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My grandfather G. A. Smith took the tenancy of Springs Farm on Edingley Moor in 1931, when I was six months old. A builder by trade, and a sergeant in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry during the First World War, he ...Read more

A memory of Edingley in 1930 by John Watts

At the age of 17 (now aged 90 ) I entered Padgate as a young lad for my basic training. The barrack room was long and cold with only two coal fire stoves in the room. We were a mixed bunch of young lads from ...Read more

A memory of Padgate by Wilf Wallace

I loved Catfield, my home village, and the little school which, in my time there had almost 100 pupils up to the age of 14. Mrs M A Batchelor was head teacher and Miss Drake taught the infants. We learned such a lot and I ...Read more

A memory of Catfield in 1920 by revpnicholson

My grandmother (Mary Elizabeth) was born in Ingham in the 1850s into the Batchelor familly. While looking into my past I found where my great-great (how many) grandfather had his workshop in Stalham. He was a builder and employed three ...Read more

A memory of Stalham in 1860 by David Adams

I purchased my first vehicle at Dees in 1959. I was twenty four and really wanted a car but the prices were high for used vehicles and the registration fees also. I went to Dees with my friend Graham (we met ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by David Roberts

Hello, I am trying to find out more about the place my father was born in 1931 which was Cloch View, Kirn. I understand that it was a tenement in Hunter street with a view of the Cloch Lighthouse. My father's mother was called Lillian ...Read more

A memory of Kirn by lyn

My great aunt and great uncle, Dolly Phillips and Tom White (they were brother and sister, she widowed, he a batchelor) lived in the first cottage on the left of the lane in the 1970's and early 1980's and probably ...Read more

A memory of Cholderton by lynn.jones

The Perry family owned 2/3 businesses on Mill Street, but the corner building on the left, at the corner with the over- hang was run (owned?) by my step grandfather Samuel Perry in the 1930's/ 40's, maybe even either side of these dates. My ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by schtarl

Hi my name is Dave Brock and I was born in 1942 in Dartmouth! Having done my schooling I joined the Army Cadets in my early teens and found music in the cadet band! We played at most of the carnivals in the area including ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth in 1956 by Dave Brock

I love this photo - those old cars ! I don't remember the old building with the wooden balconies. It must have disappeared between 1955 and the first half of the 1960s. Monday has always been market day in Epping. Years ago ...Read more

A memory of Epping