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I first came to Glasbury when my father - Fred Whitchurch - became head gardener at the Maesllwch Castle Gardens. This was 1945, when I was but six years old. I went to Coedybolen School, where at that time there were ...Read more

A memory of Glasbury in 1945 by Robin Whitchurch

In many parts of the world the countryside is largely unclaimed, untamed, even uninhabited; consider, say, the large swathes of Australia’s Kimberley region, Indonesia’s Kalimantan, or the interior of Baffin Island. ...Read more

A memory of Dorstone in 1940 by John S. Batts

I was brought up in Pirbright Village and my father was into motorbikes. My brother was older than me and had a motorcycle 1st but when I was old enough I also got a motorcycle. For many years as a family we went to Fox Hills ...Read more

A memory of Pirbright in 1963 by Harry Henden

These are the memories of my childhood week-ends and holidays, spent with my Uncle Harold and Aunt Lucy Mogridge at Fontmell Parva. My maternal grandmother Annie Farwell lived at Fontmell Parva for 50 years, in the ...Read more

A memory of Fontmell Parva in 1950 by Helen Brockway

I lived there with mum, dad, sister Iris and brother Graham, my sister got married from that house. I have good memories from that house, I remember helping with hay making, feeding a white cow over my garden wall, ...Read more

A memory of Shelf in 1948 by June Brownhill

Great to read comments from Lynn Reynolds about Rochester Dwellings. When I was 5 to 6 years old (195O..ish), I lived in the 'dwellings' with my grandparents in 'R' Block. There were some of the first ...Read more

A memory of Walker by David Armstrong

My father and uncle were Simpsons of Wembley.They sold American Cars to all sorts of celebrities(And Gangsters!!)from the 50's to the 70's We lived on the Barn Hill Estate in Wembley Park.My father knew,due to his business most of ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Gary Simpson

I lived in Quemerford as a child and walked (or later cycled) up this hill every day on my way home from school. At first the shop/post office on the right of the picture was kept by a Mrs Duckett(?) and was where I often spent my pocket ...Read more

A memory of Quemerford by rgj.cavie

A DEVIZES GIRL REMEMBERS Before talking of my own memories, it would seem appropriate to start by sharing some valuable ones of my Father who was born in 1906 and spent his whole life in the town. During the last five years of his ...Read more

A memory of Devizes by riversd10000

My father, William Tom Stallard, was manager here 1946 to 1958.He was previously manager at the Btooklands Hotel, Sale, Manchester 1937 (?) to 1941.~ The youngest in the company. He married in 1938. He enlisted in ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by signsmurals