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Ahh Instow.. Always in my heart. Gran moved from Plymouth to Bickleton (2mls inland from Instow) c1930. Mum (Nancy Rooke) went to Instow school. During the war years she met Dad (Ron) married (1942) and moved to Staines where I grew up. ...Read more

A memory of Instow by Patrick Dipper

Having retired and moved to the West Country my wife Elizabeth and I set out to explore the area. Our new home is in Tiverton, Devon, but gradually we explored further and further afield and we remember a ...Read more

A memory of Chewton Keynsham in 2007 by John Howard Norfolk

I was born in 1949 and lived in Crowborough Road, Amen Corner, went to Furzedown school. I used to know all the shops round to the police station, being sent down with a shopping list for veg etc, and to the garage on the corner ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1949 by Norman Ellis

Although I was born at 96 Manchester Road, I too remember Beaconsfield Street very well as my aunt and uncle lived there. Doe's anyone remember The Brownbills? I went to the Church School in the next street, before moving on to the ...Read more

A memory of Prescot in 1930 by Richard Ball

We moved to Fullers Mead in 1953/4 just after I was born, to the house on the right hand side with the lamp post outside (just down from the bus stop) my brother was born in the house in 1955. Dad still ...Read more

A memory of Potter Street by davehatwell

Roger... After reading your recollections of the Woodsend Road I hope you don't mind me adding to your list of memories. It fair to say before I start to write we do know one another and by now we both have a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Flixton by yumapair6

I am researching my family tree. My grandfather and five of his siblings were born in North London between 1854 and 1874. However, the census shows that two of his siblings, a brother and sister were born in Seaton in 1858 & 1859. I am ...Read more

A memory of Seaton by sonia

From the age of 2 in November 1949 until December 1953, due entirely to sad family circumstances, I found myself installed as a resident in The Lawrence Children's Home in King Harry Lane, St ...Read more

A memory of St Albans by Peter Thompson

We lived at number 20 from the early 50's to 1969 when we moved down to Devon. It was a lovely street to live in with the magnificent beeches all along. Nice neighbours- the Radfords at number 16 and the Huttons at 22. We had a plot ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton by babbagerichard

Myself and my sister recall our father visiting Beverley many, many years ago. We guess that this would have been before he was married in 1935. We are trying to find the reason why he went from his home in Goodmayes, Essex all the way ...Read more

A memory of Beverley by kendepledge