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I spent all my childhood in Kidlington, from nought to twenty-five years, when parents moved to Woodstock. We swam at the Whyte bridge even though we could not swim. We went to the clinic at the forester's hall to get weighted, and ...Read more

A memory of Kidlington in 1958 by Hilary Woodward

I was actually the first baby to be born at Barn piece in 1932 long before the no;s 13 t to 20 was built; my memories are of sledging in the field behind Barn piece, playing in the woods and caves in quarry hill woods as I ...Read more

A memory of Hawthorn by Donald Andrews

I have fond memories of Sturry in the late '50s & early '60s when every week my Mum & I used to walk from Reed Avenue along the Sturry Road to the village, where my Granny lived in her little flat in Franklin House in the ...Read more

A memory of Sturry in 1960 by Angela Nee Nash

Sometime during the autumn of 1945 our neighbour, who lived in The Oval, Banstead, comforted a Canadian woman she saw crying in High Street. That woman had flown over to visit her airman husband who was in Cuddington ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1946 by Marie Nicholson

My name is June Griffiths nee Crook I remember living at 3 Wren Street with my three brothers Philip, David and Andrew Crook. Myself Philip and David attended St Marks school in the 50's. I too remember Mr Platt, he used throw chalk ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by June Griffiths

I went to mount carmel school during 1945 - 1955 my name was jean shaw l rememder Mr Jolly Mr Glyne, Miss Grey, Miss Ward, Mr Miller (The ten foot killer), liitle Jock and many others. In my class was my life long friend ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by Jeans Shaw

I remember me and Shirley ramshaw getting drunk at our house in hedworth lane in our dinner hour from school, also riding brandy Shirley's pony who taught me how to fall of correctly, and getting my ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery in 1880 by Kim Obrien New Crawford

Does anyone know of somewhere called Sebastopol in Hoyland, pesumably a terrace of houses on a street, name unknown. My mother was born at number 43.

A memory of Hoyland in 1910

Hello. I came across this site yesterday quite by accident and was really taken away by all the memories. Here are mine - I was surprised by the names and everything else that came back to me. Forgive me if I don't spell ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1948 by Colin Newberry

Does anyone remember The Lawns a row of old houses ,now gone .on the Bath Road Hounslow. near the bell and the car park, High street end. The bus stops there now ,in the car park.

A memory of Hounslow by Ray Bentley