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We moved to Ealing when I was 5 and at 11 I went to NHEHS and we bought the school uniform at Abernethies on the corner of Uxbridge Rd. I loved that area. Next to the taxi rank there was a Polish deli...oh the baked sultana ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by liznorman1971

I remember 1952 the year of the great smog, making my way back from school along Dundonald Road towards my home in Graham Road. I had to follow the railings along the recreation ground because I couldn’t see my hand in front of my ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by James Leslie

I lived just behind the Duke's Head from 1945 till the late 60's, and I believe this was where my parents met before World War II. My dad was working as a part time barman and my mother was sent by my grandmother to ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Dave Hamer

I was too young in the 1950’s to use the Hotel and pub but I learnt to ride at the Driftbridge Stables, that used the land, stables and coach houses from when the hotel had been a Coaching Inn. Having learnt to ride on Nutmeg, ...Read more

A memory of Drift Bridge by Rita Westlake

I remember Dreamland because I used to hang out with Derek and Brian Brenner whose father manufactured and ran racing machines there. You would sit in front of a sloping board and roll balls through holes in order ...Read more

A memory of Kingsgate in 1959 by John Waite

I worked for a company called Biwater, they had the contract to extend the water treatment works situated alongside Draycote Water. To get to the site we had to drive around the lake, what a beautiful place. Trout fishing was ...Read more

A memory of Dunchurch in 1994 by Brian James

I lived at 10 Dow St, Salford, during the 50s.. I remember there was a shop on the corner owned by Mrs Conner`s .. On a Saturday my mum would shop on Lwr Broughton Rd, and a treat would be to stop off at the Milk Bar for a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Diane Traynor

Totnes Rotary Club invited Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers to entertain at the Dornafield Midsummer Promenade along with other peformers. The weather was dry and cool for a mid-June evening and just right ...Read more

A memory of Two Mile Oak Cross in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

I lived a mile or so east of Rush Green, in Barton Avenue but my mum would send me with a note to get the shopping for the family. She would sometimes give me eight half crowns or 1, a lot of money then. I would cycle down, first ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1958 by Tony Davis

The Miners' Welfare Centre was a Godsend to everybody. There were swings, roundabouts, and the rocking horse on the left where I spent many a happy hour when I was a boy. The hall was used by miners where they ...Read more

A memory of Dinnington in 1940 by Ramon Fletcher