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This was my Dad's shop where he started his butchering business in the 1930's till, he closed in 1973. Both my brother Tom and I worked there. Tom from 1955 till it closed and I began in 1962 and left in 1966, for Australia. In those ...Read more

A memory of Guisborough by Robert Pallister

My Dad, Thomas Brisland lived at the BGC for 9 years from around 1924. He was housed in Natal Cottage with 34 other boys and they were cared for by a matron and a house mother. The matron was Mrs. ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by Rod Brisland

Powerstock was my local village from 1951 to 1963. We lived at Kings House Farm at the foot of Eggardon Hill. My father Eddie Whitaker farmed (the hill rented and his 13 acres) for 12 or so years before moving ...Read more

A memory of Powerstock in 1951 by Peter Whitaker

I visited this site and was intrigued to find pictures of Slinfold. One of them, the village hall, recalled the time when I belonged to a village group called The Stane Street Players run by Mrs Knibbs. We performed plays ...Read more

A memory of Slinfold in 1940 by William Cooper

I was born in the 1980s and my father was Alan Prior. He used to work with Jim(or James ) Heath. We lived in the 'police' house with my mother Dawn. I remember being snowed in at one point and a lovely lady in the village ...Read more

A memory of East Ilsley in 1980 by Claire Louise Prior

SUMMER IN BINSTED I remember summer! It was more than one week in May I remember it lasted six whole weeks I remember summer! It started with a train journey - I remember great clouds of steam! Haymaking, ...Read more

A memory of Binsted by Sue Percival

My dear dad, who is 90, was as a small child sent to live on a farm in Stoke By Nayland, as he was orphaned. It would be between about 1924-1929. He has very happy memories of staying with the farmer and his wife. Dad ...Read more

A memory of Stoke's Hall in 1920 by Liz Walters

My father Fred Beeching, was born at Dovedale Cottage in 1926, sadly he has now passed away, but left us with many stories, he attended school in ightham, and my Grandparents also Fred Beeching and Rose Beeching are buried in St ...Read more

A memory of Ivy Hatch in 1920 by Brian Beeching

Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland is the place where my Dad was born in 1901. Born 1901 Died 1980.

A memory of Linlithgow in 1900 by Eddie Tait

My Dad's name was Vernon (Nonny) Marsh and we lived for years at 6 Sandyhurst Lane before moving into Ashford to Sackville Crescent. The Hare and Hounds was, for better or worse, and bless him it was sometimes worse, his local pub. My Mum's name was Joan. Does anyone remember us?

A memory of Ashford by Liz Simpson (Nee Marsh)