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My father grew up on Compton Bassett, his name was Reginald Hooper and he lived with his parents and brothers and sisters at No 36. I remember well the stories he told me as a child about his childhood growing up in the ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1920 by Dulcie Eels

I came to Compton Bassett from Yatesbury where I had not been happy at all, but it was different at Compton Bassett, friendly staff and a fantastic manageress who really looked after us girls. I met my husband there and ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1952 by Mamie Williams Nee Quigley

My name is Mandy Ward. I spent my first years living at Howsham Grange, Howsham with my elder brother Andrew and mum Madge and dad Archie Miller and dogs Henry the bassett hound and Puppy the big round sausage dog. ...Read more

A memory of Howsham by Mandy Ward

Just a few memories of what shops were there in Little Sutton around the time this photograph was taken, starting on the near left of the picture you had the food CO-OP, the white church followed by the fruit and veg shop, a ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1969 by Tony Franklin

My family moved to Bishton in 1945 when my father began working at Bishton Signal Box. Because of the returning soldiers, few houses were available in the Newport area so we settled at Bank Cottage, Bishton. The cottage had ...Read more

A memory of Bishton in 1945 by Bob Stinchcombe

My mother Pamela Joan Jackson moved to North Weald from Leytonstone during the war with her parents John Arthur Jackson and Rose Lucy Jackson and her sister Rose. They lived at 23 Bassett Gardens. My aunt Rose ...Read more

A memory of North Weald Bassett in 1957 by Joan Nicklin

I lived in Garrett Lane between 1949/1959. I had a newspaper round in Martins (they had a one legged budgie called Everest), and a Saturday job in Creedy's. I loved going to Smallwood Junior School, Mr Holland was my favourite teacher ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham

My memory of Compton Bassett is not extensive - to say the least - as I spent roughly a year in married quarters before my husband was posted to Bordon in Hampshire. He was in the REME ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1974 by Trish Bailey

"James Bassett" aka "Jim" My name is Caroline Bassett and I'm the daughter of James and Ruby Bassett. I was born in 1957 and my late father was James, he was a shunter on the Bluebell Railway. James died aged 59 in ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield Park Sta in 1957 by Caroline Bassett

I lived in Tunley Road, Balham from 1938 to 1949, I remember the day the V2 hit at the end of the road, and I lost friends. I went to Ravenstone School until 1949. There were 3 of us, Maureen Smith, Maureen Green and me Valerie Smith, ...Read more

A memory of Tooting