Memories

19 memories found. Showing results 11 to 19.

Oh To Be A Bishops Daughter

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

Brierley Common

I recall going to the fairground which was on the Common; there were some stalls of which one could either test your skill trying to throw a hoop over a prize in order to win it; of course there was a catch and that catch was to make ...Read more

A memory of Cudworth in 1965 by Roland Mitchell

Vague Memories

I remember when the pub was on the other side of the road to where the Shoulder of Mutton pub was built. I'm sure the pub changed it's name to Three Trees after a tragic incident. Where The Cutting Corner barbers is now, was a ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley

The Bull Inn

My paternal grandparents ran the Bull Inn at Swyre from either 1939 or 1940 to 1950 Their name was Webb. They moved there from the outskirts of London where they had previously ran a pub in Caterham Surrey. My grandmother came from the ...Read more

A memory of Swyre

Bicycles

Sorry Glenn it was not you and it isn't a tricycle but Lindsay Reynolds riding a two wheeled commando bike bought by his father Ken through Exchange and Mart,following his brother Malcolm on an old Raleigh which was far too big for him and ...Read more

A memory of Llandogo by macreynolds18

A Visit By An American Soldier (Professor) During Wwii

My uncle Joe Wolff was an American Soldier during WWII and spent the summer of 1942 stationed in various places in Wiltshire including Tottenham House. Although he was a private he was very ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough in 1942 by Kristin Simpson

Strood Memories Schools And Shops

Have fond memories of Strood having attended St Mary's Primary (Loved Miss Duke and Mrs Lowery) and Temple School up in Frindsbury. A small bustling town in the 1960s/70 with the usual FW Woolworth Co-Op, and an ...Read more

A memory of Strood by Kev Hodge

Burghfield Common

I was 1 of 9 children, we were placed at 83 Hunters Hill. I went to Garlands Schhool. My friends were Sharon Mallem, Jackie Baily, Jackie Bruce, Connie Sharky. I remember others ie the Farmers, Beals, Kemps, Longs,and ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common in 1972 by Debbie Walker

Happy Daysin Bexleyheath And Barnehurst

I remember Barnehurst and Bexleyheath in the 1960s. I loved a girl called Lin who lived in Rudland Road in Barnehurst. We used to spend lots of Saturday afternoons in the Astor Cinema near to Bexleyheath ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1963 by Rich M