Nostalgic memories of Harlow's local history
Share your own memories of Harlow and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 68 in total
We moved to Harlow from Leyton shortly after Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. We were all given a commemorative book. Our house was in a row which was completed; the rest was a huge building site - magic for exploring kids!
I knew Diane Crouch who has written on this site. I went to Broadfields and Netteswell when they were built, but first had to go to Tanys Dell school and then was in the new group for ...see more
I used to spend many an hour in Startime with headphones on listening to what was new. In 69 I went there on my dinnertime from Gilbey's to buy the new Stones album Let It Bleed. There was a queue right round the Market Square doing the same thing. Unbelievable but I got a copy. And I used my paper round money in about 63 to buy a 5 speed racer from Blakes. It was 5 bob a week total cost £16 which was quite a bit then as my dad was on about a fiver a week
In the extreme mid right of the photo one can see the gates to the firm where I did my apprenticeship almost 60 years ago. I wish I had some photos of the firm itself. Brings back many happy memories.
I went to old Harlow College during the war. I remember walking across the fields to Harlow Mill where us boys used to swim. It was a very strict college with prefects. It was run on the style of the Cambridge University. I was what they called a fag ie I looked after one of the prefix. We had a tuckshop in the playground I was not a border because I lived at Thornwood Epping A place called ...see more
I was born in 1956 at number 63 Churchfields, close to the Old Town of Harlow. When I was 4 or 5 years old we moved to a Masonite in Mark Hall Moors, number 92. my first school was St. Albans near The stow and next to Our Lady Of Fatima Church. After my younger brother was born in 1963 we moved to 71 Hollyfields (Which was in the newest part of Harlow at the time.) and my older brother and I went to Jerounds school ...see more
Does anyone remember the watercress beds near Harlow Mill Station? It was a lovely clear water stream with a chopped down tree across it. I used to go there with my brother David.
Sadly they built a garage on it..
Does anyone remember Fawbert and Barnards school out door pool, I think it must have been build 1959/1960. ?
I HAVE HEARD THAT I MIGHT HAVE A 1X2 SISTER OR BROTHER LIVING IN HARLOW,MY DAD BUILT A LOT OF THE NEW COUNCIL HOUSES AROUND THERE,HE WAS A BRICLAYER HIS NAME WAS SYDNEY WALLACE WALTERS ,AND WE LIVED II SAFFRON WALDEN,THERE USED TO BE GANGS THAT WENT AROUND BUILDING THE NEW ESTATES,WE ALSO LIVED IN CLACTON ON SEA,WHICH HE COULD HAVE STILL WORKED FROM THERE,HE IS DECEACED NOW,TO ...see more
After attending Loughton County High School for Girls from 1952 to 1958, I then continued my education at Harlow College of Further Education. This was a two year full time Course, supposedly including languages - lack of language teachers makes me add this bit! - but I so enjoyed learning shorthand and typing along with business studies. Miss Hopkins (who later married and became Mrs Major) was such a good and ...see more
I remember Moot House. I had moved to Harlow New Town in 1952 as a ten year old girl with my family and in my teens I cleared the tables and washed up in a café in the House on Saturdays. As I was too young to be employed and paid, I had sweets as a "reward". Couldn't do that today. Ha! ha!
Anne Wells (now Hackett)
