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I was 5 years old when I remember looking out of the large window of my mother and father's bedroom in Waddesdon Road and seeing the old schoolyard under water. I remember not being able to go downstairs as the threat of water was too ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt in 1953 by Teresa Clarke Nee Carr

My late husband Jim played the pipe organ in this church. Our eldest son, Mark, aged about 5 at the time, used to go with him and insisted on sitting on the console with him. Although we lived in the area during the troubles, we were sufficiently removed from it to be able to feel fairly secure.

A memory of Belfast in 1981 by Elizabeth Neilly

Cabot used only one ship with 18 crew, the Matthew, a small ship (50 tons), but fast and able. He departed on either May 2 or May 20, 1497 and sailed to Dursey Head, Ireland. His men were frightened by ice, but he forged on, ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

I have previously written regarding my McInnes family. However, I have been able to trace them by other means. Thank you for the opportunity of being able to put information to your members through this medium.

A memory of Isle of Skye by Kay Armstrong

My name is Paul Wood, born in Greenwood Road in 1940. We didn't get blitzed much, but we had a land mine in our road and we were all evacuated. Buzz bombs or doodle bugs were a different matter, we had 8 in the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Paul Wood

My family are the Frees from Leiston. There are too many to mention but my dad is Harry and my Uncle Sperry is mentioned in a few people's memories. We were so fortunate to be able to spend all our summers at Uncle Jack Fryer's ...Read more

A memory of Sizewell in 1965 by Julie Clayden

I am now 83 living in South Wales, and have very pleasant memories of Burnt Oak. My two aunties lived at 54 Fortescue Road, Rose Mills was married to Percy and her sister was Alice ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1941 by John Beal

I too remember our bus service in and around Tarpots, as I recall one that ran out of the bus station on the left going in to Hadleigh just after the turn off to Dawes Heath and Rayleigh, was it called the Benfleet bus company,they ...Read more

A memory of Great Tarpots in 1950 by Colin Mackenzie

My great great great grandfather Robert James was born in Darmsden in 1816. He married Maria ? when. They had a daughter Emily b.1852. Is there anyone in the area with the surname James that may be able to help me with my ...Read more

A memory of Darmsden

I have happy childhood memories of walks to Upleatham's tiny church with my dad when I spent 15 years of my childhood living at Skelton. We would walk to the church through the fields from Barns Farm. Even though I was so young I ...Read more

A memory of Upleatham in 1967 by Paul Watson