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My mum was born in Wintney Hartney near Binsted and went to school here. These are her memories. The school was staffed by nuns (maybe two). She remembers that one of them was very handy with the cane on knuckles! But ...Read more

A memory of Isington in 1930 by Sue Percival

I remember Huntingdon's High Street in 1965. I was only a little girl then, holding on to my grandmother's hand.  My grandparents were Kate and Reginald Wayman and they lived in Hartford Road opposite the River Ouse.  Nanna and I ...Read more

A memory of Huntingdon by Gillian Shaw

I came across this by chance - I was at school with you, Fraser. I remember coming to an amazing birthday party at your house where your mum had put on an incredible spread, including a plate of Kit Kats which seemed like such a ...Read more

A memory of Shandon by Jayne Burnett

I went to Arley Castle as a boarder in 1943/44. It made a lasting impression on me. The Arboretum was my favourite place and we had names for many of the trees which we would climb from time to time. Miss Kell and ...Read more

A memory of Upper Arley in 1943 by lucyontheinternet

My first real memory of Belvedere was that of starting school at St Augustines Primary around 1954. I can recall a wind up gramaphone which the teacher would frantically wind up to keep the music playing, even a ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1950 by Ken Mulley

In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1963 by Jackie Craig

I started school in Smallfield in 1934. In those days there were bucket lavatories. The sewer was laid in 1938 and then most of Smallfield was able to do away with the buckets. There were 3 teachers, Miss Kempshall who came from ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1945 by Dennis Stenning

It's a few minutes before 8.30am, and I've just returned with the newspaper for Dad bought from the Riviera Hotel next door. I have to rush downstairs again in time to ring the gong for breakfast - Mr ...Read more

A memory of Westbourne in 1966 by Michael Bond

I remember the boating pool in Swan Pool Park, the park keeper was Mr. Willits, he still owes me a go in a paddle boat, I hired a boat, I think it cost 3d, after a few minuets rowing, he called me in and said he needed to go, ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge in 1954 by Michael Darby

I was the first non-white student at Ealing in 1964 - we were a rare commodity in those days - and apart from the sporadic racist episodes, my period at Ealing till I finished 'O' levels and moved to the US has to this day had a tremendous ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1965 by Swaroop Iyengar