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I am told that in the 1950's a number of families from Penrhiwceiber would come to Tarrington in Herefordshire to help with the hop picking. They would arrive at Stoke Edith Station (which was actually in Tarrington) and ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber by John Watkins

My great great grandmother's younger sister, Jessie Davenport was a children's cottage maid there - bit of a long shot but I'd love to hear if anyone remembers her or recognizes the name! She was there from the 1930s onwards I believe

A memory of Styal by Faatimah Maljee

I lived with my family at Balla Wray between 1979 and 1981 we moved from the Red lion inn in Hawkshead cumbria and at that time Balla Wray was a Country house hotel where people would stay for a week each time. The cost was ...Read more

A memory of Balla Wray by Angela Thackeray

Does anyone in Downderry remember the village postman Tom Neal. Tom was born in West Bromwich in 1874, moved to Downderry during WW1 and I believe died in 1955 aged 81. He used to ...Read more

A memory of Downderry by Robert Marlow

An Idyllic Childhood - a Memory of Stretton under Fosse. I enjoyed reading your piece Jane, I remember you so well. I lived at Newbold Revel, Stretton-Under-Fosse from 1953 - 1977, together with my siblings - ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse by Teresa O'sullivan

This is very nostalgic! In the Autumn of 1955 I was on leave from the Far East,and helped my recently widowed sister and her young son settle into Lynch Cottage. She bought the house from the Hon Barbara Lucas and her third husband,Peter,an ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by John Evans

I'm a Polzeath girl (grown woman now ). During the war I lived in Bryher, moved to Yoyo cottage then again to Tywardale. My nursery school was Tregear and primary school was Holiday House on the terrace. The playground was ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath

I too grew up in Little Kingshill. Mrs Buswell was head at the primary and my favourite teacher was Mrs Dean. We used to play on the common opposite Ash Well Farm. During summer holidays we all used to attend the bible holiday ...Read more

A memory of Little Kingshill by Amanda East

Yea, I used to live in Brickfield Cottage just across from the swing bridge, and I remember carrying Nipper over that bridge with a compound fracture of his thigh, as he fell off the Wigs sheds, lol, we were borrowing pigeons from the sheds, lol.

A memory of Runcorn in 1949 by John Millward

My dad is Sam Collins who lived at Wisteria Cottage on railway crossing. He was born there in 1926 and left to join the army in 1943. He is 84 years old now and lives in Maidenhead, Berks. His memory of this ...Read more

A memory of Brockenhurst in 1943 by Linda Stevens