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I lived in Hoar Cross from about 1952 to about 1957. First in Park House and then behind the Estate Office on the main Road. My dad and brother worked for the Meynell Estate. I attended the village school when the headmaster was Mr Bernard Lakin. Happy childhood memories.

A memory of Hoar Cross by jennie48la

I lived in farnborough for first 28 years of my life, got married and had 4 children there. Grew up on the Sinehurst Estate then moved to Grange then Hawley estates. Went to Farnborough Grange Schools when they were still ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough

I am interested about a children's convalescent home called, 'Birds Nest and Grange House, 41 Brunswick Square, Herne Bay, Kent. In about 1958/59 as an 8 or 9 year old, my 10 year old sister, ...Read more

A memory of Herne Bay by Alfie Ansell

The park cannot have been built long in this photo - our house at the north eastern end of the park was built in 1904 and was bought by the station master of Ulverston at the time. we moved there in 1968 and as we had no garden to ...Read more

A memory of Ulverston by Pete High

i attended this dreadful school as a boarder when i had just turned 9. The headmistress was Miss McVicar, a remote and outwardly very Christian woman, though this never translated to ...Read more

A memory of Wickham by Mary Ann Godwin

I lived at Bearstead and i attended Vintners park boys school, I remember boating on the Medway my friends and i used to go to the granada theatre to see all the big stars of that era, spent many happy hours in moat park, a truly fantastic place to live such happy days, Alwyn Oldfield

A memory of Maidstone by Alwyn Oldfield

our family lived in the huts at cross keys militia camp for around 10 yrs or more.yet nothing much is revealed in the history of roxwell about these camps.the cross keys camp housed homeless families till it was closed down.yet ...Read more

A memory of Roxwell by fraxinus10a1

my father managed Park and brown in Jeffrey Street from 1934 until 1953 a time when it belonged to W.R Barton and Son of Gravesend. I did saturday cash sales work there during the war ; helped carry timber from Gilingham pier on an old ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Michael Barton

What a fantastic website. So many fond memories. I moved to Croydon with my parents when I was two years old. Even in the mid nineteen fifties it would be considered a little too expensive to afford ones own camera, let ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Norman Allum

I went to Saint Mary ‘Covent school Late 1950, was never told who my father was , or knew any of his family was. l believe I might have a half sister.l lived at 189 Clapham Park Road,next door to a old car parts seller, ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Jacki Newlands