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Many years ago when I was a young girl not long out of school, I started work in Grimsby along with Betty Avis who lived in Binbrook and travelled into work every day on the bus. I remember her very well and still see her with ...Read more

A memory of Binbrook in 1947 by Jane Tetlow

A little more information on the Blackmore family, they moved from Ide to become the licences of the Sturt Arms, I would say around 1880, Albert was born 1886 and his sister Alice in 1874. Miss Lillian Wreford sold Albert ...Read more

A memory of Down St Mary in 1940 by John Shapland

I remember Wareside so well. I lived at Morley Cottage just outside the village. I went there in 1937 with my parents - my father Jim McGowan and Mother Elizabeth.They both worked at Fanhams Hall for Lady Brocket. My mother then ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1940 by Shelagh Bunce

I used to live with my aunt and uncle at 10 the Crescent from 1948 to 1954. It was a fantastic life there with woods to play in, and streams to divert. An absolute paradise.  As young children we could play all day in the woods in ...Read more

A memory of Hindlip in 1948 by Chris Westwood

I remember going to the Saturday morning picture in the Laurie Hall, it cost 6d. We lived in North Street and going back through the churchyard to the next street there was an ice factory threre and on a hot day they would give us a pieceof ice to suck on the way home. Great memories.

A memory of Romford in 1948 by Gerry Francis

My parents and I lived in North London near Hendon aerodrome.  Because it was well known as an RAF base the German Luftwaffe raided the area regularly.  My parents decided to move to somewhere safer and because my mother's ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1940 by Denis Mitcheson

I remember a school colleague either at Chamberlayne Road or Peter Symonds (Winchester). His name was Tony Lawford, any relation to you please? I was born at 15 Factory Road in 1936 and lived there till I went up to London to work ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1948 by John Scott

I was interested to read the article by Ron Clarke (1950s football team). I lived at 34 Fulbourne Road with Mr and Mrs Clarke in the war. They were looking after their grandson whose father I believe was named Phil and ...Read more

A memory of Cherry Hinton in 1940 by John Moore

Reading the other memories I remembered a group of us watching - oh what was his name - an artistic painter, doing up the Chocolate Box opposite the Chamberlayne Arms on the corner of Blenheim Road and High Street, and we watched ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1946 by John Scott

My Father, Ken Mclennan, was in a Forestry Regiment of the Royal Australian Engineers posted to Scotland at the outbreak of WWII, prior to being deployed to New Guinea to fight the Japanese. Whilst in ...Read more

A memory of Cirencester in 1940 by Scott Mc Lennan