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Although Runcorn born and bred, each year of my early childhood my parents would take us to visit Ingersley Hall in Bollington. By this time it was no longer a private country residence. It was owned and run by a ...Read more

A memory of Bollington in 1971

When I moved with my family from North Boarhunt we came here to Portchester.  Little was I to know, but I would be getting married in the beautiful church in the castle grounds.  It was a lovely setting, with the lych gate and ...Read more

A memory of Portchester in 1972 by Vanessa Hillman(Nee Miles)

Arnage Castle belonged to Donald Charles Stewart from the early 1930s until it went out of the Stewart family at the end of the 1980s. D C Stewart as he was known was the largest privately owned housebuilder in the north east of ...Read more

A memory of Ellon in 1970

I can look back to sunny days and my uncle helping us to collect fools gold at St Margaret at Cliff. Auntie Alice would pack up a picnic and we would take a ride in the car (I can't remember what type) and we would sit down on ...Read more

A memory of Dover in 1978 by Jane Mansfield

No I'm not joking, when we first got married we lived in a flat in Chilham Castle which was at the time above the Battle of Britain museum at the rear of the castle, yes it was cold there in the winter. We were allowed to walk around the ...Read more

A memory of Chilham in 1973 by Nev Bishop

I loved the castle when i was young. I remember in the winter we used to get a tin tray from the cafe and slide down the folly hill in the snow,boy it was bumpy.We played tic off ground and used to slide down the rough on fertiliser ...Read more

A memory of Tutbury in 1971 by Maggie Newman

Of the ten years spent living in Biddulph I and my siblings, Pam, Linda, Albert  and Wendy, spent many hours playing amongst the rocks and the grass  around the folly. Many battles were fought among ourselves as to who was to be the King or Queen of the Castle.  Fond memories .... Chris Chester.

A memory of Kidsgrove in 1971 by chris_chester57

From 1975-1985 approx, when we were kids from Dalry we lived in the estate below Blair House about 1 mile from main entrance,The Blair Scheme. Myself and a few lads and girls from there used to go up there walking at evenings ...Read more

A memory of Dalry in 1975 by Nick Walker

My memory of West Chiltington as a child is of a sleepy little village where everyone knew each other. As a child I could wander with friends and not be afraid as all the village people knew everyone else. A pleasant stroll up ...Read more

A memory of West Chiltington in 1972 by Carol Spicer

I was born in Harewood in 1971 and lived 14 amazingly happy childhood years there!! My father was born there in 1947 and he has amazing tales of his childhood too!! My memories were of taking a picnic and heading out on adventures ...Read more

A memory of Harewood in 1971 by Jennie Elstone