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The greenhouses you see in this photo were my father's, he also built a house on the ground behind the trees after this photo was taken, we lived there for many happy years. My mother used to rent out the house in the summer months and had ...Read more

A memory of Mynytho by Dewi Griffiths

Relatives of my mum, she is 85 years young, originally ran the Malt Shovel Inn in Crakehall. My mum was born in 1925 so this must have been the 1920s to 1930s. I have old photos of the Malt Shovel then but can find no records of them.

A memory of Crakehall in 1900 by Leithia Bell (Mrs)

Through my parents' eyes I am remembering life in Rhossili when they worked and met at the Worms Head Hotel. As a child I was taken many times here and fell in love with this beautifull coastline, and as I became older I would sit on ...Read more

A memory of Rhossili in 1920 by Shirley Hamilton

Seeing the church photos brought back lots of memories, I was baptised there, my sisters Linda and Pam were married there and unfortunately my parents are now both buried there. In the 1970s my mum Elsie painted a lovely oil ...Read more

A memory of West Kingsdown by Rowena Christodoulou

John and Charlotte Freeman lived in the white houses by the motor bike. ( I'm sure I have photos of groups outside the house with this bike!).  My great grandfather was a blacksmith with his smithy in Church ...Read more

A memory of Saxmundham in 1910 by Carol Allen

My mother has just reached 100 years of age. She was the grand-daughter of a Sarah Barker (née Ayling) who came out to Australia in her early 20's. Sarah had two brothers, David and Alfred Charles. Their parents were George and ...Read more

A memory of Chiddingfold in 1880 by Edward Christesen

Cwm Tylo, is very special to my maternal family. The land was owned by the Cistercian order. My 5th great grandfather Robert ap Cadwallader was born there in the 1680s.The family adopted the name Roberts and farmed there for at least 150 ...Read more

A memory of Parc by hugdavliv

White Webbs was a place that all my family including aunts, uncles and cousins went to for picnics and a game of cricket. The women would play against the men and all us children would hope they would let us have a go at batting as we ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1949

I was in Farleycroft in the late 1950s. I agree it was a beautiful house with a lovely winding wooden staircase. I didn't go to school in Westerham as I left there when I was 5 to be fostered out, moving to Bromley. I went there ...Read more

A memory of Sundridge in 1949 by Kay Williamson

So many memories of Farnham. Although I was born in Aldershot much of our shopping was done in Farnham. I recall the joys of the Christmas card display in a basement below the stationers that was under the colonnade. My first dancing ...Read more

A memory of Farnham by Bronwen Tickner