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I was born and raised in Coppenhall on a little farm just off Bradfield Road. Our farm turning was at the bottom of the Eighteen Step Bridge and was along-side the railway line. At the back of the farm, there was the old Brickyard Pit. It was ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by davidmanifold

I remember a time ...I think 1976,me and my friend visited Kenilworthto meet a beautiful oriental girl i met in my home town of Cleveleys,she was on holiday,I'll never forget walking down Cleveleys promenade in an electrical ...Read more

A memory of Kenilworth by John John

Hi Susan , I always thought that Joe Smith was the bookie that done the train trip to the sea side each year , got a packed lunch , and a coin as you said , My wife worked at Thompkins the Bakery , there sun Dave , married Jenny ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Colin Lennox

My father's mother came from Henley with strong family roots in Highmoor Cross, Shiplake and Rotherfield Grey's. My great grandparents lived at 2 Queen Street and had a huge family of 10 or 11 children in what seems today ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames by lynnie.lw28

I notice many other contributors focus on the shops in the town centre and I will cover these in my next ramblings but start with my schools. I was born in March 1949 at Upney maternity hospital and my first school ...Read more

A memory of Barking by geoff.purdy

My friend Catherine Payne (Chapple) & myself Jennie Brooker (Jennifer Booth) are the 2 figures in front of the Seeboard shop in this picture. We think we are going to school but not sure but I can remember many times crossing the ...Read more

A memory of Coulsdon by Jennie Brooker

We moved to maldon in 1983 I was three moved from Walthamstow. I'm not going to lie being a teen in a small town is or at least can be mind numbingly boring. So as soon as I could I moved to bigger and better things but guess what as ...Read more

A memory of Maldon

A Memory of Aveley Hello. I also stumbled across this site by accident and was blown away by all the memories shared by Colin Newberry on Mar 25th 2014. I can relate to many other memories shared but Colin's are so close, my ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by mikewiltcher

i remember a tea rooms before you got to Blands called Mitchell's which had wood paneling and blue check tablecloths around the 1950 period. My husband lived in the flat above the butchers shop on the corner of Ealing road. Next ...Read more

A memory of Wembley

I grew up in Dorking. I lived with my parents in Stane House right next to the St Martins Church. I married my first husband Michael Rowswell on the 30th March 1963. We had two boys Adrian and Julian. Unfortunately the marriage ended ...Read more

A memory of Dorking by janfriday99