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I spent many happy times with my step fathers relatives by the name of Guttridge when I was a small girl in the war years and for a long time after. They had a house on the banks of the river Whitham. The conditions were ...Read more

A memory of Dogdyke by Patricia Heselden

Soon after I began motorcycling in the mid fifties I began to take what has been a lifelong interest in motorcycle racing. In those days it was a good trek to Brands Hatch as there were no M1 or M25 motorways and the journey ...Read more

A memory of Brands Hatch Circuit by ducatee

HI IM ALLAN BROTHER OF ARTHUR CHADWICK; IWASAT STANHOPE SCHOOL IN 1961 -1964 MY BROTHER JOINED ME YEAR LATERAFTER PROBLEMS AT HOME WITH AN ABUSIVE FATHER(FRYING PAN TO FIRE WE WERE TREATED LIKE SOLDIERS BY THE EXARMY OFFICERS WHO RAN ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope by Allan Chadwick

I have lived on cedar street in ashton under lyne from being born to getting married and moving on the street opposite cedar street , Alderley street , my mum being still on Cedar street now , I remember where my ...Read more

A memory of Ashton-Under-Lyne by ultimatechez

Lived in Gibraltar with my family ,my husband was serving with the raf ,lived in the Montarik hotel to start with then moved into a new build flat in Main street ,then moved to married quarters which were up the rock ,the apes used to wake ...Read more

A memory of Gibraltar by Carol Boreham

My name is Caroline Turner. Three years ago I was compiling a Family Tree, and came across the name of Snowshill for the first time. It sounded so fascinating, I found that my great -grandfather had come from there. and going on further ...Read more

A memory of Snowshill by carolineturner

I was born in 1963 in Glyncornel Hospital, LLwynypia to Gwyn and Christine Jones. My parents set up home in what was called apartments in Treherbert until I was 3 then we moved to Brynivor, Llwynypia to look after my ...Read more

A memory of Llwynypia by janetholmes39

We moved to 2 Bower Cotts Balls Green about 1950. My dad was employed by the owner of Duckings, the farm situated opposite the entrance to station road. Nos. 1 and2 Bower Cotts were up on the bank almost opposite the school ...Read more

A memory of Withyham by iobs

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 was born Patsy Evans the last of the 8 daughters of Ivy and Frederic Evans. Most of my sisters lived in Border Gate but I was born at 18 Hawkes Road in 1944. My best friend, Ann Halliday lived several doors down. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by patsy144