Morden, Hatfield School c.1955

Photo ref: M359001

My Aunt Joyce (born 1931) used to live on Churston Drive. She told me this morning about how she was walking to school with a friend one morning during the war when a German plane machine-gunned them in the street. They both lay down, as they had been taught. They weren't frightened, as it was so unreal. They each picked up a bullet to show to their school friends - to prove ...see more

Does anyone remember vatric controll systems in Garth road lower Morden. I worked there in the mid 1960s David Huggett

During the early 1960,si worked in the Green Grocery department of Caters supermarket on the week ends. Dated a beautiful cashier there ,often we would go to the Red Lion pub for a drink ( My favourite at that time was Red Barrel Bitter ). Then go upstairs to listen to the Jazz band,s ,such as Monty Sunshine,making for an enjoyable evening dancing to their lively beat. I drove my motor bike to work,leaving Sutton in ...see more

i hated morden when i was a child, sunday was a dead day, no shops open, i couldn't wait to get away, now 72 years later & living in the north east of england, happily married for 51 years i still have feelings for the the place, my parents are buried there, i visit very rarely, but i cant wait to get back to the north east, but i still miss morden