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I lived at Doxford when I was little and spent a lot of time in the woods and playing by (and in) The Long Nanny which flowed behind my granny & granda's house. - loved that place. I went to school in Ellingham and I remember fondly ...Read more

A memory of West Fleetham by Susan Sanderson

My grandparents lived in a bungalow called Nimoda which is still there; next door my great grandparents lived in a house called Hendirg, also still there. The family name is Davies and in the late 19th century they ran ...Read more

A memory of Treboeth by Linda Roberts

I lived in West Lane, Allendale Cottages from 1962 to 1964 with my wife Irene (nee Williams from Tow Law) and daughter Janice, while I worked as a Fitter for the NCB at Bradley Shops in Leadgate. We emigrated to Canada from there in 1964.

A memory of Allendale Cottages in 1963 by Kenneth Barron

My mother and brother were evacuated to Mafeking Row, Shirburn during the war and for a number of years we used to spend school holiday time there. No electric lights - only oil lamps, no heating - only coal fired range cooker for ...Read more

A memory of Shirburn by Brian Jeffreys

I was born in the Cottage Hosp in 1959. We lived in Cranmore Lane; then 13 Connought Road, then 70 Holly Road; then 11 Eddy Road. I went to Newport infant and junior schools then Heron Wood and Wavell. I would go Sat morn pictures ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1970 by Michael Manning

I first came to Torquay in 1966 at the age of 16 with my mate noddy. We traveled on Yellow ways from Oldham Lancs which cost £4-£5 return and took around 10-12 hours. We came down to camp at the waterside caravan park and I had my blue ...Read more

A memory of Cockington in 1966 by Robert Stepien

My maternal family have lived in Wray unbroken from the end of the 19th century to now. My mother was born in 1912, one of ten children; 7 girls and 3 boys. She was brought up in Glen Cottage on Main Street. They are a remarkable ...Read more

A memory of Wray in 1910 by Colin Barton

I watched, with my young son, this wonderful Victorian building being demolished in 1974. Being such a huge Hotel, it became untenable. Part of it was, I recall made into flats, but after a time this apparently was not ...Read more

A memory of Sheringham in 1974 by Georgina Martin

I was born in that White Cottage that once stood at the top of Moreton Road and have many happy memories of it and old Upton Village. In the days before the Catholic Church was built, Gemmels Wood used to stretch from Moreton Road to ...Read more

A memory of Upton in 1955 by Harry Hardy

After staying in Quay Cottage several times and loving every one of them I still miss going back. On one visit I asked some local friends round for a BBQ , after a quick look around this original house I showed them the ...Read more

A memory of Port Isaac in 1995