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We moved to Keepers Cottage , Crowsley Park in March 1940, we kept the key to the Park Gate as our water well for drinking water was at the bungalow the other side of the gate. I was told never to tell anyone where they ...Read more

A memory of Crowsley Park by mollie.burnett

During my anual visit to Dalkey many years ago I remember climbing on the green bank at the top of my grandparents Rd then Tram Terrace falling off cutting my head quite badly. The lady from the boot mender wrapped me up took me home and ...Read more

A memory of Dalkey by Dorothy Polrykett

My grandfather (Frederick William Steward) was a gamekeeper and lived with his wife ( Florence )and there 6 children in a single story cottage,it was deep in the woods, we always went for a weeks holiday there,my father always had a taxi ...Read more

A memory of Frenze by janetmains

My parents moved from London to a prefab at 59 Dent View in Egremont when I was about 2 years old in 1949/50 my brother and sister were both born in Egremont. My memory is of our next door neighbours with the ...Read more

A memory of Egremont

In September 1948 the Morton family moved into a brand new council house at number 3 Coopers Close Chigwell Row. Our father Ronal Morton and his wife Evelyn with my brothers Andrew and Douglas, shortly followed ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell Row by fionaavalon

In the late sixties a school friend Eric and I were employed one summer at what was then The Montague Motor Museum. We worked for the catering department. In those days on occasion the Beaulieu Estate held medieval banquets, ...Read more

A memory of Beaulieu by bferguson

I was born in December 1947 at 124 Clowes Street, West Gorton in a terraced house between William Street and Elizabeth Street, directly opposite Bert Hall's butcher's shop and next door to the Beswick ...Read more

A memory of West Gorton by clowesstreet

My nan used to own the florists at 28 Portmanmoor Rd - Mrs. Cox . Next door Mrs.White had a shoe shop . Her son was Tony White . Further on down Portmanmoor Rd was Canns - a hardware shop . Opposite was Edna Stones fruit and veg. ...Read more

A memory of Splott by wedyroan54

I very much enjoyed a short holiday at The Beach Hotel on Worthing seafront in 1976, it was very grand back then, marvellous food and excellent service and a short walk from the wonderful Roberts Wine Lodge and the pier. Sadly this hotel has now been demolished and replaced with a Premier Inn

A memory of Worthing by David Marshall

I used to keep my ponies in a field opposite the Mill which was still working in a small way. I remember the dreadful flooding of 1968. We had to walk down Mill Lane to get to check the ponies. It was waist deep in water and when we got to the ...Read more

A memory of Sindlesham