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We were the Hobbis family and we lived at 54 Oak tree Lane, Selly Oak with my parents and grandmother. The house was directly opposite the old Selly Oak Hospital. I can remember the re-building of the hospital and sadly now ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham by purple-cielo

I was born in hillingdon hospital in 1956 and from the early nineteen sixties to nineteen ninety five we lived first long readings lane and then we moved to Doddsfield road things I remember most ...Read more

A memory of Slough by linenhall20

I remember in 1948 at age 5 years old staying at Monkham Farm with my aunt Ann Maddock and walking behind two cart horses and a single furrow plough with my cousin Deryck Maddock and the furrows being up to my knees. There was no ...Read more

A memory of Luxborough by Gerald Bull

I now Friends reunited has closed down I was browsing the tintermnet and found this website, bit of a surprise But anyway don’t know if anyone will remember me, Derrick I used to live in Newbury Close, ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by plumberderrick99

This is a memory of about 1960. I had left the pit and started work on Lowrisons farm in Westerhope, there were two houses, one was at the bottom of West Avenue next to the park. This is where John Lowrison lived with his sister Betty, ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1960 by Jimmy Burrows

Powerstock was my local village from 1951 to 1963. We lived at Kings House Farm at the foot of Eggardon Hill. My father Eddie Whitaker farmed (the hill rented and his 13 acres) for 12 or so years before ...Read more

A memory of Powerstock in 1951 by Peter Whitaker

As part of a Heritage Lottery funded project running with Ramsey Junior School and the Ashbeach School we are looking for people who went "Plough-witching" on Plough Monday in the Ramsey area to share their memories with us. If you can help, please contact nicky@ourworldfestivals.com.

A memory of Ramsey Heights by Nicky Stockman

Situation of Farm:  Glebe Farm was situated in the centre of Brough approached along a track off the Fosse Way,,the A46 and approximately 3 miles north of Newark.. About 800mt away was the very busy war time ...Read more

A memory of Brough by David Kind

I was born in Vicarage Road and went to Rainsford Way Primary School. This was near the Hornchurch Bus Garage and us boys would watch the big red Routemaster buses swinging round in that tight space with screeching ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Peter Valleley

I started at St. Peters School South Weald in the Infants class with Miss Clough in 1950. She was a lovely lady. My first few months were very worrying as I was a shy only child and I cried a lot as ...Read more

A memory of South Weald in 1950 by Helen Illsley