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My parents moved from Essington to Cheslyn Hay in 1960. We briefly lived in one of the cottages in Hollybush before moving to Low Street. I remember Harry Bates selling fruit & veg from his horse & cart and people ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay by andyandjan35

I cannot remember a time where Flimby did not feature in my life. My father was born on Ryehill Road, and my grandfather was born and bred in Flimby. It once was a pit village and my grandfather John Watters was an engineer, his father was the ...Read more

A memory of Flimby by Sharon Swallow

                                                  THE SLATE ISLANDS                                                         By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 2005 by Walter Deas

Dumpton House (Preparatory) School was evacuated to Crichel during the Second World War from Broadstairs in Kent. My older brother (Paul Cremer) was already at the school and due to the war my parents sent me ...Read more

A memory of Crichel Ho in 1940 by Jonathan Cremer

I'm christophers sister Valerie dunn was baggott.we loved living in Hampton wick .it was fun having dinner in the restaurant -we could order anything we wanted..i nearly allways had sausage beans and chips.we use to ...Read more

A memory of Hampton Wick by valerie66

I was born on the 24th of July 1929 above a shop next to a pub called the Rose of Denmark, in Hotwells, Bristol, very convenient for Father to wet his whistle and my head at the same time. Father was born in 1893, Mother in 1895. They ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1930 by Arthur Cottrell

Hello, I and my twin sister were born close to Ospringe at Painters Forstal next to Mr Flites hop field. The date was 10 of September 1940. My father had brought my mother away from the bombing in East Ham. He was a dock worker and his ...Read more

A memory of Ospringe in 1940 by Roy Harvey

We lived in Langrish village, but seeing there was no school there we had to take the public bus to East Meon School. I remember the first and last days at junior school in East Meon. The school building was made from local flint ...Read more

A memory of East Meon in 1950 by Maureen Gartry

Along with my mother Ruby, I was evacuated to Alconbury on my birthday, 23 September 1940. Unknown to me, my paternal grandparents had already moved there and were in residence in Chapel Street. My Mum and I ...Read more

A memory of Alconbury in 1940 by Barry W J Chandler

I am now 63 but it wasn't till a couple of years ago that looking at my BC I actually took in that I was born at the Holbrook Maternity Home June 30th 1947. I'd always put down Belper as my place of birth as I'd only glanced at ...Read more

A memory of Holbrook in 1947 by Roger Taylor