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My name is Sue, I was raised in Griffydam. My mum, dad and sister lived at the Monkey Tree House on Elder Lane. My mum was the lollipop lady at the village school and my dad worked at Breedon quarry. My dad has now passed away ...Read more

A memory of Griffydam in 1965 by Susan Smith Nee Dimmock

I was a small child when we moved into the old house on Watling Street, it was large and owned by Miss Treasure who has several cats. My sisters and I loved the house as the front garden had two large stone eagles we ...Read more

A memory of Flamstead in 1957 by Janet Barker

My family took over the butchers in Swallowfield, it used to be called Turners. My father-in-law, everyone knew him as Curly, was quite a character. It was a family concern and my job was to make local deliveries in an ...Read more

A memory of Swallowfield in 1957

I used to attend Middle Park School way back in 1943. I recall we used to have to write the date in the top right-hand corner of our exercise books and I distinctly remember the year. The war was still on. I'd probably ...Read more

A memory of Eltham in 1943 by Tom Ware

During World War Two I was evacuated from London to various locations three times, the last of these was Bury, in Lancashire. My older brother and I stayed with two families sharing a house at 16 Swallow Drive ...Read more

A memory of Bury by Tom Ware

when I was very young around 8-10 and I am now55 I see to remember been in the army barracks and this overlooked a very old house which as kids we thought was haunted also I went to the primary school which had another school for younger sibling next door does anyone know were these may of been

A memory of Aldershot

Can anyone tell me if the company had a large house within the Hedinghams? Need to find out if my Mum worked for the family as a domestic servant during the years 1920-1934 approx. Her name was Gertrude Leeks who lived in ...Read more

A memory of Sible Hedingham

Trying to locate where a family lived, do you remember Gerald green and/or nellie huygens, they worked at the big house we think wimcombe park and married in tisbury. They lived in a cottage in shaftesbury around 1932. any help would be gratefully received thank you.

A memory of Shaftesbury by Yvonne Mackay

I was born in July 1937 in Lord Asquith house which was a maternity home in those days.my parents were Dennis and Anne Pickersgill... They told me that I was so tiny I fitted into a shoe box lined with cotton wool..and kept on the oven ...Read more

A memory of Morley by rlinhart

I was at fallin primary,capt cracie was head,he was always marching us into the hall;I was born in 3rd block,then family moved to stirling rd,I remember the fire,was in the house with my gran and cousin david,mum had taken my brother to the ...Read more

A memory of Fallin by tayloremily6