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I literally stumbled upon this website and have been interested to read the memories of people who lived in Betton, a place well known to me. I lived there as a wartime evacuee in the 1940s, and Marc Chrysanthou's ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1940 by Edward Gill

I lived in Chelsea when Mr. Beeton was still alive and running his bakery on the King's Road. I worked there for a while after leaving college and I feel very privileged to have done so. He dressed like a Victorian gentleman ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea in 1975 by Janette Murphy

We moved to Egham in about 1955.  My father had been born in Medlake Road in 1920.  We lived in Oak Avenue, Egham Hythe in a house built in the 1930s.  I attended Egham Hythe Infants and Primary and later Magna Carta (on both its sites - ...Read more

A memory of Egham in 1960 by Crispin Lancaster

I grew up in Chelsea Manor Buildings in the 1960s-1970s. I have such fond memories of shopping with my mum in the Kings Road queuing for bread in Mrs Beatons on a Sat and shopping in Johns the grocers in flood street. Playing ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea by Bernie Brodie Browne

I lived at Betton Hall from 1940 - 1943, with my three brothers. As wartime evacuees from Manchester, we lived with the Crompton family who had three sons in the RAF; two were killed and the surviving son, who ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Edward Gill

By the 1900's the Benton family owned the Post Office, a cycle shop and were the local Blacksmiths. Would like some information on whether the Plough and the surrounding area is still there.

A memory of Springfield by Daphne Reeks

I remember the Queen coming to Prescot and waiting opposite the council offices to see her go past. We all had little flags. We waited for a long time then the car was spotted in the distance. We raised our flags and whoosh! She ...Read more

A memory of Prescot by Audrey Edwards

My grandparents - George & Winifred Lowe - lived at The Black & White House, Betton (aka 9 Betton, Betton Old Hall) for many years (leaving in about 1977). My grandad was a gardener for Colonel George Wade of ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Marc Chrysanthou

Betton in the 1940s-50s. I lived at Betton for 21 years from 1940-1961 with my mother and father Arther and Florence Holland and my stepsister Mary Clarke. We farmed at Moss Lane Farm until 1961. Down Moss Lane lived my auntie ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1940 by Brenda Bailey

I was looking at the photo of Betton Hall and I think my aunty used to live there, Joyce Allen.

A memory of Market Drayton by Linda Moss