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Memories from many years ago. My father David Dickson was the dentist who built the house at 9 Newcastle Street which is where I spent my early years.. After the war we moved to Birkland Villa which we entered from a laneway just ...Read more

A memory of Worksop by chrisdeboer36

Our family have owned Glevering since 1936, firstly my Grandfathers cousin, W.H and then during the war, the Royal Tank Regiment commendeered the Hall and Parkland and also some of the soldiers were stationed here before the D-Day ...Read more

A memory of Glevering Hall

I was 10 years of age when this photograph was taken in 1955. Ecclefechan was the centre of the world to me at that age. I lived in Castle Acre and had the most wonderful childhood possible. I recall walking the burn under ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1955 by Jim Donaldson

These sheep are on one of the fields that made up the 200 or so acres of my fathers farm, Llandough Farm. The family were tenants from the mid 30s until the late 60s (my father died in 72) For about 25 years they supplied the milk to the ...Read more

A memory of Llandough by thomas.david81

My great grandfather John Robert Leaman was school master at Castle Acre school - his wife (my great grandmother) was Elizabeth Jane Leaman (nee Ellis). I have visited Castleacre recently and found the village such a beautiful, ...Read more

A memory of Castle Acre in 1890 by Grace Leaman

In 1851 my Grandfather had a sixty acre farm at 109 Finkle Street in Thorne. His name was also Richard and his wife's name was Harriet. Is there anyone in Thorne that could share any information with me about the Watson family in Thorne. ...Read more

A memory of Thorne in 1860 by Richard Watson

My family of four childen, my husband and I, moved into part of a large country house known as 'Ravenscourt', standing in 3 acres of land: we named our semi "Little Ravenscourt'. Within our back ...Read more

A memory of Great Amwell in 1964 by Edith Wood Smith

In 1971 my father The Right Reverend Kenneth John Woollcombe became the youngest Bishop Of Oxford at the age of 47 and we came to live at Bishop's House, Cuddesdon, opposite the Theological College, next to Bishop's Wood. ...Read more

A memory of Cuddesdon in 1971 by Philippa Morrison

From 1958-61 our family was the only one living on Mill Lane, just off the parade grounds near here. My stepfather was 'stationed' with the RAEC at Eltham Palace and I attended Shooter's Hill GS and Westminster Hotel School, subsequently. ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1959 by Dylan Rivis

Chippenham Grammar School in wartime, way up on the Malmesbury Road, was a great place to be, despite inevitable privations. Textbooks were in short supply, exercise books were rationed, and some of the teachers were away ...Read more

A memory of Chippenham in 1945 by Brian Thomas