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I Remember the early Twenties. My mothers family, had a woodturning business, pianos, violins, and such good quality instruments, in Bethnal Green, London, She had two brothers, George and Albert, and a sister Sara. Sara was a cripple, ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1920

My grandparents lived in Colerne, my mother Minnie Louise Rowe was born there around the 1880s and my father William Simpkins lived in Colerne with the Aust family from when he was a baby. I was born in Bath in Kingsmead Road in a ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1920 by Edgar Simpkins

My grandfather was a footman at Selsdon Park in 1919, when he married my grandmother. I would love to know more about Selsdon Park in the 1920s, but all I can find out is after it was turned into a golf course. Can anyone help me find out the history of  this lovely old house? Betty.

A memory of Selsdon in 1920 by Betty Shaw

Help, Please, I am having a very frustrating time trying to trace my mother's movements. I know she was at the school in Kiveton Park in 1927 in Standard IV. She arrived there from Worksop and returned to Worksop one year later. ...Read more

A memory of Kiveton Park in 1920 by James Hutchinson

I purchased this picture for my mum for Mother's Day.  She and her sister (who now has sadly died) used to play at Danson Park when they were young - my mum has a good memory of her sister swimming the lake.

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1920 by Margaret Biddlecombe

My father bought this bungalow around 1926 - it was the place I was born. He was forced to sell it in 1929 when the place he worked at -J arrolds Publishing - went on strike and he lost his job. With my mother ...Read more

A memory of Costessey in 1920

This photo shows my mother, Thelma Simcock aged about 11. I have the identical postcard! I am unsure who the adult is, but probably her father. She had three sisters, so I think it shows one of them beside the adult. ...Read more

A memory of Worcester in 1920 by Thelma Pound