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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 and ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1880 by J Lawrence Prior

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 lot ...Read more

A memory of Llanmartin in 1880 by Kirsti Harris