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My father was stationed at Upper Heyford RAF, I was 13-15 years old. I have such fond memories of Lower Heyford, the train station, the little village of Lower Heyford and the beautiful house that sat on the corner with ...Read more

A memory of Upper Heyford by Millie Mcilvaine

A miner's family from Blaenrhondda - Watkins - were lodgers in the late 1930's with my parents living in Colindale, Hendon, NW London. I was born in 1926 and when I was ten the idea came for me to stay for a holiday in ...Read more

A memory of Blaenrhondda in 1930 by Sidney Holt

I was born in the house right opposite this shop, there was a butchers next door to our house. I remember the shop when it was owned by Mr Stevens in 1946. My father helped make ice cream in the back of the shop, he would then place it in ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Colin Wall

Eight months after I had my first baby Nadia Kersey-Brown, I went to live with my parents Clifford and Kay McLaglen at "Lock Ahoy" over-looking the Lock. I stayed from April 1967 until Jan 1968 and ...Read more

A memory of Staines by Cynthia Mc Laglen

I lived at 2 Chain Road in the 50's sandwiched between the Loves and the Harveys with my parents and brothers, Jeff and Richard. The Lindsays lived two doors away with Johnny and Gillian. Our neighbour's were great characters especially ...Read more

A memory of Creetown

Does anyone remember the big house on Church Brow called Cooper Hill? It was supposed to be haunted and it looked really scary, although a lady called Mrs Feldwick and her daughter Janet lived there quite happily.

A memory of Walton-le-Dale in 1959 by Jean Scott

My father, Charles Axford, found a mine on the beach in the morning. As it was a hot summers day he carried it into the back room upstairs of the Watch House as he knew many people would be coming & informed the ...Read more

A memory of Porthpean in 1944 by Christine Dodgson (Nee.Axford)

I was born at Link House at the bottom end of The Drift in 1948. Me dad was Bob Henderson and me Mam was Jessie. My Grannie and Grandpa Keen lived at The Drift and then moved to Hadstone, where we moved to in the 60s. Most of me ...Read more

A memory of North Seaton by Ann Newcity

I too went to Crowland road school . My sister went there and every day I cried when I had to go home after taking her there. I believe I could kick up quite a fuss because the teacher eventually let me stay . I was three and a ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1940 by Hettie Quinn

We'll south ockendon truly a magical place to grow up moved from west ham to ockendon 1969 lived clay burn gardens Went to mardyke school and later culver house memories well many playing in the woods /primrose hill ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1970 by Kevin Lock