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I was conceived in 4 Prospect Cottages, in 1931, the Clutterbuck family home. The cottages are still there I think and are just to the right in the photo of the cross roads. The land opposite the cottages ...Read more

A memory of Pratt's Bottom in 1930 by John Clutterbuck

Does anyone remember Hart's Department Store which used to be next to Matthias Robinsons? I remember going to Leeds from Ilkley on many Saturday afternoons - pre-war - the car was parked behind Lewis's! Shopping done and afternoon tea taken ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1930 by Betty Burton

I was born in Braunton in 1938. I am now 75 yrs of age residing in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire where I have lived for the past 42 years. I have visited many countries in my life including a National Service stint for two ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1930 by Frederick Davies

My family have been on Bute for many hundreds of years but I was born in South Wales...Dad was a master Mariner and died in 1935. I have written a description of boyhood on Bute through the War and this is in the Bute Sons and ...Read more

A memory of Rothesay in 1930 by John Mackay

I was born in Grange Road but soon after my parents moved to West End Road, my grandmother lived at number 35. I attended Beaconsfield Road Infants School and my best friend there was Ronnie Cornwall who also lived in West ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1930 by Hugh Putt

Primary school teacher was Miss Barbara Chisolm. She married a local farmer, Jack Cumming, and they farmed Abbeylands at least until the early fifties. The house and farm buildings were demolished and several ...Read more

A memory of Pluscarden in 1930 by Trudy Hardie

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

I was born in Langwith in February 1930 at 8 Moorfield Lane. I went to Whaley Thornes infants school and started in the reception class in 1935, the teacher being Miss Smith, who had taught not only some of the pupil's parents ...Read more

A memory of Langwith in 1930 by Peter Russell

My parents Arthur and Hilary Cork bought their house in Towncourt Crescent in 1927 from Mr Coleman for £1000. Twice a day I would walk to the station to go to school at St Dunstan's in Catford. In those days there was ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood in 1930 by Diana Cork

In the early thirties I lived with my parents in the lower flat inTuskar Street. We safely played outside the house with local friends. Maze Hill Schoolwas in danger of closing and my Mother was asked if I could go ...Read more

A memory of Greenwich in 1930 by Bunny King