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On the 2nd September 1952 I was born at Manor Farm. I lived there with my parents, my maternal grandfather and two older brothers. I know my grandmother was alive when I was born but, unfortunately died soon after. My ...Read more

A memory of Yealand Conyers in 1952 by Sue Tomlinson

We used to visit my grandparents on Sundays. Quite often during the Spring we would drive through the flooded levels and see boats on the water.  I remember wanting desperately to go for a ride in one!  It didn't ...Read more

A memory of North Curry in 1946 by Anne Perry

Hello! I am Arnold Chapman, my father was the minister of the little chapel (now a private house). I used to play with a lad called I think Ronald Babcock?? who lived in a farm nearly opposite. I think one time the barn ...Read more

A memory of Matching Tye in 1943 by Arnold Chapman

Not long after the completion of Worcester Crescent and Bedford Road, the construction of Ramillies Road I had acquired a large number of new friends, all boys. My parents had moved from Woodford Essex to 52 Worcester Crescent ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by Ron Sargeant

I lived in Headley for a short time…. I remember living opposite a few houses and a phone box with a riding school opposite… I remember a friend called Fran… A small youth club… A post office/shop… And somebody called Ian , he had a red van ...Read more

A memory of Headley

I attended St Nicholas school (later Box Hill School) between approx 1957 and 1962. The school was co-educational and catered to children aged from about age 4 to 18. My brother was 4 and I was 7 when we started at the ...Read more

A memory of Mickleham by gouran.mina

I was only a toddler when a light plane landed in the cricket field beyond the allotments at the bottom of Regent Street. Everybody around dashed down to see the spectacle. Few had seen an aeroplane actually ...Read more

A memory of Church Gresley in 1930 by Brian Venning

The Penton Camp Club started in about 1903. Its members included the Manager of Martin's Bank, London, the manager of the Drury Lane Theatre and many other rich men. They would come by train to Staines, the old station at the ...Read more

A memory of Penton Hook in 1900 by Su Knight

1964 and my parents announced to us kids that we were going to move to the countryside from Great Bar in Birmingham where we were all living at my grandmothers house My Father had died back when I was seven and mother had eventually ...Read more

A memory of Market Harborough by Keith Luckman

The lovely talented and sophisticated Miss Bartlett took the youngest class. I think she may have been to art school cos she drew a Spanish Conquistador (complete with sailboat steel helmet) in coloured chalk on the blackboard, dressed ...Read more

A memory of Luton