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My parents used to run this as a country hotel for 6 years in the 1950s, when I was growing up from the age of 10. There were 8 bedrooms - 6 in the new part, and 2 in the old part, plus 2 in the attic. I had one of the attic ...Read more

A memory of Holland-on-Sea

I was born at 12 Ashwood Avenue on Peel Brow estate Ramsbottom in 1952. My father after being demobbed from the eighth army in 1945 had always and continued to work in cotton mills. In 1960 ...Read more

A memory of Stubbins by david

I was left here in 1953 at the age of 5 by my parents. It was run by nuns. My parents walked away and left me there and I didn't know why or what I had done wrong. Later my mother said it was ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by sandra.williams330

We moved to Horley in 1952, when I was 10. (Dad worked for Mr Coutts repairing radio's & TV's.) Mum, Dad, & 2 brothers, Robin & Colin. A third brother Crispin Allan (after pub owner) was born there in 1953, after we found ...Read more

A memory of Horley by annjack69

My Grandad George Talbot lived in Blymhill Common for many years. Bringing up 5 children. 4 girls all of whom have since died and 1 boy., Raymond Talbot my dad. We loved going to grandads. , running around the cobbles round the ...Read more

A memory of Blymhill Common by sonyarse15

My mum still lives in Denmead she is 100 years old,I recently stayed with her for few weeks due to my brother going into hospital .. The memories of my childhood came flooding back . Playing around the lanes and all of the ...Read more

A memory of Denmead by goodgirldarling

Does anyone remember the florist in Newton Stewart run by a Mrs. Allan in the 1940's? I have no details of her except that she was a trained nurse and worked at Galloway House when it was a hospital. I don't know where her shop was or what family she had.

A memory of Newton Stewart

I was born in 1956 at number 63 Churchfields, close to the Old Town of Harlow. When I was 4 or 5 years old we moved to a Masonite in Mark Hall Moors, number 92. my first school was St. Albans near The stow and next to Our Lady Of ...Read more

A memory of Harlow by pattisonmartin

Can anyone remember the sweet shop on corner of Crown Street and Qubeck Street opposite the Empire Cinema it was run by a lady called Daisy . I was working at the Post Office and we were her best customers .On some Sundays my pals ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by tonyandval43

I have lived in Frimley all my life, my Dad was the local Police officer - ending his career in Frimley Police Station but he also worked in Camberley, Woking, Farnham etc and in Elstead as one of the first village ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by alisondearmer