Nostalgic memories of Ledbury's local history
Share your own memories of Ledbury 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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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 15 in total
My name is Terry Hendy. I attended Suntrap school from 1956to 1961. I have very happy memories of the school and although away from home I was very well looked after and fed well. 1 saw the photo of Mr Brooks and Mr Campbell who I remember well and Mr Campbell was the cub and scout master. I was a member of both. The scout hut was the old lifeboat house on the beach. Someone mentioned a boy from Tottenham who ...see more
I use to be there in 1964. My name is Jacqueline beckett then . I remember a girl next to me name ugen and a boy name michael.he was quite tall. And a small boy name lesley he had red hair .he was my mate as well .anymore out there please contact I'd love to chat with
i was born in 1932 in malmesbury rd Canning Town in a house backing on to the railway goods and shunting yards. This provoked battle between the shunting locomotive firemen and my mother drying nappies on a clothes line on the other side of a brick wall.
Our shopping was done at Rathbone street market which ment crossing Barking road via a policeman who would hold up the traffic.
The stalls and shops sold ...see more
I used to live at Catford and my parents lived across the road to me, through out the summer holidays we could get cheap train travel, so we used to go to westgate, with the children, oh oh where has that cheap travel gone. this was about 1975. And my sister used to join us as well, we found a way to keep the children occupied. Then as they got a bit older we would take them for there summer holidays camping at Burmarsh ...see more
My name is Mark McCabe I grew up in west Leamington , best years of my life ,moved a couple times eastfields, white street , sandfieds, I also moved to market Lavington for a while, the best was highlands farm outside village brilliant years there where , bloody hard winters no heating , grew up quick learnt the ways of living off country , explored Sainsbury plain vast expanse of land , wonderful ...see more
My parents came from Nottingham to open a shop in The Gounce mum hated the change to live in then the relatively quiet Cornwall .Next to us was Burrells Stork café owned by Sid Burrell. our rented flat is still there next to the three shops the third of which we rented from him. We had the Palace cinema for entertainment, run I think by Mr Newman and for kids the SISSMS or something like that to keep the kids ...see more
I was at park hall camp from 8th March 1954
Don't remember much about it as I,m 81
But I was wondering if anyone from my intake has any photos of our passing out parade ,
Sure would be grateful for any,,,,,,I am Bill. Jolley. From Wigan
At. Gunnerbill1@blueyonder.co.uk
I went to the grammar school in 1960 I think. It was the last year that it occupied the old building in Coalville, a beautiful building unfortunately already too small to accomodate all pupils. The first year were sent to an old school in Griffydam and the second year to an old school in Whitwick. I was pleased to go to the new school up towards the Oaks when that opened for my second year.
I lived in GraceDieu ...see more
During the late 1880's my great grand father Thomas Sampson Lancaster farmed and raised his family of ten children in Hockley Heath, and Umberslade Church was their local place of worship. There are now many grave-sites of the Lancaster Family in the Church Yard. My family moved to the south coast after WW2, and moved around several times - however, the Umberslade Church so ...see more
I attended Suntrap School in 1963, suffering from asthma. I was Maureen Bailey then and I was 13 years old.
I remember Sue and Sandra, and my main friend was Mary.
I remember the dormitory, the dining room (there was a lad named Tommy on my table)
The Matron was Miss Stout, Miss Phillips was one of the assistants. I remember being given a horrible medicine...aqua fruit a
I would love to hear from anyone who remembers the school or even me