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Sometime in the in the late 1970s, I decided to go on a walking holiday, to follow the line of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway track. I caught a bus from London Victoria to Bath, and started my walk from there. I had to use my compass ...Read more

A memory of Radstock by Ken Cook

I was born in Alexandra Road just off the Greenway... In 1948. My family had a great passion for Football...and followed the local REDS home and away. The club in those days had moved from the RAF ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by ian.woodley

My "sixth" great grandparents James Norfolk and Mary Wilson were married in St Peter's Church at Birstall. This was on 3rd September 1690. If any other person following up family history at this parish has a connection ...Read more

A memory of Birstall by John Howard Norfolk

Some weeks ago I was back in my beloved Brentford for The Bees V MK Dons..Sadly I didn't have any time to have a wander round and walk in familiar places...just a quick drink in The Globe.Was good being there amongst all the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by awink1940

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford

Hi I hope someone from my time at Clifton infants and juniors will see this and get in touch. It would be great to hear from someone. We had newly arrived in the UK in 1965 and joined Clifton Infants and then the Juniors ...Read more

A memory of Southall by harpurs

Following several years as an outpatient at Newcastle General hospital, I was admitted to Shotley Bridge hospital in October 1959 where I had open heart surgery on 27 October to repair two holes in my heart. ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge by happychappy

In 1969 we visited St Ives in Cornwall for our annual summer holidays but on this occasion due to it being a last minute decision we had not booked our accommodation. Travelling from Bedfordshire in those days was considered by ...Read more

A memory of St Ives by ducatee

I went to the school in the 1960s Miss Hunt was the new teacher following miss Saxton , one un pleasant memory I had was being vaccinated I decided to be the last to be done and got the blunt shared needle, it hurt!, other smarter boys went first who told me why they did.

A memory of Easter Compton

Hi my name is Dorothy Crawford. I lived in Hansel from 1997 til 1991. My room was a beautiful chalet, in a block called Ferguson House, it was all wooden and easy to clean. The views from my window was lovely green ...Read more

A memory of Hansel Village by lcstom