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I hated hop picking. We started in 1938 to help pay for my sister's uniforms when she went to Ashford County School. At first my mother was slightly ashamed but soon entered ino the spirit and competition as to who ...Read more

A memory of Staplehurst by Doug Allen

y nethier did Wendy she fell in love with this prettymyself and my wife wendy took mum,phyllis to visit aunty freda. it was a very long journey as we live in buckinghamshire. rose ...Read more

A memory of Penton Grafton in 1980 by Stephen Rowe

Being born and raised in Kidderminster leaves me with a lot of good memories. I moved to the USA in 1958. My Dad worked on the canal before the war and indeed during the war. As a kid I spent a lot of my time ...Read more

A memory of Chaddesley Corbett in 1946 by Peter Conway

My name is Shirley Hamilton, maiden name Patten, I lived at Hammond Road, Horsell and as a teenager often danced at the Atlanta in Woking, it was the place to go, my friend Deirdre Jennings and I would sneak ...Read more

A memory of Woking in 1860 by Shirley Hamilton

I was at Buckhurst Hill primary school between 1970 to 1975. Mr Carr was the headmaster in the beginning and later Mr Willy took over. The first teacher I had was a MrsPayne, than a Mrs Nelson-Ward, then a Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1974 by Kevin Roberts

I was evacuated to Kibworth three times; in 1939 I came probably from my school, Newington Green in North London. i stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Dinkley. After a few months, a bomb fell in Kibworth, probably on the way to ...Read more

A memory of Kibworth Beauchamp in 1930 by Dorothy Beth

My memory bank has been activated by the contributed items about Hugh Bell Central School, though my recollections of Hugh Bell are older than those published on this website. My years at Hugh Bell were 1938 to ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1940 by Harry Killick

Hi, I was in the Hutton Residential School from 1930 to 1939. Mr Higden was the Headmaster. We had a big dining hall where all the boys had their meals - it was more like a scene from the film, Oliver, [food glorious ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield in 1930 by James Chalkley

As a 16 year old, I was a boarder from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia at Saint Joseph's Convent, 122 Ladbroke Road. With me there were around 25 girls ranging from the ages of 4 to 17 years old and at least from 10 different ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1966 by Maria Victoria Garcia Azuero

I believe that before the convent was called St. Michaels it was St. Phillips located on Church Street opposite Fullers Bakery. The lady would come over on our break and sell sticky buns out of a square basket for a penny a bun. ...Read more

A memory of Blackboys in 1930 by Ann Blaker