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In the early 50's, I remember walking to the shop when I was quite young from my home in Market Street. Then it seemed quite a long way, with hedges and ditches beside the footpath. There was a large house that took up most ...Read more

A memory of Hambleton in 1951 by Ann Jordan Mills

My family moved to Nash Mills in 1946/1947 my dad run the Coop which was in Belswains Lane next to the George pub the shop was the ground floor of a house and we lived upstairs my brother and I attended Nash mills ...Read more

A memory of Nash Mills in 1947 by Susan Nightingale

I was in the Bursledon Hospital twice, first in 1949 and again in 1950. I was remitted there from the Childrens Hospital in Southampton; I was only 5 or 6 years old and have only vague memories of my visits. However, 2 things have ...Read more

A memory of Bursledon in 1949 by Dudley Hicks

My family moved to Great Bookham in 1957, and were the first owners of 1 Allen Road, part of a small Close of bungalows built by New Ideal Homes of Epsom. The 1904 photograph shows the beautiful beech trees by the ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1957 by Joy Davis

Hello. My father was Harold John (bob) Mann. He worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the Control Tower, in what was then Heston Airport ('Aerodrome'?). We lived at Heston, in Durham Avenue. We ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London in 1951 by Rosemarie Mann

I lived at number 90 Stanley Road from 1964 until 1985. My dad worked at the Gas Board at the top of the road where the gas holder always seemed to dominate the skyline. Although it was an ugly building it was part of South Harrow ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1964 by Paul Cook

I must have around 7 years old when my mother used to take me along Bramley Town Street, where in those times it was back to back houses and shops. I was taken regularly to the ...Read more

A memory of Bramley in 1958 by Sam Hamblett

I went to the County Primary School from 1956 until 1962, the teachers were Mrs Bracken and Mr Gore, Mrs Gutterage was the cook and later my mother. The lady who lived directly behind the school kept lots of ...Read more

A memory of Church Minshull in 1956 by Tony Peet

The Grange at Bitton was the home of the Seymour family, one member of which was Jane, the third wife of King Henry VIII. The village is dominated by its open countryside setting. This relationship arises ...Read more

A memory of Bitton by Paul Townsend

When I was little I was taken to Harvey Dene Cottage in Smite by a friend of my mother's. I was enchanted with this incredible cottage garden constructed entirely of shells - the chap who owned it used to ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1974 by Laura Steen