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The Greyhound on Wimslow Road was one of my favorite places as a child of 6-7 years of age. In 1939, I would often be lucky and as I came over the Railway Bridge from 15 Brereton Road, and after having an ice cream ...Read more

A memory of Handforth in 1930 by Eleanor Gilmore

I was born in the village in 1924 and have a a lifelong treasury of memories of this lovely twin village, suggest you visit Rame Heritage or Village Family Tree sites for an informed guide by local historians - Jack Ford.

A memory of Kingsand in 1930 by Wiliam Ford

I was an Army 'brat. My father served with the Royal Tank Corps/Regiment after territorial service with the Green Howards. We lived on the Garrison[Cambrai Lines] in married quarters. Next door neighbours ...Read more

A memory of Catterick in 1930 by First Name Last Name

I remember well the school, the huge playing field and the long walk there and back, sometimes having to wait for the cows to get out of the way. I still have a school photo of the pupils and the teachers. I lived in a ...Read more

A memory of Upper Wield in 1930 by James Brain

I was looking after two elderly residents and well known personage locally when alive, Mr Bert Munday and a "young" lady Mrs Hargreaves chatting away about their holidays when they used to ...Read more

A memory of Bognor Regis in 1930 by Jean Hitchcock

My family moved to Bramford in 1935 when I was 5 years old when my father became the Station Master there, and we lived in the station house which is still there. My mum and Dad had two boys and two girls, ...Read more

A memory of Bramford in 1930 by Dennis Barnes

My Father Wilfred Buttle and my mother Kathleen Buttle moved to Stondon Massey in the 1930s after being burnt out at Nineashes. We rented a house called Fredelpha House which was owned by the farmer Mr Stiff ...Read more

A memory of Stondon Massey in 1930 by Brian Buttle

bill.haylor@btinternet.com  Resident in and around Smallfield for 81 yrs. Shops and services were limited but adequate. Village hierarchy although unwritten was arranged in a manner that ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Bill Haylor

My father Tony Wonfor was born in Hythe in 1932, his parents John William and Hannah Victoria. My grandparrents lived there until the outbreak of the Second World War. Tony had two brothers, George and John, and a sister Letty. John ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1930 by Colin Wonfor

My mother-in-law has just passed away and we found this in her papers. My years at Stanford-le-Hope Laundry. I lived in a village where my mum and family had lived for generations. A signpost at the top of our lane said ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1930