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Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by Mandy Lester

My mum used to take us all (seven of us) to the mill to paddle. It was always freezing, some would even be brave enough to swim.  There was always a strong smell of pond weed, but we had great fun. When it was warm enough we used to pack a ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1967 by Barbara Ingarfield

I was born in Plymouth of Welsh parents, there was no work in Newport Wales when my Father got out of the Navy, so, we moved to my Grandparents house in 50 Wallscourt Rd Filton, until our house 13 Canberra Grove Filton became ...Read more

A memory of Filton in 1966 by Christine Flage

I spent my teenage years in Dunwich, and in retrospect they were wonderful. Freedom, long walks, the beach and sea, cliffs, marshes and the old tank defences from WWII. My best friend Justin North, who lived at 'Marshside' ...Read more

A memory of Dunwich in 1966 by James Ritchie

How wonderful to have my memory jogged by the lovely pictures of Clapham Common. After school, most days we (my brother Lance) and my mother would have such fun. We would play spot the park keeper, (always nicely ...Read more

A memory of Clapham in 1962 by Margaret Beil

Visiting the Grace Darling Musuem, then her grave in the churchyard opposite, was an annual event while on holiday on the Northumberland coast. Peering through the bars around the tomb I was often reminded of how my ...Read more

A memory of Bamburgh in 1968 by Jonathan Vernon

This isnt really a memory as such but I'm after some help if anyone can. My uncle died before I was born and he was buried in Worfield. I know from my aunty that he isn't buried in the main graveyard but further up the hill, in a ...Read more

A memory of Worfield in 1960 by Benjamin Barlow

Hi, My family used to holiday in a caravan on Ty-gynn (sorry unsure of the spelling) camp site, we holidayed there from the late 1960's to about 1974. The caravan belonged to the mother of a work mate of my late father, the ...Read more

A memory of Towyn in 1968 by Rosemary Sleigh

My dad was in the Canadian Air Force (RCAF) stationed in Langar (born in England though) but my family lived at 16 Douglas Close just outside Radcliffe. I remember walking daily to ...Read more

A memory of Radcliffe on Trent in 1960 by John Reid Wilkinson

When I was a child, living in Coventry, my parents used to pack me off to Milford to get some fresh sea air and spend quality time with my cousins! My best times were when we went off to buy sweets - I loved ...Read more

A memory of Milford on Sea in 1961 by Olivia Harrod