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I remember Grove Cottages and the families who lived in both No 1 & 2 in 1965.  My parents were friendly with the Davies in No 2 and as a teenager I visited No 1 on many occasions along with all our crowd.  The LeNoble family ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1964 by Paula Clements

Ah, The Old Thatch. I remember it well, for this is where I grew up from the early 1940s until 1956. By today's standards it was grim: no heating, no running water, no flush loo - nothing. Yet it was a wonderful place in which to ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop in 1940 by Brian Rivas

My Family have strong connections to Grazeley Village i always had a Happy Childhood this Village seems to forgotton in alot of Stories but it is Lovely little Village when i was Growing up and it as a alot of History to it ...Read more

A memory of Grazeley by Gillian Robinson

Living in Allendale Cottages, I went to High Westwood school between 1960 and 1966. Looking back, I now realise what an excellent school it was. I wonder how many other schools would introduce 9 and 10 year olds to JS Bach and ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Cottages in 1960 by Eileen Brewis

I visited Invergowrie with my husband to be (Alec bell) who"s mum and dad lived in the lovely village ( Elizabeth , could be Tom not sure now) it was a really fabulous place and we stayed for a week, ...Read more

A memory of Invergowrie in 1968 by Irene Wright

I was evacuated to my Grandparent's house "Hope House" The Street Radstock during the war years - they were Mr and Mrs H.D.Plummer and lived in Hope House with their Daughter Gwendoline Edwards and her three sons Ivor, ...Read more

A memory of Radstock by Brenda Hacker

I can still remember as a young lad of 15 going to see my grandfather, Stan Crompton, at work in his little cobblers shop in his garden at 5 Chenies Cottages,Oakwoodhill and the smell of freshly worked leather. Also I ...Read more

A memory of Okewood Hill in 1962 by John Goold

I believe everyone who lived in Crouch End (also Muswell Hill) during the period 1941-71 were very lucky as the area offered virtually everything one would ever wish for. In fact, although I now live in Norfolk I retain very ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1941 by Malcolm Cook

My mum's aunt and uncle, Tom and Polly Stepney, lived in Three Bridges on what was always referred to as "the farm". A couple of years ago I visited with my husband and we tried to find where it was. After lot of searching we ...Read more

A memory of Three Bridges in 1940

My great Grandfather moved here around 1914 and we have pictures of the family at the house, plus a few sketches by my Great great Uncle, however I can find no trace of this property from internet searches. From images ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Carol Walkley