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I too remember the Cricks. The outside toilet was a plank of wood with a hole in it. The post office was the second to end thatched cottage, which is opposite Stoneham Lane. At the top of Chestnut Avenue, past the BMW garage ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by John Scott

In our school holidays, I and one or two more used to go with cattle drovers, there were often a thousand Irish cattle arriving at the cattle dock on some Saturdays. The front of the herd would be at the Town Bridge as other cattle ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

I remember the town hall well, situated at the traffic lights, Station Road, opposite Hollywood car sales. There was a bench seat at the rear and even ladies and gents toilets on each side. Many an evening was spent ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1965 by Dave Bennion

I was four when my parents, Geoff and Pyll Kleboe, bought Keepers Cottage, Henfold Lane, Newdigate. A Mrs Thompson and her husband "Blackberry Jack" had lived there for many years and the property was very run down. With ...Read more

A memory of Newdigate in 1951 by Sarah Rashbrooke

I shall always remember the old park with great affection. The first time I remember walking through I would only be about five years old; there was a dead blackbird lying on the ground, I gently put my foot on it and it squeaked. I ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

My first visit to Barton-upon-Humber was in the early 1980s when my wife and I were searching for the graves of my ancestors. To our dismay, someone had removed all of the ...Read more

A memory of Barton-Upon-Humber by Tina Dyches

From the age of 1 year to presently 62 years I have lived in the town. I remember the thriving market, the Regal and Empire cinemas, sadly now gone (see article in the Biggleswade Chronicle Jan 6th 2009 pages 22 & 23). This ...Read more

A memory of Biggleswade in 1961 by Steve Rook

Interesting photo: this timber-framed building is actually a 'Wealden' converted to 'Continuous Jetty' type. "Towards the close of the 15th century, an entirely new kind of dwelling appeared in ...Read more

A memory of Tenterden by Jonathan Gurr

William was born in 1812 in England and, at the time od his marriage, was a parishioner of Great Conard, Suffolk. He married Frances Honer Witts on the 26th November 1834 in St Peter's in the Parish of ...Read more

A memory of Sudbury by Phyllis Willis

My wife Lynne and I visited the Anglican Church to search the headstones for my ancestors. On the day we visited, there was a Christening that had just been completed and the Vicar was chatting to the christening party. ...Read more

A memory of Hilperton in 1900 by Les. Hibbard