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As a boy of thirteen, with my family, after the war, I spent all my school holidays in Cornwall. Six weeks with my Uncle Arthur and Aunt Mabel in a tied cottage on Lower Tregantle Farm near Torpoint. The very air was ...Read more

A memory of Lower Tregantle by Brian Conn

Our family moved to Friars Road in the summer of 66, from a damp house in Boothen Green, which looked over toward the Michelin Factory. I was 5 years old. My father Graham was a former art student at Burslem College of Art under the ...Read more

A memory of Abbey Hulton by Marc Thorley

The Runnacleave hotel was a seasonal base camp for me from 1967 until 1970. I worked as a waiter, and had so much fun in working there. I remember the Thursday night dance with Anita and Al doing the Cha-cha-cha fab. I ...Read more

A memory of Ilfracombe by franktudor1234

Image 138 sure as hell isn't Mousehole - I've lived here for 25 years and the harbour piers look nothing like this and the seascape to the left bear absolutely no resemblance to Parade Cliffs! I'm absolutely confident ...Read more

A memory of Mousehole

That could be me scrambling down the sea wall onto the beach.......I spent my young years, into my early twenties, in our beach hut, on the beach and in the sea. I was born in Seabourne Nursing Home, just in from the cliff, a ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne by Kevin Hunt

I was born in Burgess Hill in 1947 and lived there until 1971. I lived in St. Wilfrid's Road and went to Junction Road Primary School. Our headmaster was John Freestone, who was quite a well known singer, and a very kind and ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill by edean2017

I was born in Dovercourt hospital 24th December 1959. I lived above the Home and Colonial shop in the high street where my lovely Dad Mr. Roe was manager. My lovely mum Margaret often used to work there when my sister's ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt by Susan Stapleton

As a 6 year old in 1954 we began holidaying in Par, staying with Mr and Mrs Batt at Par Green, next door to Brewers. For the next 10 years, often twice a year, we came back to stay with the Batts - a wonderful couple, so kind ...Read more

A memory of Par by Christine Collins

My Grandmother, Hilda Young nee Parkinson, was born in Barnard Castle. Her Mother, Libbey Parkinson nee Walker, was born in Winston. Libbey's Mum, was Sarah Fox, from Ulverston. Sarah ...Read more

A memory of Winston by Pauline Barker