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Nostalgic memories of Bury's local history

Share your own memories of Bury and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I Remember Bob & Minnie Dudden Well
My grandfather used to go fishing at Bury, and introduced this lovely spot to my father. He would cycle down to bury from London as a young man, pre WW2. In the 1950's we would drive down and picnic by the river. Dad knew Bob Dudden. As a boy, I would swim in the river and we would always chat to Bob with his broad sussex dialect. My friend Richard and I rode down from Upper Norwood in 1959 ...see more
Bury, Church of St John the Evangelist from the River Arun 1898
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Added 09 February 2013

Life In Bury For A Little Boy.
Millie Grinsted nee Cheeseman was my great aunt. She was the sister of my paternal grandfather William Edward Cheeseman. I remember staying with her and Edward at times during and after the war. I remember on one occasion grinding coffee beans up in the attic and putting the grounds in packages for sale in the store. I remember on one occasion opening the cage and letting all her budgies and ...see more
Bury, Village Stores c1960
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Added 26 June 2011

Bury Church And Ferry
On this picture you can see the steps used by the ferry man from the 1920s to the 1940s.  He used a pole to steer the punt from the Bury bank to the Amberley bank.  The punt was attached to a chain which stretched across the river lying on the bottom.  The fare in the late 1940s was a theepenny piece.  The ferry man was my 'Uncle' Bob Dudden, who took up the duties of ferryman when he left the Navy after ...see more
Bury, Church of St John the Evangelist from the River Arun 1898
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Added 25 November 2008

My Father Worked At This Shop
My father Ron Burchell worked at the shop seen in this photograph.  The Burchell family had lived in the village for generations.  The owner of the shop was Edward Grinstead and his wife Millie who was my godmother.  We lived at the thatched Old Cottage behind the hedge on the left.  My dad had been a shop boy here before he joined the RAF in the 1920s.  When he left the RAF in 1946 he worked ...see more
Bury, Village Stores c1960
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Added 25 November 2008