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My grandparents ran the Chocolate Box in Frimley Road, Camberley (now Camberley Kitchen Studios) and I spent my early life there after my parents' marriage broke down. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1963 by Bernadette Mahoney

This story written by Bee Snow 1928-2007 (nee Barbara Whitaker) about her childhood in Evershot, Dorset. Reared with three sisters, four brothers, four terriers and a jackdaw, I insisted by the age of five in ...Read more

A memory of Evershot in 1930 by Peter Whitaker

I was at Taxal Lodge between 1974 to 1977, at that time Mr David Hughes was the head master,and lived in a flat inside the main building. Mr David Dusgate was the deputy head. I loved being at Taxal, it instilled in me a ...Read more

A memory of Taxal in 1975 by Matthew Fox

I lived on Rimswell Holt in 1949 my first school was at Brookfield on Redcar Road. I always remember Greengates old picture house when we used to pay a tanner for Saturday matinee. My first job was at Fishers old mill ...Read more

A memory of Greengates in 1949 by R Ingleson

MY YOUNG DAYS AT CATHERINGTON, RANDELLS COTTAGE, LINKHORN Born in 1942 in Cornwall, my early years of school were at Clanfield. My holidays were spent at my grandmother’s house at Randells Cottage, my father ...Read more

A memory of Catherington in 1947 by Chris Girlow

Before leaving to live abroad I lived only two miles from Boscobel and so I often took my bicycle for a spin around the lanes. When I was a teenager a friend had a car and sometimes we found ourselves driving past ...Read more

A memory of Boscobel House by Michele Alberto

“I’ll have a very large J&B on the rocks,” the distinguished gentleman gave me his order. “And easy on the rocks,” he added.  I hurried off to the bar and returned with the glass of Scotch.  Dana Andrews looked up and ...Read more

A memory of Pitlochry in 1951 by Alastair Barnett

Heading out of the village, our next port of call is the Scout Hut.  Was it still there?  Well the old gravel path that we used to walk or cycle up was blocked by new buildings. ...Read more

A memory of Groby in 1970 by John Hughes

Hi,my name is Margaret Mcdonagh (nee ward) a proud Collyhurst girl. I was born in 72 Thornton St North. My parents were Elizabeth and John Ward, my brothers John, Billy, Harry, Mike and my little brother Phil. My sisters names ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1960 by Margaret Mcdonagh

My parents Leo Landy and Mary Casey, then engaged, were coming back from Petts Wood in the evening when the bombs started falling, they began to run, but my mother started having hysterics and my father had ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Cray in 1942 by Mary Vandervell