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I am now 86, but in 1941 until 1945 I lived in Heswall. My family has been evacuated from Jersey in the Channel /islands and we lived in several places before finally coming to Heswall. there was a refugee school for Guernsey and Jersey Children in Irby. I used the walk to school each day, it took me over half an hour to do it. There used to be a big moorland on one side of the road where Gypsies used to camp twice a year. ...see more
I lived with my parents in Hill Court, Wimbledon Hill Road in 1953. In 1955 I went to infant school across the common and past the Windmill. I can't remember the name of the school but I'm pretty sure it was in Camp Road. We then moved to Parkwood Road in 1955 ( Pitmans College was behind my back garden). I'm sure the road was called Park Road then and changed to Parkwood Road a couple of years later. I changed school to ...see more
I remember well spending my summers in Garlinge during the late 50's and early 60's, my grandparents owned a bungallow also known as 'Hawthorns' next door my great uncle owned another bungallow also, he was manager of the garage where the new petrol station is today, across Bridge Road was the most intriguing of houses with a thatched roof, at that time it was owned by a builder who I believe was a Mr T Wing he was ...see more
Looking at the photo 'Main Road and 'The Malsters Arms' 1955. you can see the row of lime trees which were in the grounds of 'The Limes' where my Grandparents lived. They were Mr.& Mrs Pond. (Joseph & Jessie). I think they moved to Abridge after the first world war and lived in the council houses over the road before moving to 'The Limes' some time later. Their eldest daughter Kathleen (my mum) ...see more
I went to this school when we moved to Hixon in 1961 and I attended there until 1967. Mr. Harrison was the head teacher, his wife also taught there as did Mrs. Shaw.
My parents owned the village garage which sold petrol and did car repairs and I have fond memories of my time in Hixon, always out doing something, playing in the brook, collecting frogs from the claypits, exploring the airfield and other places.
Having ...see more
I lived at Harker Grange in 1973/4. At that time the main house was owned by the Meisner family who also owned Kangol. The rear of the house was not used by the Meisners and was rented out to other Kangol staff from time to time. This had been the service area of the home in former days and was separated by a corridor. The kitchen was the old scullery, the living room the huge old kitchen, still with ...see more
I remember visiting Aunty Lily at 5 Henning Street. There was also an Aunty Min (Minnie ?). Would have been early 1960's. Cannot remember a surname a or what relation they were. Think Lily may have been Min's daughter. Any ideas welcome.
Hi.
I'm am wondering if anyone remembers part of my distant family who ran the Herbert dairy In Heswall?
Many thanks,
Marc Ball
Happy times at Prestatyn--enjoyed 4 holidays there-staying in self catering around 1954-1958.Stayed in Victoria rd-think Conservative club nearby,, Grosvenor rd-house called Green sleaves-, a guest house/hotel with flat roof by sand hills and finally on Meliden rd,Highlights included my parents sending our things in a trunk, then we followed on by train from Birkenhead.Little trains on corner by fire ...see more
A Memory of Aveley
Hello. I also stumbled across this site by accident and was blown away by all the memories shared by Colin Newberry on Mar 25th 2014. I can relate to many other memories shared but Colin's are so close, my memories flooded back. I moved to Aveley with my Mum and Dad -JOYCE and DEREK WILTCHER c.1952 from Grays town center, where we lived in a flat above Sydney Greys store (Radios TV's Fridges ...see more
I went here on holiday with my mum and dad and my cousin in about 1953. This was the hall where all the events were held and I remember my mum going in for a fancy dress competition and parading around the hall with the other competitors. She had an ashtray tied on her head with some of my hair ribbon and smoked a cigarette on the way round. She went as the song 'Smoke gets in your eyes'. I can't remember ...see more
My fourth set of memories carries on with shops in Barking. Previously I had recalled those along from Fanshawe Avenue to the station. Over the other side past Cambridge Road was Lloyds bank on the corner, my wife and I had a savings account there before we were married.
Also in this block was Worrickers, they had two shops in town the other was in between the Bull public house and Bullies the ...see more
I am looking for a 'photo of Western House , Cippenham before it was demolished and replaced by the Western Hose School.
I lived in Carshalton but as a kid of 11or 12 and accompanied by the `Gang` I / We travelled the length of the Wandle from Croydon to Wandsworth over a couple of years.Ravensbury park rings a bell as we had a fight there with some local lads who said we were not wanted in `their`park.
Coming forward to around 2000 Tony Robinson & Time Team dug a 17th / 18th century mill between here & what was Morden Hall Hospital.
Does anyone have any memories of that?
I used to drink in The Woodman on occasion as I lived on the Clock House Farm Estate between 1957 and 1962 when I was married just across the road in St Peters.Question,what happened to the board with the pilots names on it that was behind a pane of glass in the public bar?.A lot of them never came back back from sorties over the South Downs & Kent .it seems to be a shame to have lost the autographs of men from Croydon ,Kenley and possibly even Biggin Hill.
I have this same photograph in my collection only it was taken at my wedding in March 1962 with the backs of my wife & I and the reverent Denis Lane facing the camera
I was born in Haddington and lived in Spott village for first two years before moving south to Sussex. Summer holidays were always taken in Spott and Dunbar, so fond memories of the area.
Rekindled when my son played two seasons with Edinburgh Rugby
we lived in northfleet high street my father owned fleet autos (car sale) and his father before him
Also owned the green grocers on the corner of rose street and fronting on to high street, opposite
There was knolls the bakers and Barclays Bank, lincon the chemist and Mrs ware my dads family also has a greengrocers in Dover road , if any one has any old photos as we would love to see them our family name was Ripley.
My mother was born in Hadleigh, (the Suffolk one) and was part of a quite large family headed by George Brewster. Many members of the extended family, frankly I never really knew. However, mum was always close to several of her sisters including one called Mena.
Aunt Mena was originally married to a local Hadleigh boy who was or became a policeman in the Metropolitan Police. Sadly, he was killed in ...see more
I attended what I believe was the first 'Pre-Apprentice Course' at what was then known as the ' Tech'., between 1960-61. Our form teacher was affectionately known as 'Educated Evans', a great guy who taught us a great deal. Prior to this course I had been a pupil at Victoria Secondary Modern school for boys and had the somewhat dubious accolade as being its last ...see more
The land opposite the shops in the picture was used by a visiting fair in the summer,because it was so boggy the used railway sleepers to put under their rides, in the winter the land used to flood and my brother and I used to punt the sleepers over the water,only about a foot at the deepest point, great fun.
I was brought up in the Catherine Wheel at Drayton St Leonard's
My best friend at school was John Nagle we went to Benson School
I have vey fond memories of the time spent at Lower Grange and the warmth shown to me by Fred and Ella and johns grandfathers.
I lived in Chobham from 1939 until 1968,and I cast my mind to the 1950's and the High St. Mr Belcher's shop,where my Mum had an account taking the book to the shop and buying groceries.Mr Wellands bakery,where he made the most mouth watering penny buns, Lascelles shop, he was our neighbour in Station (Woking) rd. Moving Along Adamsons the Jewellers and Mitchells the bakers who delivered our bread.Crossing the ...see more
my names norbert, I lived at the abbey in the early 1960 s. so Ionly had a 5 minuets walk to the school. my teacher was mr. vale. if i remember right the headmaster was a mr curd.
i used to go to Rump & Tombs next door to get a ice lolly in the summer times,also spent my 6d pocketmomey there, comics or sweets.
my 1st school was the infant school in bradstockway 1960 ...see more
Our family had already started plans to emigrate to Canada in 1956. I graduated from North End Secondary Modern after completing my O levels in June. I needed a job for a few months until we left in November.
I heard that Dr Burge the chemist was looking for someone to fill in for a while. I applied for the job and started right away. The hours were from 9-6 five and a half days a week, the salary £5 per week. ...see more
the shop on the corner opp.the wall,s sign had a mirror which if you stood close and waved your hand and leg in the air gave a mirror image- which HARRY WORTH used to open his show and had everyone in stitches My cousin NORMAN BURRUP was just as good and THEN off for an afternoon with Tubby Bewley learning to sharpen chisel and plane blades and then how to plane a piece of wood
straight . Someone cut ...see more
i worked at Tylers from l941-44, after which i joined the WAAF - while there Mr Finch was the manager and i worked with his disabled daughter, evelyn, and she took over from me when i enlisted.
i went back frequently to see them while on leave throughout the rest of the War. i remember Evelyn telling me that when the troop trains passed through woking, mr finch would send the workers out with large quantities of squash ...see more
My mother grew up in manningtree, living in the house with the three people standing outside. Standing in the door are my aunt Barbara and either my mother Janet, or her sister Julie. The lady standing on the path, we think, is my great aunt Aggie, we also think the motor bike and side car belonged to Aggies brother Jack.
I remember this place during WW2. It was all closed up but we used to find a way in and were sometimes chased off. We called it the "White Cafe". All that was in the 1940s when I was only a young child. I went back in the early 1950s and it had been opened again but when I returned in about 2005 it had been pulled down and was then a car park. That coastline is now much busier than it was. We lived in Sandy ...see more
My Grandfather, Richard Summersgill, was born in Prescot, Lancashire on July 9, 1864 the son of Richard and Ellen Gore Summersgill. He emigrated to USA in 1888. His friend Peter Kelly worked at the Pilkington Glass with him, and they emigrated the same year. Richard was naturalized on August 3, 1893 in Bridgeton, Cumberland Co. New Jersey.
Peter Kelly's eldest daughter, Jane Ellen Kelly, was married to Richard on May 26, ...see more
I can remember a sweet shop up at great Sutton, it was opposite the bull pub it would of been in the 1980s, think it may of been called the unicorn, think it's a house now.
I remember Ilord townhall we used to go dancing (ballroom) every saturday night that is when we had live bands.I lived in hainault does any body remember going dancing at ilford townhall.I now live in herfordshire.arnold.
Hello there,
My stepfather has asked me to search for three people that he knew in the 1950s and early '60s in Steventon.
My stepfather is Robert Orchard from Pembrokeshire, Wales. He worked for the electricity board and lived in the village during the '50s.
The people he would like to find are George Ballard, Peter Broad, and Robert Baxter. Robert Baxter's wife was related to the owners of ...see more
Before we emigrated to Australia in 1960 I lived in Upper Mount street, people who lived in my street were Stubleys, Duxberrys, Hallas', Hill. Boys I played with, Stuart Shaw, Paul Ainsworth, Fred Shaw,
David Barraclough, Christopher Pearsol. I played soccer with the Warwick road school team.
We were married at St Leonard`s church on a cold day, Saturday February 28th. We both had flu that week but managed to get to the church on time, that was 56 years ago now living in Melbourne Australia where it is a little warmer.
Good morning all
My amazing grandmother is going to be 90 in December and in the early 1940's she was a NAFFI girl based in Aldershot. She has told me many times that these days were among the best days of her life.
Unfortunately my grandma fell, broke her hip, smashed her head on a pavement and this has given her a bleed on the brain which in turn has bought on early onset dementia. So far, thank ...see more
My late Aunt worked at the Red lion hotel in the 1950's when the Holdsworth's owned it, she was involved in foiling an attempted robbery and there was an article written about it in a local newspaper , she told us about this before she sadly passed away, we has a family would dearly like to try and locate the said article but have had no success as of get because we havnt got the exact date ...see more
I remember skating in cavendish street on what was called the concrete, Ialso went Ordsall school, also went to the boro pictures, happy memories, Alan
I read the piece about Bull Lane and the stream on the left hand side,we used to collect Frogs spawn from there, and Old Farmer Snow and his Farm, because as kids we used to go Horse riding there, I used to live in the shop in Hilary Crescent moved in there in 1957, I was 10, it was a Grocery and Provisions,my Dad bought it new for my Mum, and we moved in when I was ten from Eastwood Road, we lived in the Bungalow ...see more
I was intrigued and interested to read Valerie Sims, (nee Stow) memories of some residents in Waltham Road, as I grew up there, and lived at no. 123 until 1969. I married a Cornish girl, and we moved to Cornwall then, where I have lived ever since. I also had a younger brother called John who lived in Woodford Bridge for some while after I left, until he also moved away to Norfolk.
I ...see more
It was July/August of 1950 when I was sent here from my home town of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent at the age of eight, to convalesce after a serious post-operative infection.
My first impressions were of a grim-looking, foreboding building, but those first, gloomy impressions were soon dispelled by the kindliness of the staff, and the camaraderie that grew between us - a group ...see more
I use to attend Sunday School at the Parish Church you can see at the top of the hill and then go and visit my Grandmother who lived in Golden Yard directly opposite the church many times during the early Fifties.
I understand my Dad was born at Hospital Farm in 1901. The family then moved to Ivy Farm,
Yaxley but I I'm not sure when? His older brothers Louis and Harry fought in the WW1 and
sadly Harry was killed in 1918 and the family must have moved by then as there is a plaque
to Harry in Yaxley church. I would be interested to know if Hospital farm house is still standing -
perhaps the name has been changed? The family name is Farrow.
I think that those two girls are my sisters ..... Ann & Carolyn Spencer
Living in the prefabs in Ilford Lane I could walk into town up Fanshawe Avenue, or go via Tanner Street and then Glenny Road or, and my memory may be playing tricks on me but I think it was Harpur Road and then up by the side of the railway to come out at the Spotted Dog pub.
I found the shops fascinating and perhaps this was why I lead a life as a successful retailer that enabled me to retire at ...see more
My mother was living with a Mrs Triggs a foster carer in Isleworth, does anyone remember this family?
my brother and I have just looked at the photographs of South wigston. Jack hill was our father who owned the shop until he passed and then mum and our brother John carried it on until sadly our brother passed approx 20 yrs ago. A fantastic shop and a lot of memories for an awful lot of people. Customers became friends and dad was very well respected in the community. Kevin and Karen hill
Contrary to the notes on this photo the house with the two bay windows did not replace the weatherboarded one in view 40547. The two structures are side by side, though the weatherboarded one may have been demolished at the same time to make easy access for the extension to the house. This elevation is that of the extended house built behind the weatherboarded structure (when viewed from the river) ...see more
We stayed here for many years in the chalet opposite thes shops, my parents became friends with Marie The owner of the newsagent and sweet shop in this row of shops.we holidayed here until the great storm destroyed the row of chalets as shown in another pictur e in this series
On the left is Mrs Foster's farmhouse. This view taken behind my granny's house - I would have been 3 then. I spent hours playing on the bridge (see other photo) and used to walk to the stream through the churchyard to go fishing.
Julian Perry
We lived in the village from 1954-1964 before moving to Bournemouth. St Mary's Church was a centre of our social life...I went to St Mary's School in Bourne Road - now gone- also Sunday School. Later after the Evening Service we would go to the Institute opposite to Sunday night at 8. Bank Holiday Mondays the boys would organise a days hike into the countryside. Oh to be able to do that now!! I also used to ring the ...see more
My mother Jennie Richards was born in Barmouth in 1917' her parents were Jack and Gwendoline Richards of Gorllwyn Fawr on the Panorama Road. My father was stationed at Ty Craig Castle in 1942,
They met and eventually married in 1943. They moved back to Leicestershire where my brother and myself were born. We visited Barmouth every year for our holidays and continued to do so as we grew up. My children and ...see more
I went to school at Tooting Bec Grammer School from 1954 to 1957 and worked after school and on a Saturday in a greengrocers on Upper Tooting Road. I have no idea what the shop was called but if I remember correctly it was near the bottom of Beechcroft Road.
My job was to deliver produce to the local area on an old black trade bicycle. On a Saturday the local baker used to ring a bell (I think) when he took bread ...see more
Travelling down to Greatstone in Grandad's Commer Van, Grandad driving, Nanny & Mum sitting up front, Dad, elder brothers Tony & Teddy (Edward ),sister Kathy, younger brother Brian & myself jammed in the back with the luggage . Arriving, opening the sliding side door and pouring out of the van into Knotty's ramshackle bungalow (?) with a verandah that ran along full length of the ...see more
i was bought up in a thatched cottage in "Anton lane" behind whats now called the Museum.
my memories have never faded of the wonderful childhood i had.
my best friend was James Maccallum the doctors son . we were inseparable until i left in 1957.
we would play in Anton Lane as it was a long covered track that led back out onto the Newbury rd
at the top of Lilly whites Hill. Probably not known as that now. ...see more
My father owned the corner shop (newsagents) adjacent to Park View Road, opposite Holy Trinity church from 1961 until it was pulled down in 1968. My parents, sister, brother and I lived in the accommodation above and behind the shop. It was pretty awful, but we knew it as home and have very fond memories of living there. My sister and I did the paper round for Park View road and I was always ...see more
I began my school days during the 1950's at Brampton Road Primary School, Bexleyheath. My over-riding memory is a time of innocence, wonder and happiness, where we were given freedom to learn and be creative in a supportive environment. Days of innocence indeed,
The girls wore blue gingham dresses with white collars and sleeve cuffs.The boys wore short trousers and V-necked jumpers over white ...see more
I lived in Moore for the first 10 years of my life. My father Robert Evans sang in the choir; when my mother died when i was 7 years old, I also sang in the choir.
I used to be a boarder at the best school at Hawthorn School for girls in Second ave have great memories of my time there was sad when we had to leave and move to bishop stortford does anyone else remember the School
My grand parents lived in Raynham Road.There name was Roker. My grandfather boxed at boxing shows behind the Alcaza cinema.I used to go to the chip shop for a penny worth of chips. Gorsons store was opposite. I worked at Klingers from 1950 in the pre boarders (they pressed the nylons) I to still remember my mothers Co-op number.
Cross Street in Ayr became King Street It underwent changes bit is still King Street in 2015
I lived in Balham from 1947 to 1967, and recall two ballrooms. The first being directly opposite Balham underground station, above the ABC café on the corner of Chestnut Grove. It was owned by a guy called Sydney Francis and titled as such. The other dance hall was located along Balham high road, (opposite Du Cane Court and Balham park road) called the "Arranmore" Frequented by the local Irish community. I hope this helps! Philip Spencer.
I remember sitting having lunch on the bank of canal seeing those charming barges slowly
drifting past and making me feel that I would love to be on board going somewhere, anywhere
at all just taking in the day in the warm sun, and walking over to the barge inn for a nice cool drink !!
My earliest memories are of meeting my dad when he came home from working at Morris Motors on his bike he was among some 11000 workers who turned out at finishing time, the bikes filled the road to the extent that traffic had a job to make their way up the road. When I was old enough to go to school my mum walked me to St. Christophers infant school which now a small housing site, when ...see more
It is great to read about all the memories and with that the history from many different peoples experiences.
My family has had a property on Dee road for some years, I have been very lucky to spend many many happy holidays in Talacre.
I am a photographer and I have been very interested in the sunken buildings (well chimmneys) that can be seen poking out of the dunes that run behind Dee road. I have looked ...see more
Hi! Mark Adams here.I went to HCS from 1977 to 1982.I remember Paul Belvaoir,Paul Shields,three clements brothers,Richard Beardragger,Louis Benn,Edwards ,Paul Gavey(beat him up lots of times) many of good friends i can't think of them all.Best days of my life at the school!Doing well married have three daughters one boy and five grandchildren and we all doing very well and i work on the building.Hope to here from anyone who knew me at the school.Bye for now. mark63@hotmail.co.uk
I used to work in civic stores opposite pains 1970s, chatham high st was great then, I also worked in the pentagon when it first opened in laskys. I am jane moyler
I was born in Pencarwick Nursing Home Exmouth on 7 December 1940. The Principal was Mrs M.E.Hodges
My mother left London sometime beforehand with my two elder brothers aged 2 and 6.
She left London to avoid the bombing.
I understand my mother lived at 2 Marpool Grove.
I was christened in All Saint Church on 18 January 1941.
I have been to Exmouth and seen Pencarwick House which is now a block of ...see more
I was born in February 1941 and have vague memories of living in Watchet sometime in 1943/1944 for a period of almost two years. My mother (Kathleen/Kitty) and her sister (Olive) rented a house which I believe was on the Doniford Road. My mother and I came down from London while my Aunt and her daughter (June) came from Hastings. Before moving into the rented house Mother and I stayed with a family named Chidgey ...see more
I was born with my twin brother at 91 Greenland Cres. In November 1945. Following my fathers discharge from the RAF we moved to 197 Allenby Road. It was quite a nice location then and backed onto Jubilee Park. During my younger years I attended Lady Margaret junior school, followed by Dormers Wells secondary modern school.
At the age of 11 I joined the scouts that met at North Road School where I learnt to ...see more
I spent my first years at 115 Leigh Rd and then moved across the road to 38-40 Leigh Rd-right across from Nutbeem Rd. I remember Stanley Brehaut the photographer. I went to Barton Peveril and then on to Loughborough to run for their athletics team before leaving for the US and now living in Tampa Florida. If anybody remembers me please contact me.jeffkrtg@aol.com
so good to look back on these photos. I studied at the ...see more
It must have been around c 1966-8 that pinky and perky pigs lives in the convent. Many happy meories playing in the grounds on open days.
julian Ingram
My first posting concentrated on my birth and school life in Barking, next a little about different memories of my early life.
I lived in the prefabs in Ilford Lane on the corner with Victoria road, a few more yards up and I would have lived in Ilford. Opposite us was an Esso petrol station and I recall the queues for petrol during the Suez crisis and the second hand car lot next door where one day I ...see more
I remember the fab coffee roasting machine in the high st when I was a kid. I was born in 1948. Even tte glass shop window was warm. There were sparks and smoke all the time it was wonderful. Mum took me there for tea and cakes when feeling flush. Waitresses all in uniform with little pinnies on. Oooh!
I was in a group then called size five, we played all over the area quite a lot. From about 1964 to 1970 ish. Anyone remember size five???
Mike grieve
In 2011 Croydon Council stopped maintain the bowling green. Since then volunteer local residents , The Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green (see our website), have restored, maintained and managed the green for public use. It is not a club - anyone can come and play. More volunteers are needed to help in this community work to keep the bowling and putting greens available for local ...see more
We moved to maldon in 1983 I was three moved from Walthamstow. I'm not going to lie being a teen in a small town is or at least can be mind numbingly boring. So as soon as I could I moved to bigger and better things but guess what as soon as I became a father straight back to maldon. Where else can I bring up my boys that offers big parks the prom the canals beeligh. I was a bit of a git in my teens and hated the fact that I couldn't escape my mums
I was born in kings college hospital and spent the first 6 years of my life living in The Newlands Tavern Peckham. My Gram owned it Mrs Rhodes . Mum lived with her and me cause my Dad was in the navy. I have pictures of the inside ,it seemed enormous,it did meals ,events etc. I remember as a toddler being able to ring the bell for time! It had 2 balconies one either end ,it seemed so high! The Ransleys had the veg shop ...see more
does anyone know the whereabouts of a lady called ada smith who lived in 50 queens street I crewe with her husband john, they has 3 children, paula Nicola abd david,
ada lived in Charlton road Liverpool as a child and moved to crewe when she married john.
my name is Shirley and my brother is Arthur, I was a bridesmaid and Arthur was a paigeboy at adas wedding in the late 1960s
I would love to find her and see how shes doing x
My great aunts Amy And Bet Arnold lived in Ivy house (22 High st) from 1921 to 1965 when they had a bungalow called Mayfair built on the road to St Laurence's church and the main road, . Sadly they died not long after moving there. Ivy house when I visited as a child had no electricity, they still used oil lamps. Their brother Charlie was a farmer and kept cows on fields that I think were rented. The family had originally ...see more
