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My mum used to help with the haymaking in Burnedge. Her name was Beryl and she lived in Balderstone. Her father was John fletcher 1900 who was brought up by a relative living in Burnedge presumably due to his parents dying. My grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Burnedge by juliebennett2009

I have a relative in USA who lived his early years in Yorkshire ( Bfd area) he has asked if I know a poem he remembers which ends in the line "you're the first one from Laisterdyke 'ere " the poem has 2-3 other lines which precede ...Read more

A memory of Laisterdyke by gailbaldus

I am a relative of the Beards of S.Chailey. My g/father was the Master of the workhouse later called Pouchlands. He was also the register of the area (births/deaths etc). His wife Gertrude lived opposite the Mill Lane windmill in later days and I think I remember it, next to the bakery.

A memory of Chailey by nic.paris020

When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was then ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Gail Taplin

My mother grew up in the Mainstone area in the 1930s and went to the village school there (by the Churchtown turn) for a number of years. Twenty years on, my brother and I would spend most of our summer ...Read more

A memory of Mainstone by Kevin Flynn

Hello, I wonder if anyone remembers Patrick David Mackay, better know as Patrick Mackay, he was born in 1952. He lived in Gravesend briefly in the mid 60's and 70's. I would like to know if someone or a relative had experience ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend

this place held a lot of bad memories for me, I was sent 3 times in the 60s a lot of cruelty , especially once you left the nursery and was old enough to be on the dormitory up the flight of stairs. the nurse ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by Margaret Kelly

I was born in 1938 in London. My parents moved to Burnt Oak when I was 3. The Second World War made a big impression on me. I remember having to sleep in an indoor steel cage. Other times we had to dash over to the air raid ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1955 by Brian Banks

While working in the Lake District as an hotel assistant manager I reached such a point of frustration that I up and quit my job and applied to emigrate to Canada. Five minutes later, after hearing of my decision, the head accountant gave ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1966 by Dylan Rivis

My memory is of living and working at The Popular Cafe which belonged to my parents Jim and Evelyn Arkle. The cafe can be seen on the photo of the Esplanade, it is the first building on the right of the archway. I can see the windows ...Read more

A memory of Seaburn in 1960 by Ann Hughes