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My brother and I were evacuated to Wiltshire during the middle of WW2 - he staying with two very dear old ladies, and me with my aunt and her two children whilst her husband was away in the Air Force. They were from Harrow and we ...Read more

A memory of Oare in 1940 by Audrey Pollard

Whilst being at either Parkside ot North Bromsgrove school my poor mom came face to face with a bull. It had escaped from the slaughter house! I also remember there being a bullet lodged in the side of the church. I wonder if it is still there.

A memory of Bromsgrove by Lynn Michaels/ Nee Read

Came to The Grange N C H in 1949, Old Bramhope West Yorkshire. Is there anyone out in this wild wild world who was at The Grange between the years of 1949 - 1956? God bless, Ronald Ellington Tully.

A memory of Arthington in 1949 by Ronald Ellington Tully

I remember going to this school. l was in Mrs Lynn's class, she used to drive a light blue/grey Wolseley Nornet car, l was also in Mrs Kills class. l remember she wanted to see my mum after school one day, l was ...Read more

A memory of Denmead in 1962 by Yvonne Banks

I was born at 1 Donaldson Road. My dad was John White a marvelous singer, he worked at Haigs Distillery, Cameron Bridge for 46 years. My elder brother was Ron White. I played in the Methillhill Pipe Band in 1946, with Pipe Major ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1930 by Doog White

Went to live in Crook: Rosedean, West Road, in 1937. Everybody spoke a foreign language even though I came from only a few miles away, Northallerton. Or maybe I was the one who spoke a strange tongue. Many happy memories of playing on the ...Read more

A memory of Crook in 1930 by Ernest Hall

I lived at the pub called the Ewe & Lamb (which I believe is a newspaper office now?) in 1944 with my Mum & Dad. The proprietor of the public house was my Great Uncle Arthur, who is now listed in the Kelly"s ...Read more

A memory of Woburn in 1944 by Marlene Whitworth

As a very young child, probably aged about 3 or 4, my family rented one of the cottages close to the cliff side at Sea View Crescent on two consecutive years. I remember the drive down Ostend Road, where lots of the ...Read more

A memory of Walcott in 1967 by Tracey Whitcher

My Aunty had a house right on the dunes. We stayed with her every summer until I was about 16 or 17 and a lot of our time was spent on the beach. When the tide went out there was sand beyond the shingle and we used to spend ...Read more

A memory of Thorpeness in 1968 by Sharon Bogg

Hello, according to the 1881 census my children's great great grandfather came from Wathe upon Dearne. He was a coalminer, his name was David Griffiths and he was married to Mary Griffiths, he was ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1880 by Lorraine Whyley