Personal Stories

Listed here are all of the stories that have been sent to us for inclusion on the site. Some of the longer stories have been saved as pdf files. You will need Adobe Reader to read these files. To access click on the name of the author:

Carol Ledger - childhood in the 50s and 60s in Walthamstow
Sylvia Baigent (nee Bass) - personal recollection of childhood in the borough.
Joan Bigby (nee Simmonds) - Shop Parlour Tales -a Walthamstow Childhood.
Peter Brook - three group photographs, post WW2.
Les Cole - personal childhood recollection from an ex-pat lving in Canada.
Jeanette Colgan - post war Walthamstow and the story of Len Colgan, butcher.
Paul Gandolfi - photograph of class group at St. mary's RC Primary School.
Roy Good - post war memories and pictures of childhood at his grandmother's house.
Len Hall - detailed story of childhood and growing up in Walthamstow.
Pam and Jim Laing - memories of a couple who were both born at Thorpe Coombe.
Brian Lodge - short item from one of our first contributors.
Keith Luscombe - childhood recollections starting with Lloyd Park.
John Knowles - personal memories of his childhood and adolescence in Walthamstow
Robert Neville - recollections of the High Street ' Don't Sqeeze Me 'til I'm Yours'
John Newell - photographs from St. mary's Infant School and more...
Tas Richardson - recollections and photographs of Tower Stables and her family.
Jean Robinson (nee Rooke) - family life in Walthamstow.
Eric Carrington Smith - detailed recollection of schooldays and beyond...
Sue Stott (nee Attfield) - short recollection of childhood.
Barbara Warren (nee Coveney) - recollections from an ex-pat in Australia.
Helen Watson - recollections of Walthamstow.
Christine Webster - poignant recollection of the war years and beyond.
Eddie Whybrow - when I started reading the emails I was young again.