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This is May Cottages and the home of my gt.grandparents James and Jane Childs.  James was a shepherd on the Adhust Estate for John Bonham Carter and Jane looked after the sick and the poor here for 36 years.  She also raised 6 of her own children including my grandfather William Childs.

A memory of Sheet in 1880 by Jennifer Bennett

My grandfather was born at his family's home, Hydecroft, which I gather must have been quite a sizeable affair (advertised later as having 8 bedrooms, 28 acres including a tennis-court). I can find no record of it now, but does anyone have any family records or memories of it?

A memory of Lowfield Heath in 1880

I remember being a wee girl I learnt how to ride a bike here. I remember a fountain in the grounds. I remember it was ran by nuns, it was a lovely place. We had dormitories. I try not to remember the past as I'm 38 now ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1880 by Carolyn Ralph

This photograph from 1887 shows a post in the middle of the picture, standing upright in the sea - to this day it is still there. As a child it was always a point at which I arranged to meet with my ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1880

My gran was born in the Ivorites 1897. Her parents ran it (Bill & Margaret Moore) & later her sister Margaret who married Henry James. Bill Moore was a bare knuckle fighter on the mountain ... illegal! There were 7 children of ...Read more

A memory of Aberbeeg in 1880 by Rita Tait

I don't suppose there's anyone alive today who remembers this event but they would have to be about 143 years old! But as a shot in the dark, I wonder if anyone who remembers old Fairs ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1880 by J Lawrence Prior

In the UK Census of 1881 it shows the publican of the Bridge End Inn to be a Jane Rayson aged 68 years old. She lived with her sister Margaret aged 52 and her nieces Emma aged 15 and Fanny aged 32. Fanny's occupation is shown as ...Read more

A memory of Dalston in 1880 by Philip Rayson

My great-grandfather's house, Leinster House, No. 1 Spencer Park was built in about 1880 and stood on a large corner plot at the top of St. John's Hill. It was demolished in 1964 and a block of flats were built soon ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1880

In the grounds of lido house there was an the remains of an old lido pool that my grandparents visited when younger. Next to the pool was a garden with an old sandstone fountain. I cannot find anything about an open air public pool existing possibly in the 1930s in Bramley. Can anyone help?

A memory of Maltby in 1880

My two great uncles were at Horton Kirby Home in 1880's, aged 6 and 10. The 6 year old died of pneumonia there, and the 10 year old went into the army when he was of age. He eventually emigrated to Canada.

A memory of South Darenth in 1880 by Jacqueline Plumb