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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

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

My ancestors are from Hill Tavern in Clent, but for those interested John Waldron was given the church etc in Frankley in 1265

A memory of Belbroughton in 1880 by Pennie Waldron

I was brought up in the village in a house called Ty Newyth which means 'the new house'. I remember every part of the village from the school to the post office, the jet plane crash on Trefenter mountain, and the old Trefenter village ...Read more

A memory of Trefenter in 1880 by Li Paul Newton

I was born in 1981 and my earliest memory is living at 41 Waltwood Road, Llanmartin. I remember walking to school as a young girl and also remember a huge reservoir at the top of the hill. And a big car park or empty ...Read more

A memory of Llanmartin in 1880 by Kirsti Harris

My Great Great Grandfather Edwin Wragge and his wife Elizabeth and their family are on the 1881 census as living on Bucklow Hill Lane. I wonder where exactly his job was as a labourer in a timber yard. I am trying to find out where this might be and am still looking for information.

A memory of Rostherne in 1880 by Susan Ferguson