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I remember when I was just a young teenager... you could roam around the village and just about everyone knew you. I loved to wander down to Mill Stream Lane with my jam jar and fishing net and walk along the stream ...Read more

A memory of Watton at Stone in 1968 by Joy Abbato

My mother, Valerie Evans, worked for British Railways southern region from 1957 -1960 at Deepdene House. She was a shorthand typist and remembers Deepdene House to be a beautiful building with extensive ...Read more

A memory of Dorking in 1957 by Sandra Finch

The is the church I was baptised in. As I child I used to go bell ringing here (St James the Less).  We used to climb up the very narrow stairwell being very careful not to slip. Every week we used to practise. There were six bells and ...Read more

A memory of Dorney in 1960 by Monica Peck

I was a 13 year old boy from Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. My father was a Sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to Burtonwood RAF Station. We rented a flat at 35 London Rd, Stockton Heath. It ...Read more

A memory of Stockton Heath in 1956 by Jay Wilcox

In 1977 I was ten years old and the "holy well" as it was known to me was a playground, an escape and a place to watch life in Folkestone happen before my eyes. The channel tunnel consigned all this to memory. I would walk from my house in Cheriton during the long summer break from school.

A memory of Folkestone in 1977 by Stephen Page

Came to Minstead for a weeks break to help my wife rest and recover from breast cancer. Stayed in a very nice thatched cottage. We live in a village in Saddleworth that is beautiful, but Minstead the village the people and most of all the ...Read more

A memory of Minstead in 2006 by Philip Howard

My father bought the land on Barrow Hill, and built a house called Carrick Lodge (1961). I am not sure that everyone at the bottom of the hill were totally impressed with the house although it did not effect the view. We did have ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park in 1946 by Marian Hogan

I cannot remember the date, but my husband's cousin was the first man to break through to France when building the channel tunnel. My husband's family have lived and worked in Folkestone all their lives and ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone by Frances Fagg

After the blitz in London, my mum rang her uncle in Newton Stewart. As a result of that call, we spent several months living in Newton Stewart. The uncle owned the 'K' shoe shop in (I think) Victoria Road. His ...Read more

A memory of Penninghame Ho in 1940 by Mike Stanbridge

I also lived at Gurnell Grove from around 1950 to 1961. Have very happy memories about living there. I had a little dog called Trixie who was always with me. Still in touch with some of the people I knew, such as Bobby & Micky ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1955 by Clive Dolphin