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Marrick eh!! Well I lived there 18 years. Had some good times. My dad was a farmer, John Metcalfe. We lived at Graham House. I got married in 1988 and left for the better life not!! I'd give anything to live in there again with ...Read more

A memory of Marrick in 1870 by Sharon Metcalfe

My great grandfather, William Collins, (born Morval, 1854) served on The Royal Adelaide 9 times between July 1874 and December 1889. Good to 'feel' a connection via this photo and other memories of folk who's own relatives must have served with great grandfather.

A memory of Devonport in 1870 by Tony Bennett

In 1977 I worked at Butlins, Barry Island and we organised a trip out to the Double Diamond club to see Norman Collier. It was a fabulous night and 36 years later I still remember it. Sadly Norman is not with us any more but, his memory ...Read more

A memory of Energlyn in 1870 by Lois Potter

1871 onwards. While researching my family history I have stumbled across an ancestor who was the daughter of the landlord (then known as a Beer Retailer) of the Hare and Hounds which in 1871 was known as The Hare and Hounds Inn. ...Read more

A memory of Worthing in 1870 by Kerry Hurle

My great grandfather was a servant and then a coachman. He worked for Anne Wheeley in Pentre House in the hamlet of Llwyn Du, Abergavenny. He married Emma Porter and had two children, but she sadly died. He was a widower in 1871, but ...Read more

A memory of Llwyn-du in 1870

I do not have a memory exactly but have found out that my Grandma Braithwaite was born in Spark Bridge and a lot of her family of Hodgsons also lived there.  Her father James Braithwaite was a blacksmith and a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Spark Bridge in 1870

Mrs Cobb from Bedford would bring children for a weeks holiday during the summer holidays. They stayed in a large white building on a corner (there was a dairy farm across the road), it was like a community hall, maybe it was ...Read more

A memory of Oxwich in 1870 by Julie Williams

I hear a lot of bad things about Quarrier's, it was not that bad.

A memory of Quarriers Village in 1870 by Thomas Hay

I spent many a summer at this caravan site. My Gran used to own a caravan there. I have so many found memories of the pace and even though last time I was there would have been about 25 years ago, I can remember ...Read more

A memory of Bridlington in 1870 by Andy Newbould

Born in Upney Hospital in 1954. We lived in Davington Road, and later in Halibutt Street. I went to Dorothey Barley and Erkenwald School, as did my sister Jenny and brother Joe. In the early 70's I worked in Stanley Morris hairdressers ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1870 by Iris Cardy