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My father was born in Frimley and lived at No 8 The Grove till he married and moved to Dartford, then Wastwater and finally emigrated to South Africa after the Second World War. I visited my late grandparents, Mr H H Finch and Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Frimley in 1970 by First Name Last Name

We moved to Romford in 1951 from Havering where we lived with Nan and Grandad in Pinewood Road. It was an exciting time for me but also an unhappy time leaving Nan and Grandad's house. We moved in ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1951 by Helen Scott

I was working on the Echo Box in the early 1960s. I got to know a lot of the characters who worked for Western Welsh, Rhondda Coaches, Red & White, Coity Motors and the luxorious N & C Coaches from the Neath ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1960 by Cyril Hill

My Grandma, Grandad and Auntie Annie lived on Market Street all their lives. They moved into the houses when they were brand new - they had a building at the bottom of the little garden which ...Read more

A memory of Mottram in Longdendale in 1965 by Cheryl Charles

I wonder if you may have known John Edgar Smith (School No. 293) in the 'thirties'? My beloved John always spoke very fondly of his years at Lord Wandsworth College, Long ...Read more

A memory of Long Sutton in 1930 by Barbara Tester

Yes Tina, I, Averil Baillie, remember those days well. Didn't we have a good childhood in Cliffe. I remember your beautiful house and your family.

A memory of Cliffe in 1968 by Averil Conolly

My Great Grandparents lived in the alms houses, G grandfather having been a lighterman. Until my Great grandmother died in 1948 when I was 10, we used to visit regularly. The houses were tiny with one room upstairs and a kitchen and ...Read more

A memory of Penge by Brenda Welch

I was born in 1947 and grew up in Brasted Road, Erith. I have very happy memories of my childhood. Saturday morning pictures at the Odeon, the dances over Burtons, the riverfront, the ice cream parlour in Pier Road, the library ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1960 by Patricia Goode

I'm a navy brat ... I lived on the promenade in 1963 and used to watch the Polaris submarines come down the river and go into Holy Lock and tie up to the  submarine tenders and dry docks for repairs. I was a young boy at the time and ...Read more

A memory of Kirn in 1963 by Wallace Shirley

I too remember the town hall and library and the damage done during a wartime bombing raid. The repairs took a long time to do but were so good it was impossible to see where the damage had been done. The reference library was second to none and it helped my brother and I pass our exams.

A memory of Croydon in 1950 by First Name Last Name