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I met my wife who lived in huberton a little village about a mile up the lane from sowerby, back in 1970 . We married and lived at Dean lane paying 10/6d a week for a back to back one up and one down where my son came into the world . I ...Read more

A memory of Sowerby by Frank Thomas

What is now 1 Taw Green Cottages was once the Smithy I am told. TAW GREEN is a hamlet in South Tawton in Okehampton, Devon, UK

A memory of Taw Green by Tonnie Keith

My Grandfather was Frank Swabey, who lived at POND FARM SOUTHWATER . He ran his COAL business and Cattle/Live stock haulage company from there. It is now A housing estate with no sign of any of the old businesses. My Sister and I ...Read more

A memory of Southwater by swabeygeoffrey

I was born in Norwood Green in 1939. I also went to Clifton Road school. We were bombed regularly as the anti aircraft guns were in Osterly Park behind our house which was also opposite St Marys Church. Two Italian prisoners of ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1940 by Rosemary Kind

I went to the school and lived in a home in Manaton, we went by coach, it seemed miles away. One of the teacher lived in one of the bungalows on the left just before the school. I have now moved to Devon and been back to see the school and the hall next door it was used for indoor games/gym.

A memory of North Bovey in 1959 by John Sharp

I have lived in Devon for the last twenty one years but in my thoughts and my dreams i still visit my Northern home of Rochdale. I grew up in primrose Street with the wonderful bakery called Rideoughs at the top of the ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale

I was born in Hayfield Rd during the terrible winter of 1947 (Feb), doctor Leslie Millward walked through the snow and along a huge drift to climb into our front bedroom window to attend to my birth! I was ...Read more

A memory of New Mills by fmorris121

Happy memories of my first born in January 1952. He celebrates his 61st birthday today and this will be the first time he has seen where he was born. The weather then was very much like it is today, snowing.!! ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1952 by Pamela Allbrighton

Roger... After reading your recollections of the Woodsend Road I hope you don't mind me adding to your list of memories. It fair to say before I start to write we do know one another and by now we both have a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Flixton by yumapair6

Following my basic training at Crownhill Barracks Plymouth in June 1951 I was transferred to Plasterdown Camp to complete intensive training until October 1951. I was in the Wiltshire Regiment and as I came from ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock in 1951 by Brian Timbrell