went to Holy Trinity from 1945 -1950 I was Marion Kopperman then. I well remember Mrs Harding, Miss Coates and the awful Miss Heathfield, I was terried of her! Like ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1949 by Marion Wood

I was born in Elmgrove Crescent Harrow in 1933 and lived in Pinner Road North Harrow, moving to Wealdstone in 1934. I started at Bridge Scool in 1938 and followed on to Belmont Sec. Modern School ...Read more

A memory of Kenton in 1948 by Brian Grainge

I am Roger Davies of 11 Avondale Road, DOB 19.09.43.  Went to Sebastopol Infants school 1948 and then to Griffithstown Junior Mixed - Bryn Jones prior to 11+ !  West Mon 1954. - Harrison, Garnet, et al.  Recall ...Read more

A memory of Pontrhydyrun in 1948 by Roger Davies