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I do not have any memories of Royston, I have been doing my family tree and find I have a few relatives from there, In 1871 my Great Great Great grandfather Whitaker lived there his son my great Great Grandfather married into another ...Read more

A memory of Royston by Julie Latham

I lived on the camp site for 5 years - my father was the link trainer for pilots there. I can remember going to the cinema there - smoking up the back - then realising my mum and sister were in there that same night !!!! I must have ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1962 by Candace Thorpe

I was a pupil here from 1949-1952/3 I knew Quentin Royston I believe his father was Russian and the family lived on the outskirts of Lymington. There were also two sisters call Tatiania and ?

A memory of Boldre by baggywrinkles1

I lived in Station Road no 24 i had the Surname Sheppard back then i moved to the area back in 1964 or thereabouts,went to Leeson's Hill primary school my neighbours to the right were the Sturge family i cannot remember ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Cray in 1964 by Phil Hill

It seems like forever ago that I lived in Royston. I remember it with fondness, Notton woods, the long summer days lasting forever, riding our motorcycles down the lines. I will cherish living there all my life.  

A memory of Royston in 1978 by First Name Last Name

I remember growing up here as a child and remembering what a friendly village it was. My dad used to send us to the local butchers who knew us and we'd ask for roast beef for the family. He knew how many of us there were and used ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Ginette Higgins

Thomas Hine mentioned that there is a record of tenants of Tyle Mill. My great great great uncle, Edward Fordham, was the miller in the early 1850s. I would be interested to know if Thomas has any further information. He had been ...Read more

A memory of Theale by John Nicholas Fordham

My name is David Jenkins. The photo of the village green 1931 is taken from the front of the house in which I lived. First time was during the world war 2. My father was working on constuction of a railway line from the ...Read more

A memory of Portskewett by David Jekins

I worked for Airwork Services in the late 1960s and there were people from Royston who worked there, there was a girl called Linda who worked on the camp hairdressers and a couple of others, I can't recall the names but I still have ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1967 by First Name Last Name

My uncle, Lewis Clarke and aunty Gert, the butchers, had 4 children, my cousins. Gillian at the time was single and had a friend called Mac who was a pilot at Manby and when he flew over the village he ...Read more

A memory of North Somercotes in 1953 by Stewart Mc Caw