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When my Mother died in 2000 we found a letter saying my mother nee Mary Kingston and her friend stayed at the hotel . The lake had frozen and they went skating on it at Christmas time . She would have been about 12 at the time ...Read more

A memory of Wisley by Barry Woodward

I was Carole Eadie Eldest child of 7 Happy memories Swinging on our garden gate Dancing at the Ilford Palais Pondfield Park paddling pool Standing on bridge near park and been covered in smoke from steam trains on ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by Carole Eadie

Being born in the front room of 7 First Avenue (which runs between Finchley Lane and Victoria Road) in September 1945 and living at that address until 1970 approximately, but my mother (Mary) and Father (Len) lived there ...Read more

A memory of Hendon by Anthony Edgar

Hi people, Just wanted to share a few memories of living in Harold Hill. My family moved from Bow to Hilldene Ave in 1962, I was 7 so I went to Bosworth junior school which was only across the road from where I lived. I ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Vanessa Jefferson

I have two professionally taken pictures of an official visit to PILSLEY COLLIERY, the pit as grandad called it, by what looks to be the colliers wives. The last pit closed in 1957 & I suspect the ...Read more

A memory of Pilsley by Chris Nee Savage

Did any of you guys go to the weekly dances at featherstone Rd School? The regular band were called "Jeff & The Dreamers" I was in a band who played regularly in their break, we were called"The Avengers". (I think it ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Roy. Pryer.

I spent 3 months living at Brindle Lodge when I was in preliminary training school as a young student nurse. We were driven to Sharon Green Hospital nurse training school every weekday. The bedrooms were like dormitories with 4-5 student nurses sleeping there.

A memory of Brindle Lodge

Every now and then I reminisce and take a trip down memory lane, of my childhood days growing up in Newarthill on Burnside Rd. I remember Tosh McGarry and I going to Father Gillan's jumble sale and buying an old fox ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

Christmas and birthdays were an under-whelming time of year in our household. However, Eastertime, coincided with the arrival of Stanley Thurston's fair (and a big dollop of rain). l lived opposite Manor Rd Park (or reck) from 1956-64, and ...Read more

A memory of Luton

I live in the house where I was born in Walderslade. I have a huge collection of memories as, being 64 things that linger in the memory are triggered by living in the place you grew up. Kit Hill Avenue was originally cut ...Read more

A memory of Walderslade by Dave Tutt