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As a child I lived in North Street, Bradford Abbas. The name of the house then was Hilou. We were led to believe it was because our only toilet then was at the top of the very long garden. It later ...Read more

A memory of Bradford Abbas in 1965

I used to live in the first house on the left side of the photo 'Thurlestone Cottages 1890', in 1969 for a number of years. The house was then called 'Thatchways'. The smaller cottages attached to the main ...Read more

A memory of Thurlestone in 1969 by Peter Martin

I moved to East Wittering in 1966 and worked in the area for the next 20 years. The two cottages on the left were originally the village post office but have long since been demolished although a local resident ...Read more

A memory of East Wittering in 1966 by P Phillips

In 1969, my father, a MSGT in the USAF, was stationed at RAF Wethersfield. While waiting for base housing, we rented a beautifully situated place named Barn Cottage, a 600-year-old converted stable. Our landlord, Mr. Ainsworth, ...Read more

A memory of Thaxted in 1969 by Bonnie Wood

This is not my first memory of Crossgar after-all I was a young teenager at the time. I was standing outside the Picture House in Crossgar waiting for it to open. As usual a bunch of young lads larking about and carrying-on. Just ...Read more

A memory of Crossgar in 1963

My sister and I lived with our granny and grandad at Balbegno cottages, grandad was a farm labourer on the farm. I have fond memories of walking across to the castle with my sister and getting the milk in a wee two pint milk ...Read more

A memory of Balbegno Castle in 1965 by John Ingram

This is a view looking toward the High Street - what looks like two brick memorials (on the left) is the entrance to the cottage hospital. On the opposite side of the road is the bus stop where I use to catch the bus to ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge in 1965 by Nick Leppard

My memory of Ramridge park is good as I was only 5 and my late father, Eric Spicer, used to work for the dairy and we lived in Robery Cottage across from the park. It was in the middle of 2 fields in a copse of trees and my ...Read more

A memory of Ramridge Cott in 1962 by Sandra Lucas

My dad worked on the farm from 1955 to1971, he was called Eugen Luczynski. I have many happy memories of life then; we lived in a farm cottage on Yarningale Common surrounded by the fields belonging to the farm - I remember summer evenings ...Read more

A memory of Claverdon in 1960 by Mary Leaper

We moved to Easthampstead in 1962 and moved away in 1968. Bracknell town did have the Crossways but I do remember the rest of the town which was still beautiful and old. When we returned in 1969 I was horrified as an 11 ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1962