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My father, Gerald Blockley, originally from Derby, had just completed a degree in History from Unversity College, London and was appointed to teach at Bruce Grove School in Tottenham in 1939. He was evacuated ...Read more

A memory of Abbots Ripton in 1930 by Vivienne Charrett

The Rhaglen Cymdeithas Lenyddol is a Welsh Society who meet at the address shown below:- The Rhaglen Cymdeithas Lenyddol C/o Eglwys Bresbytaraidd Cymru 289 Lewisham Way Brockley London ENGLAND SE4 1XF Tel: (020) ...Read more

A memory of Llanhilleth in 2008 by First Name Last Name

I lived at 13 Westfield Close, from 1951 until 1965 when sadly my father died and we all moved to Weston. My memories of living there are very happy. I went to Backwell C of E School and the head, I think, was Mr Branch who kept bees ...Read more

A memory of Backwell in 1955 by Jackie Beard

I wonder if any can help me? I am attempting to trace my mother-in-laws family history. I am trying to locate a John Horwood possibly born in Thorpe Manderveil around 1868, from his wedding certificate he married Ellen Francis ...Read more

A memory of Brackley in 1890 by Steve Kennett

I attended this school from 1962 to 1965 and overall it was not a bad experience the head there at the time was Reg Payne and the deputy heads name was Jones. I don't of course recall all the teachers but here are a few; T ...Read more

A memory of New Parks in 1963 by Christopher Carr

I remember playing games in a field and at 6.45 in the evening someone would shout "Dick Barton is on" and everything was left where it was and everybody ...Read more

A memory of Draycott in 1948 by Maurice Jones

I lived in the Station Cottages at Boldon Colliery from 1949 till 1962. I have a load of happy childhood memories there. We all knew each other in the cottages because there were only 10. I spent all my school years at ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery

As a member of the 6th Brockley Scout Group, I visited Westgate 3 or 4 times during the early 1950s for the annual 2-week camp in August, our tents being pitched in the grounds of the then Catholic Church on the London Road. I ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by Ken Cook

bill.haylor@btinternet.com  Resident in and around Smallfield for 81 yrs. One of the first indications in the village relating to war was the erection of a telegraph pole, on the top of which was a platform ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1940 by Bill Haylor

My great-grandfather I found out worked on the Blockley railway line, this was a great history find for me. After thinking that he worked on the land around blockley, I found my listing wrong. But just knowing what he did back in ...Read more

A memory of Blockley by Angela Lamb