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My roots in Kendal go very deep indeed, my Great Grandfather was James Dawson Garnett who was born there in 1851 on Lake Road and married Elizabeth Sherrin a local girl in 1871. Their son James Langhorn Garnett was my ...Read more

A memory of Kendal by Rob Beilby

I lived at 3 Briar Lane from birth in 1951 until we moved to Derby in 1962. I went to Forest Street primary and remember some of the teachers, Palin, Woodward and the evil head teacher Mr. Ackerley who delighted in ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham by steve

Memories are funny, they come and go and during this time of lockdown I've thought quite a lot about my childhood. We lived in Amberley Road, very close to the Raglan School entrance in Raglan Road. The ...Read more

A memory of Bush Hill Park by Sharon Kenealy

Bramley In The Years 1951 To 1967 A conversation with Lynden Flint From: john.holliday11@btopenworld.com To: Lynden Flint Hi Lynden. I do hope you are well and still on-line. I ...Read more

A memory of Bramley by john.holliday11

I'm now of the age 79years, i't must have meant a lot to me, a 2week break at Wrens Warren. It must have been about 1951/53 when I was there with my school, Sir Hugh Middleton, they were all wooden dormatories, a small ...Read more

A memory of Colemans Hatch by fredbrownson

Knew a number of friend in that area the before my ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates by michael.meldrum2

The bridge from which this photograph was taken was a "humpitty-backed" stone bridge where a pair of arches spanned the river and a smaller arch crossed the "lade". The bridge was in service from about 1840 until the new bridge was ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Allan in 1952 by Alastair Macdonald

Living just off Park St, Camberley, our house was on the landing approach flight path. With my dad's binoculars from the First World War I watched the Boston III's and Mitchells coming back from daylight raids with holes and ...Read more

A memory of Blackbushe Airport in 1943 by André Goddard

I used to live in Grace Avenue, Bexleyheath and one of my earliest memories is of first viewing the house when I was 2 years old. We moved in about 6 months later. I can remember seeing Fairfield Road marked out ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1953 by Josephine Taylor

Around 1961 - at the age of seven, I started to attend Eaton House School at 3-5 Eaton Gate. The houses are on the left hand side of the photo - and can be identified by the large white porches [The ...Read more

A memory of Victoria Sta in 1961