16 Roding Avenue, Barking, Essex

I was born at 16 Roding Avenue Barking Essex in a prefab [that is long gone].

I moved from Barking in 1966 to Portsmouth [with parents as you did when under 21 in my day]. I am still in touch with quite a few from pre 1966.  Many are scattered far and wide.

It was a lovely community where post war everyone was more or less in the same boat. Many made lifelong friends.

Although the Queen’s coronation Party was 1953 I can still remember bits of that day.  I also saw other people’s photos.  The table one I included was just a small part of a very long table.  Well many tables really, just put together.

Incidentally, I met and married my husband in Portsmouth many  years ago [1970].  He was also born in a prefab in Portsmouth.