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Has anybody got photos of Lake Road and Cakes the chemist when it was near where the Co-op is now?

A memory of Hamworthy by Jocelyn O'neill

I attended Annunciation, St. Thomas's (Stanmore) and, finally, St. James. I think that the education we were given there really prepared us for the rest of our lives. In my case, I ended up in the USA where I had a long career ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1956 by Michael Dennison

I lived in Agraria Road opposite Jill. My father, George, was a Police Sergeant in Guildford. In the mid 50's I attended Guildford Junior Technical College, in case anyone might remember me. I played piano for service every ...Read more

A memory of Guildford by Alan Cooper

Several members of my family had connections with Rushton at different times between about 1910 and 1950. My great grandmother, Sarah Jane Wooton was landlady at The Crown ( I have a photo of her ...Read more

A memory of Rushton Spencer in 1920 by Karen Burns

My late wife and I bought the old Co-op when they left around 1974. I have taken and printed in A4 over 500 photos of the village through the many years living here. If any one would like a particular one please describe it ...Read more

A memory of Langcliffe

I have the photo of my fathers time at Fluer De Lis school in 1919 just before he and the family immigrated to Australia. Pop worked at Britania Colliery which I also have a photo of the workman's committee 1919 with all the names of the men

A memory of Fleur-de-lis in 1910 by Phillip Grant

Valerie Dobson formaly schofield born and bred on the main row going to the woods paddling in the stream in the woods playing in the cricket field had some good times .going to wombwell lsecondry modern school left ...Read more

A memory of Wombwell in 1956 by Valerie Dobson

I first visited Weymouth as a small child during the second world war to see my rather strict widowed maternal grandmother who lived at 10 Carlton Road South, within walking distance of the beach. I particularly recall the ...Read more

A memory of Weymouth in 1945 by Barry Sterndale Bennett

Cannot believe I stumbled across this photo in a calendar that was given free with a local newspaper a few years ago. On close examination I realised that the couple facing the camera on the left hand side are my grandparents, ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1950 by Shannon Martin

This photo could not have been taken before 1959. I began my first job in July that year as part of the staff that opened the Thomas Wallis store for the first time. (Thank you for the information, we have now updated our records to circa 1960, Editor)

A memory of Guildford by Malcolm Wilson