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My name is Junior Mayhew and I also went to East Quinton School from early 1973-1975. The boarding school small pupil wise, but had lots of land to play on including two very large fields and an old farming ...Read more

A memory of Seaford in 1973 by Junior Mayhew

I lived with my father, an officer in the Air Force, and my mother and brother in a good solid house on the Air Force base in Andover. I went to Portway Primary School by the airforce school bus and would be allowed threepence worth ...Read more

A memory of Andover in 1959 by Vicky Burnett

I was born in May 1950 at 85 Killingworth Avenue, Castle Park, Backworth. I was the only child in the street for a few years and I remember going into everyone's house for biscuits. I played with everyone's cats and dogs ...Read more

A memory of Backworth in 1950 by Susan Monk (Nee Dakin)

We recently moved to Ascot in 2010, our house is about half way down the left hand side of the photo - or rather it would be if the photo had been taken 3 years later (our house was built 1909). The house on ...Read more

A memory of South Ascot in 2011

My memories are of working as a night care assistant from 1985 to 1990. Our work pattern was to work 7 nights on! This meant there was time during the shift to study and admire the fixtures and fittings throughout, ...Read more

A memory of Overstrand in 1985 by Linda Shaul

One of my earliest memories was of falling in the dyke with my best dress on, I was around 18 months old and on Mrs Smith site which I think was close to Dover Lodge. I remember the delicious milk from Wrigglesworths ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1960 by Lorraine O'neill

I recall arriving a Cheeseburn Grange with my mother. Sister Stanislaus met us. I would have been about 6 years old. I remember the large dormitory, the lady civilian Miss Bogie had a room adjoining the end. I ...Read more

A memory of Cheeseburn Grange in 1940 by Brian Hall

My mother (Phyllis (Howard) Penn had a brother, Jim, who lived in Chelmsford with wife Phyllis and son Brian. Sadly, I never got to meet my Uncle Jim, as he died before my mother and I made this trip. I was 15 and our visit to his home was short, so never got to see the town.

A memory of Chelmsford in 1958 by Andrea Stanley

Country born and bred, I regularly stayed with aunts and uncles in Seven Kings and Barkingside My regular haunts were Valentine's 'Cranbrook' and Barkingkside Parks as well as the disused airfield known as Fairlop. The latter ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1949 by John Wicks

Hi from David Stewart, I have a brother Maurice and a sister Elaine, we lived at No 1 Tudno Place, Penlan, and went to St. Joseph's School. When my sister was born we had to move to a bigger place, and ...Read more

A memory of Penlanau in 1946 by David Stewart