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I'm writing this on behalf of my mum who lived near here when she was young. Her grandfather owned a bakery / tea room at the top of that hill just over the bridge. The family then moved away to Caerau near ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle Emlyn by First Name Last Name

Hi everybody i went to clanfield school it was my first one my dad was in the Royal airforce and i remember he used to take me up there to his work place the radar station and show me cartoon pictures on his radar ...Read more

A memory of Clanfield in 1946 by Chris Girlow

The 1st week of June - Richmond House - Vimy lines. 20 Troop, D.I Sgt Major Geough, Cpl Joness, l/cpl Peter Tiltman, Sgt Geough, 20 Troop won drill for 3rd time - so he keeps the cup. Over my dead body if ...Read more

A memory of Catterick in 1954 by Ken Moore

My husband Brian Biggins' maternal grandfather Thomas Wolfenden was 42 and lived in the Lodge Falinge Park. He was a dyer in a cotton mill and had formerly been a farmer's helper. Has anyone got any ideas about how we can find information about why he would be living there?

A memory of Rochdale in 1900 by Barbara Biggins

Has any one got any photos of the Bold Heath Transport Cafe in the 60's? In which I spent many an overnight stay whilst I was driving for Babycham from Shepton Mallet in Somerset.

A memory of Bolder Hall in 1961 by Maurice Berryman

Anybody from Hope / Caergwle, got any photos, handbills, posters, paper cuttings etc..on the boxing brothers the Fighting Fieldings? Obviously I would pay for them, as I'm researching for doing a book on boxers from North ...Read more

A memory of Caergwrle in 1930 by John Griffiths

I was born in The Park off Gilda Brook Road in 1951 and went to Eccles Parish School then on to Ellesmere Park secondary school, Mr Bingham was the headmaster when I was first at Eccles Parish then Mr Norcross was the ...Read more

A memory of Eccles by munrojackson

I lived in Mill Road during the war years until I was about 18 years old. We used to walk to Purfleet Primary School every day which was quite a stretch. I seem to remember that the infant teacher was a Miss Pond who I believe ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet by michael

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

Hi,just hoping someone can help me.My wife has been tracing her family tree.Her relatives came from the Bere Heath area.Her maiden name is Stroud. I have noticed on my ordnance survey map there is a bridge close by called Stroud ...Read more

A memory of Bere Heath by johnfwhite