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I was born in 1940 in Gillingham Kent , my Dad used to work for Short's the aircraft builders. We moved to Redhill when I was a baby. One of my earliest memories was seeing the Olympic Torch runner coming down Redstone Hill in ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1948 by Bruce Cordy

A Sunday day out from New Brighton with my family, playing French cricket on the field above the mere, I watched the rowing boats. In 1958 I went a ride there on my bike one day. I wanted a row on the boat. The gentleman in charge ...Read more

A memory of Raby by David Lawton

I was born in Brighton Road, number 130, in 1930, it is now known as Jubilee Road. I went to St Peter & Paul School 1935 -1944. Itwas agreat place to live in, we used to spend days in Sniggery Woods & go collecting golf-balls on ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1930 by Alfred Moran

This Building and its giant clock was the only way to know the time of day (no watches!) and the tram-car home left the pier-head by this clock and got us home for tea - costing 1d (penny) for a return. You could see this clock ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool by John Williams

I vividly remember the day when as an eight year old, along with my mate and neighbour, Billy Sturmey, we "borrowed" 2 shillings from my mothers purse and hired a rowboat from the Portslade foreshore and rowed around among ...Read more

A memory of Portslade-By-Sea in 1955 by Brian Langworthy

My wife and myself are caretakers of Adam Lindsay Gordon Cottage, Dingleydell, near Port Macdonnell, South Australia, built 1862 and purchased by ALG in 1864. I am the present president of the Adam Lindsay Gordon ...Read more

A memory of Esslemont Ho by Allan Childs

I was four when my parents, Geoff and Pyll Kleboe, bought Keepers Cottage, Henfold Lane, Newdigate. A Mrs Thompson and her husband "Blackberry Jack" had lived there for many years and the property was very run down. With the ...Read more

A memory of Newdigate in 1951 by Sarah Rashbrooke

William was born in 1812 in England and, at the time od his marriage, was a parishioner of Great Conard, Suffolk. He married Frances Honer Witts on the 26th November 1834 in St Peter's in the Parish of ...Read more

A memory of Sudbury by Phyllis Willis

I was born in Purely hospital in 1960 and lived in Grasmere rd until 1979. I remember going to ballet lessons somewhere upstairs near the top of Russell Hill rd, and creche was in the church hall on Brighton rd near to the hospital (and ...Read more

A memory of Purley by cathrynmoon

i left Brighton avenue boys school in the summer of 1953. I was then living at moorfoot gardens lobley hill. Before that I had attended Alexander road school and lived at Chichester street. My favourite teacher there was Mr. ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by fredmusham9