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My family first came to live in Studwell Lodge, which they bought from the Bruce family,  when my father retired from farming in Berkshire at the age of fifty five. It was then 1959 and I, as a ...Read more

A memory of Droxford in 1960 by Charles Skipwith

My parents, Ron and Mary Grant took over the New Inn at Drayton in 1957. Prior to that they had the Royal Pier Hotel at Sandown, on IOW. My sister Suzanne came over with them. I joined them the following year, as I ...Read more

A memory of Drayton in 1957 by Roland Grant

I remember going to Mitcham Fair and paying 2 1/2d to go into a tent and look at Siamese twins in a jar. I used to walk across the Bee Hive bridge to Cranmer Middle School. Also we sometimes walked down 'Cold ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1966 by sally_lawes

In 1940, we were evacuated to the village of Metfield, with my mother and brothers. A Mr and Mrs Godbold let us move into one of their cottages on the farm. On going to school, the local children would call us 'the ...Read more

A memory of Metfield in 1940 by Douglas Smith

Bretby was 'discovered' by my dad who liked to vary his route in Ashby to work at Burton Girls' Grammar School. Bretby is not exactly the-land-that-time-forgot, but it is a delightfully unspoilt oasis, despite its proximity to ...Read more

A memory of Bretby in 1984

Easter Sunday 2009 was a gloriously fine and sunny day - just right for a family outing so my son David drove us all in my car to Arlington Court which is an enormous National Trust property not ...Read more

A memory of Arlington in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had two ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

My earliest memory of Mitcham was when the fair came to Mitcham Common. The noise, shouting, music and smells were so exciting to a nine year old. The whole world seemed to be happy then...we had a new Queen on the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1953 by Jacqueline Lamberton

I was born in Gascoigne Road in 1946, right opposite the school, 2 doors from Molly's sweet shop. My sisters Brenda and Betty along with our parents Rose and Arthur Cox. I have wonderful and happy memories of our life in Gascoigne ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Barbara Kavanagh

We moved into Roydon in 1939 as a temporary measure and stayed. I lived in Halls Green until the Parkfields estate was built in 1947. I have happy memories of our walk to school, road in winter, footpath in summer. I was notorious for ...Read more

A memory of Roydon in 1940 by Francis Offord