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Medmenham was a beautiful posting and a happy place. I attended the local dance hall.... where I was in great demand having danced to Silver medal class beore joining the RAF. Dream on you say !!!!!! Yes indeed. I am still in touch with ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1956 by Paddy Pollock

Born on Mersea island- what a haven we school children had to live and grow in. Endless poppy fields and bluebell woods, golden beaches and primrose banks flanked the leafy lanes. Greedy land grabbers have ...Read more

A memory of West Mersea in 1956 by Kay Quigley

The little house next to Mary Newman`s Cottage is where I live now...but I first walked past it with my mother at about the time this photo was taken. We got off the steam train at the station just up the hill, to walk to the ...Read more

A memory of Saltash in 1955 by Steve Fuller

Cove was a special place, a place where I was born, at 11 Sydney Smith Close...now stands Beverly Crec.... My grandad Matthew Smith lived at 39 Holly Rd, and worked on the railway as a plate layer. Growing up we lived in Hazel Avenue, ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1958 by Peter Smith

I lived and went school in Wheaton Aston, and once a year the village carnival was held. It had several floats that were themed and there was a MAYPOLE dance on the village green. It was also the home of the village bus stop. The ...Read more

A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1952 by Roy Downton

During the school holidays the canal and it's towpath became a playground for many of the village children. Several of us caught the fishing bug and used the canal many times throughout the holiday. We always looked out for a barge called ...Read more

A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1956 by Roy Downton

Does anyone remember the catching of a 26lb salmon by les walker in the rock dub one sunday morning.Taking from 9 30 until 12 30 to get out in the waddle hole . RIVER EHEN. THORNHILL CUMBRIA .

A memory of Thornhill in 1953 by John Walker

This photo brought back so many memories my Dad, Ralph Catchpole, bought the the Mount Stores in 1952 he owned and ran the shop until about 1965. I have so many memories of my life in Dinas Powis, my Dad's Morris Minor is ...Read more

A memory of Dinas Powis in 1955 by Clive Turner

I have lived in Weymouth since 1947 when I was 2 years old. In July 1955 one of my brothers was born. This was about a week after a massive thunder storm causing a flood. The water at Westham bridge was a foot deep. It's good to to look at these photographs to see how things have changed.

A memory of Weymouth in 1955 by Alan Smith

I first visited Rufford on a "School Trip" from Aintree in about 1955 (about the time of the Frith photograph). We were brought to Rufford Old Hall and a nearby Pig Farm, both memories that remain with me. I also remember the ...Read more

A memory of Rufford in 1955 by Arthur Wright