Sunbury, Rivermead Island c.1955

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Mum, Dad & I lived in Sunbury during the sixties. I attended Nursery Road Primary before going on to Kenyngton Manor Secondary. Some of my favourite teachers were Mr Penfold (French) Mr Lucas (Geography) Mrs Pudney (English) Mr Thomas (PE) & Ms West (Maths). School excursions took us to the Planetarium, St Albans & Winchester to name only a few destinations. Living so close to ...see more

I have read the memories on this site and can relate to most.My name is Alan Webb,i was born in Sunbury in 1949 and moved to Cornwall in 1990.I went to nursery road and K M secondary school.Remember going night fishing,and waiting for dots café to open and playing the juke box.My fav then was Chris farlow out of time.I lived in Batavia road at the time,i loved when Kempton was on we made money by looking ...see more

I was a day pupil at Beauclerc and lived in Elizabeth Cottage, just across the road from the school, behind high iron gates. The current estate, Elizabeth Gardens, was built in the grounds of the cottage which still stands. I attended the school for a couple of years before we moved away, I left in 1946 aged 5. I have a school photo taken in 1945 but don't remember very much except that in my school report I "listened well"!

I was a boarder at Beauclerc. I remember well Miss Garlic and Elizabeth who was a wonderful artist. Mr Judd was our choir master and Mamselle Guillione was our french teacher. My best friend there was Edith Evans and I really admired a very pretty talented girl called Vale Valez. I loved to hide under the weeping beech. I remember our cook who used to give me little treats because Edith and I used to peel 15lbs ...see more