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I lived in morden from 1948-1965 and I have wonderful memories of Morden Park and the bandstand that always had a band paying on Sundays and teas in the big house, not sure what it was called or what it was used for. My mother always ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1950 by Linda Hoddinett

The shop at the top left (now the Kebab Shop) was, I think, Wards the Greengrocers, the second shop down was Graingers a card and toy shop, later a pet shop (now Pendley Estate Agents).  (Thanks to Rodney Grainger for the ...Read more

A memory of Bovingdon by Anne Broomhead

My family Ken and Joan Blake owned the Church Hill Stores (opposite the Church) from 1945 to the early 50's then we lived in the village until 1957. I have many memories of my time in Finchingfield and many faces ...Read more

A memory of Finchingfield in 1940 by Lesley Alexander

I lived in Naburn at Chapel House. My Aunty Mary Walker lived in this row of houses on the left. She lived with the Tweedies family. In 1949 these houses had big back yards where they collected refuse and recycled it.

A memory of Naburn in 1949 by Joyce Fosdyke

This hotel was owned by my mother Patricia Woods till around 1959. Newnham was a busy place then. H G Zeal had a thermometer factory in the High Street. Above the hotel was a dairy farm run by A.Jones (Dean Forest farm). As a ...Read more

A memory of Newnham in 1956 by Rai Woods

I went to school at Felsted from 1960 to 1963. We had to do physical exercise every afternoon and because I was no good at sports I usually had to go for a run. This mill was a favourite destination. It took about 15 minutes ...Read more

A memory of Felsted in 1960 by Mike Redhead

This is the view from near the iron railway bridge (built c1859) looking back towards the town. The pyramid shaped roof was in place up until the end of WWII. Between then and now it has been removed but I do not know why! ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by M

I have found over the past few weeks that nearly all my relatives from my fathers side began in Polesworth. There was James Scarratt Clifford 1780 married Sarah Bullows in 1803, my ggg grandmother was Caroline Clifford ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth by Nigel Ordish Clifford

I was born at Reeds Hill Farm in 1942. I started school at a two room school in Chardstock, we walked to school which for me was a long way and I usually got my older sisters who had to walk from the farm past my school ...Read more

A memory of Chardstock in 1942 by Gerald Russell

I was born in Hornsey in 1923, and spent the first 10 years of my life living with my parents in the top flat at 257 Wightman Road. The ground floor was occupied by Mr and Mrs Dan Costigan. Mr Costigan was a bus driver, and ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1920 by Arthur Astrop