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The Red Lion in Horndean was run by the Edney family for over 110 years. In the 1841 Census Daniel Edney (previously of The Leopard, Purbrook) and his wife Charlotte are running the pub. When Daniel died in 1850 his wife ...Read more

A memory of Horndean by elainebarker1968

Yes, I DID run away from school. I boarded, I hated it, I was unhappy, I wet the bed so was bullied and punished instead of being helped. It was a showery April morning. I donned my own clothes with my school summer coat and hat and just ...Read more

A memory of Horley by pamela.fabianska

Well I am overwhelmed that you remember my family and Waldecs. I was not expecting to hear from anyone as I know so much has changed. Yes I remember the fish and chip shop well George's and his lovely family. I only have found memories of ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by maxinejoy7783

wonderful memories of growing up in tooting. I was born in 1939 and can vaguely remember the end of the war. I remember the rationing, and often wonder how our parents managed, I was one of four, so often had hand me down clothes, I ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Faye Connolly

Our 1975 holiday in Beaumaris included myself, husband, two daughters, mother and father. We ate most nights in the Cottage Café where early in the week I spotted a large white horse ornament in a cabinet half-way up the stairs but ...Read more

A memory of Beaumaris in 1975

I had just a few weeks here, June/July 1955, in Mychett Hutments prior to Embarkation to Egypt and subsquently, Cyprus. This was the transit camp for the Royal Army Pay Corps. Memories of the area are now quite vague. However, I do ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale in 1955 by Stanley Dawson

I have clear memories of cycling along the path which followed the river towards Sharps Green and even on one occasion camping in the promontory. The photograph entitled Picnic at Sharps Green is just how I remember it. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1940 by Eric Billingham

Of course this is St.Luke's parish church in Cannock which stands on ground which has connections with worship going back for many centuries. There is a battered and worn ancient preaching cross in front of the building which has ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

One year, for Ascension Day, a curate at St.Luke's decided that we, the choirboys, should ascend the church tower and sing appropriate hymns. (Was it the Rev. Pollett?) All of us lads dutifully made our way, fully robed in cassocks, ruffs ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

My Dad, Sid Brooks was the rural village police constable (P.c.200) for Cropwell Butler, Cropwell Bishop and Tythby We, Mum (Dorothy) and my younger brother Mick lived in the Police House on Radcliffe Road, ...Read more

A memory of Cropwell Butler in 1940 by peterb6136