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I went to Basildon Infant School in 1961. My first teacher was Mrs. Southgate, who left shortly after I started. I was very upset by this, but my new teacher, Mrs. Frith, was extremely kind and asked me to put the straws in ...Read more

A memory of Basildon by gillianae

I was moved to Henbury, to Sheepwood Road to be exact with my mum and Dad. Blaise School was a lovely junior school, but it was there that I was first told about my singing voice. Two of us were ...Read more

A memory of Henbury by nnickn

I moved to Gravesend in 1967 at the age of 16 , I had a job transfer from Mac fisheries in Yate near Bristol. When I first saw the Mac fisheries shop in Gravesend High st I was surprised to see how small it was , expecting the ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by peter_john_green

On the right is a bus stop and the Bungalow behind this stop housed the village dentist, Deitrich. I remember when he was diagnosed with TB and we all had to have chest xrays. Further down on the right are two large trees. The ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

The footpath on the left of the picture used to be narrow with a hedgerow and trees running all the way along to the first lamp post on the left. There was a gap in the hedge on the left where a track used to lead to some farm ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

I was born at 7, Nightingale Row, in the box room which was originally shared by my mother Mavis Warren and her sister Glennis Byard as they were to become. The daughters of George and Martha (Dot) Edwards. The house was rented from ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by howardwarren257

The Lion & Swan Hotel Congleton Story has it that The Lion & Swan in Congleton was made from ancient timbers, even today there are some solid twelve inch by twelve inch supports on display but who knows ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by Alec Coles

Many memories of my childhood days in Tolworth , lived on sunray estate in Firdene virtually from birth , went to Knollmead primary then Hollyfeild , remember going down path at side of Knollmead school and railway track to the rec where ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth by simonparks1958

Anyone familiar with Burgess Hill (I lived there from 1956 until 2012) will know that this photo is incorrectly titled. London Road is some way off to the south - turn left at distant St John's church spire. We are of ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill by clifford_hughes

In the 70’s my father Lawrence Bond owned this hotel. It was a wonderful place but the drink driving rule came out and of course ruined business, I have such fantastic memories of staying there with my son. I so desperately ...Read more

A memory of Bowes Moor Hotel by vikibond