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My grandparents, Kenneth Gordon and Mavis Lyne Smith, opened this hotel in 1923. The money came partly from Mavis' mother, Harriet, who had been widowed in Barbados c.1897 and was left a substantial amount of money. Harriet purchased the Clifton Hotel and ran it until 1933.

A memory of Folkestone

I'd forgotten the name - until recently when I was reading through letters sent by my father while on Army Service in West Africa during World War II. My mother and I were living with his parents in Great Bookham (I ...Read more

A memory of Hawk's Hill by jennylane305

I was 6 weeks old, I was told by my Mam, when I had my first holiday at Fitties Camp. So that would have been some time in August/September, as I was born in July, 1961. I don't remember my first few ...Read more

A memory of Humberston Fitties by Vicky Ogden

My mother and us 4 girls stayed every year for several weeks of the summer holidays. I was the eldest (born in 1935). Our Dad came down from Norwich at weekends. This was probably about 1945 - 1953. My mother was a sports teacher before ...Read more

A memory of Walcott by maryfdorey

Joseph Buckley my great great grandfather, was a photographer, known as Owd Ab from the Ben Brierley character. ​In Volume 1 of Ben Brierley's “Lancashire Stories”, is another short tale “A "Strike" Adventure or The ...Read more

A memory of Daisy Nook by bigcityfan

This is Mercian Way Play ground and not Cippenham Park in Station Road. We played here only in school holidays, otherwise we played on The Green , 15 - 18 a side football or cricket every evening in the Summer between 1800 - 2030 or ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham by robkarp97

I recall living at my grandparents' house at Annesley Mount from 1960 - 1966. .A formidable character lived at number 88 Annesley Mount, known to my grandparents as Parson Bullock. He shared the house with ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by michaelpeterpeyton

Hope memorial camp left by Arthur hope in the 1920s, we left our school in London black heath at 8:30am on June 3rd 2019 and arrived at 4:30pm the same day. i was sick twice on the coach and twice in the ...Read more

A memory of Braithwaite

Although I was born in London in 1939 where my father was a master baker, we were blitzed out in 1940 and came to settle in School Road Tilehurst. My father had learnt the Grocery trade as a lad in Sainsbury's ...Read more

A memory of Tilehurst by poloschool

hi im sharron me my sister and brother where there in 1975.i remember my mum came sunday to take us out for tea and when she left i wouldnt let her go as didnt want to stay there i remember being violently pulled away by arm.if we talked in ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by sdavies060