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I moved to Hatfield Peverel in late 1941, after my family was bombed out in London. My father took the Duke of Wellington pub over, where we lived until 1949. Yes they were good years in the village, but at the ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Peverel in 1942 by Sylvia Cox Gromer

Since about the 1960s, Child Okeford became a totally different community from the one I first got to know in the early 1930's. The Watts (Harry and Dorothy) had farmed out of Laurel Farm for many decades and ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1930 by Pauline Bullen

I can remember my mother telling me that her family came from the Norchard Estate Bromsgrove Worcestershire. Can anyone tell me anything about that area ?Thank you.

A memory of Bromsgrove in 1860 by Eamon Martin

Oh yes, loads of times me and me mates went apple pinching in the orchard half way down Brae.

A memory of Upper Blainslie in 1880 by Mags Bell

I can remember going to the sweet shop in front of the church and spending my pennies. It always fascinated me that a shop was also someone's home. I can recall the long summers playing out in the long ...Read more

A memory of Goodmanham in 1966 by Carol Mc Gowan

When I was five years old , Mum Dad and me moved to Bubwith in to a house by the Derwent called Riversleigh. My memories are many and varied from the five years I lived there. The house opposite used ...Read more

A memory of Bubwith in 1950 by Judith St John

Around this time I lived on Falconer Crescent on New Parks, the last house before the farm, next to Barnados. It seems a recurring memory for all - the walled garden and orchard, I used to work there weekends. I swept the long drive of ...Read more

A memory of Glenfield in 1962 by James Norman

My grandmother ,Bessie Deadman, lived in No.43 The Ling, Kirstead and I spent many happy holidays there playing in the orchards and meadows. My grandfather, Alfred Deadman, was killed in WW1 and his name is honoured in St. ...Read more

A memory of Kirstead Green by Diane Sambridge

I lived at 3 Piers Cottages on Church Hill from the age of 3 years, they were demolished in the late 1950's at the same time as Orchard Hill Cottages nearby. I earnt some pocket money for assisting the demo' men to transport the ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1946 by James Whitehead

Reading the memories of Dennis Reed and my brother Terry prompted me to share what I can remember about Ockendon and in particular Mardyke School. I went to Benyon School at aged 5 years in 1952 when Mardyke was ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1952 by Laurie Rampling