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A Century Remembered is the title of a book published by the Rural Heritage Society. It describes the village in the twentieth century in the words of its residents. Details can be found at www.little-gaddesden.co.uk

A memory of Little Gaddesden in 1900 by Peter Grainger

Hello - I would be very grateful for any information - especially photos - of my ancestor Thomas Binns who moved from Cowling to Micklethwaite c. 1898. He had built ...Read more

A memory of Micklethwaite in 1900 by Joan Tindale

I am researching into my family history and find my great grandfather came from Enchmarsh near Cardington and I believe he lived in the area all of his life, his name was William Cooke, 1859-1911. He was a stone ...Read more

A memory of Cardington in 1900 by Margaret Clutton

My grandfather with his family moved to Caterham and appeared on the 1891 census as living in Beechwood Road. The census also detailed that my grandfather at the age of 13 was a railway booking clerk. Does anyone know if I ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1900 by Heather Thompson

I have enjoyed visiting Harris ever since 1970. I was fascinated to learn that there had been a large and charismatic fishing lodge/hotel at Finsbay; even more odd was the fact that its origin and history were hardly known. I delved ...Read more

A memory of Finsbay in 1900 by Michael L.G. Gardner

I purchased this nice old book in a town in Australia today, and inside there was a little certificate: "Holy Innocents Kingsbury Sunday School Prize - Awarded to Richard Francis - Ist Prize - Boys Division, Class I, Christmas 1903" ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1900 by Lily Valley

I used to live in Sir John Moore Avenue, Hythe. This small estate was built on the site of the School of Musketry. We went to Nova Scotia, Canada, to see my wife's family. While there, we visited a tourist attraction. I found ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1900 by Trevor Page

My grandmother was born in Tring in the late 1800s and was married in Tring Church on Christmas Day in 1909.  Her grandfather was a very peculiar character and had to be taken to the village pump for his weekly wash and he used to sit ...Read more

A memory of Tring in 1900 by Christine Beddows

I do not have a specific memory myself but I think my great-granny worked here. On the 1901 census she is listed as a kitchen domestic. At the time Lady Ashburton and her children Alexander and Lilian Baring and many other ...Read more

A memory of Buxted in 1900

Before he died in 1993 I persuaded my Dad, Ted Simmonds, to write his life story. This turned out to be fascinating, and included his account of the Coventry Blitz, when he was able to get the necessary services and ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park in 1900 by Pamela Crane