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I have just stumbled upon this site and have spent a few happy hours reading memories of Little Sutton, here are a few of my own. My brother, Edward (known then as Teddy) Johnson, and myself, Sharon, lived in Hawthorn ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by sharon.smith51

Bloody awful wicked place that needs more investigation. My brother like many of the others suffered greatly at the hands of MOD run schools, that were experimental failures. My brothers life has been ruined by his unfortunate ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by sslade36

I attended this school from 1928 for 8 years, from aged 6 to 14. The school master was Mr Brakewell who lived in the school house with his wife and 2 daughters. One teacher was Mr Seth Hughes, who later became the head ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Peter Hopley

Please help. Has anyone got photos of Chick Stores or any memories of Mr Chick, the shop, or how long it was there for. Where did Mr Chick go? My mother still lives in Berwick Avenue. I do remember vaguely Chick ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1970 by Lorraine Rizzotto

Sadly The Waggon and Horses has been demolished. Controversy surrounds the old water pump which was outside and which mysteriously disappeared. The Waggon was my local for many years. I brought up in Berwick Avenue ...Read more

A memory of Hayes by Simon White

For over 36 years from 1844 to after 1881, Sarah Susannah Jell born in Ringwould about 1804 lived in Finglesham as the wife or widow of Thomas Norris, agricultural labourer. He was the son of ...Read more

A memory of Finglesham in 1860

Just after my father brought Borwick Hall in 1946 I went with my mother to a shop and she brought a tin of paint. I was all of eight years old at the time and when we got back "home" I looked around and wondered just where she would start!

A memory of Borwick in 1946 by First Name Last Name

I lived in Warton - on Borwick Lane for the first 18 years of my life. In 1963, I was ten years old and Warton was a lovely little village. Borwick Lane was very much a quiet back road - not the busy ...Read more

A memory of Warton in 1963 by Elizabeth Gower

Lemington in the 1940s was a village that came under Newburn council, it was surrounded by fields. There were no houses to the west of Union Hall Road and Denton Avenue and none above Kirkston Avenue. There were three bars and two ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1940 by George Ritson

Hi Paul Yes, I went to New Zealand, not Aussie. I remember being a good mate of you and also Steve Howard. Married Barbara Foxon from Upton and we have two Kiwi sons. I remember the fair and the circus at the new library site. ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Malcolm Cheshire