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Barking, Longbridge Road c.1950
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50s & 60s

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A Selection of Memories from Barking

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Barking

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Used to go on boats on the lake ,.ost people I know .moved out of barking ,I live in romford now ,there was a .message on here from vi ien and Carol jordon , but I. Missed it ,I am on face book Roy
I lived in Victoria Road from 1945 to 1958. I remember the prefabs at the Ilford Lane end of the road. The odd numbered houses in Victoria Road started at number 7. I never understood why that was as I don't think there were houses there before the prefabs. I used to play at the stream (Loxford Water) behind Victoria Road. It was all open then and quite an adventure playground. It sometimes used to flood after a period of ...see more
I think it was in 1969 that I worked in San Feliu de Guixols, Spain (Costa Brava) where I met and fell in love with Patricia L. Dawe, from Barking/Essex. Pat was on holiday in San Feliu with her parents and her twin sister, I think her name was Jane. The end of that season (1969) I decided to go to England and surprise Patricia with a visit - it was a surprise indeed and our relationship grew deeper. I got a ...see more
Hi Susan the huts were located the side of the swimming pool and Barking Abey school thy previously been erected to house the soldiers who manned the guns the huts more level with the swimming pool and the guns in front up towards longbridge road. So when thy moved out there where a lot of people moved in from some other place you may now where. Around about 1945 I made friends with Harriet Barnards ...see more