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I'm writing about my mother and father who, during 1939 and 1940 lived at 'Cherry Tree' and 'Park Cottage', Gorran Haven. Does anyone remember these houses. Perhaps the house names have been changed since - possibly ...Read more

A memory of Gorran Haven in 1940 by Kerry Darbishire

I was born at 31 Esmond Road, Kilburn in 1938. We were evacuated to Bletchley and Leighton Buzzard on and off throughout the Second World War. In 1945 we had a VE day party, of which the photo was put on the cover of Max ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1940 by Joan Hemington

My dad's sister worked in there behine the bar. In 2000 I did some photos, in and outside, below the garden was where the horses were kept. They used to hang the meat on big hooks. We found an old list of Honder members, it is in Black Museum now.

A memory of Bridgwater

The photo of Minster Way is of the prefab where I was born.

A memory of Langley in 1948 by Maureen King

I live at Haccombe House now and would love to know more infomation on its past. If more photos are available that would be great as we have them up around the House!

A memory of Newton Abbot in 2011

Lowfield Heath School. 21 pupils. Head Teacher, Miss Ryde, and assistant Miss Ivy Walder. Miss Walder later married Bob Riley. Where are some other pupils now? I remember Margaret Dudman, David Slaughter, Barbara ...Read more

A memory of Lowfield Heath in 1946 by Tony Tester

I was conceived in 4 Prospect Cottages, in 1931, the Clutterbuck family home. The cottages are still there I think and are just to the right in the photo of the cross roads. The land opposite the cottages ...Read more

A memory of Pratt's Bottom in 1930 by John Clutterbuck

This was the childhood home of my maternal grandmother - Louise Kate Leftwich - her father was the miller. She lived here until 1903 when she married George Barnes and came to settle in South Africa. Various members of the ...Read more

A memory of Pirbright in 1890 by Betty Richmond

The lady driving the cows was my great-grandma Nanny Cook and the little girl in the photo was my mum.

A memory of Burraton by Helen Shepherd

After leaving an on site job as a sparky I started working at Chambers packaging in the early 1980s. My grandmum (Dorris) and grandad (Ernie) had worked there before me and I joined my dad and uncle working there . The equipment ...Read more

A memory of Toton in 1983 by Antony (Tony) Mann