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My parents bought land and built a house in Knatts Valley named Holmwood in 1926. My mother was the first postmistress in the valley. My brother and I both attended Kingsdown Primary School from 1932-42. We grew up ...Read more

A memory of Knatts Valley in 1920 by Ronald Meddick

I have many fond memories of holidaying at Pinewoods Caravan Park where my now late grandparents (Lil and Bill Potter) used to own a caravan. They would take me up there for 2-3 weeks in the summertime and my mum ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea in 1976

My grandparents lived in one of the two cottages at the entrance to Eridge Castle, where grandad was the butler. I was so happy there. Granny would take me to see Mr and Mrs Ward who were the head gardener and his wife. Their daughter ...Read more

A memory of Eridge Green in 1945 by Carol Green

We lived in Chigwell during the 1960s before moving to Hertfordshire in 1969, which seemed like a foreign country then, strange accents etc. How times change! My father, John, was organist at St John's Church, Buckhurst Hill and my ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1966 by Tim Sizer

I was born in Frome and I left when i was 11 years old,I moved with my dad to Bristol. But I have to be honest, since I have left Frome about ten years ago I miss my life I had there. Even though I have been living in Bristol for the ...Read more

A memory of Frome in 1992 by Christina Corrin

In 1930 I was born at Northumberland Avenue, Isleworth: parallel to the Great West Road and behind St Francis Church. As Osterley Park was so near I used to play, with my chums, frequently in the grounds of the park. We had many happy ...Read more

A memory of Osterley in 1945 by John Rose

I was born at Cyprus Lodge, a bungalow in Victoria Road, Mortimer Common, it has a pond and 2 large gates. My father was in the RAF at Burghfield. I was the only child in the village I am told, we left there in 1945. My ...Read more

A memory of Mortimer in 1941 by Susan Weinmann

Hi there folks, Just a little bit of memory, when I was a very young lad of one year old, we moved to Little Baddow from London, to Tofts Farm, there we stayed until 1966, developing the business, to include ...Read more

A memory of Little Baddow by Geoffrey Blocksidge

Parc Slip Exposion – 26th August 1892 and-My memories of home life and school On the morning of Friday the 26th August 1892 an explosion occurred at Parc Slip Colliery, The Fountain, ...Read more

A memory of Aberkenfig in 1890 by Catherine Delahay

I am honestly not sure when I was at Port Regis. I know it was around 1966 as as I remember the Abafan Disaster being on the news and the song 'Little Donkey' lol. I was there because of a head injury I suffered in the early 1960s. My ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1966 by Stephen Beech