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I was born in Waltham Abbey and lived there until I was twenty eight. It is the place I call home, where my roots are. Many times I remember going into the Abbey Church; there is such a feeling of serenity ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1962 by Christine Brooker

Walter Shreeve (Tiny) was my great-grandad, he was a one-time weight lifter, wrestler and boxer and a swimming coach in Great Yarmouth and Norwich. As a swimming coach he had many national champions. He coached at the Gorleston ...Read more

A memory of Winterton-on-Sea in 1940 by Erica Jordan

I was born on Church Hill in 1962 and my Mum still lives in the house. I remember walking to the shops in the village each day to buy provisions with my gran. There used to be a bucher, baker, greengrocer, haberdasher, post office ...Read more

A memory of West End by Sylvia Mawby

I was born in Moorland Crescent in the 1950’s. This council housing estate was built a few decades earlier and has a variety of different style good quality houses. Most people had nice gardens with flowers etc and ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by James Cooper

In Spring 1948 I caught my finger in a folding chair at school and by the evening an abscess had formed. It was so painful that because our doctor's surgery was already closed my father took me to the Infirmary, but we landed in the ...Read more

A memory of Preston in 1948 by Diana Dioszeghy

My father was in the RAf and stationed in Bicester. I was born in 1948. He was still in the RAF and my mother took me to live in Bicester until I was about 3. She lodged with a woman there. I have been trying to remember her name but up to now ...Read more

A memory of Bicester by Marion Madden

I was 2 years old when we moved in, in 1950. My dad was the Lock Keeper, Alan Mclean Tait, my mum Florence (Always called Elsie)my sister Christina (Chris), me, Eddie & our spaniel Judy. We also had chickens and a cockrel. ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1950 by Eddie Tait

Hi, I was born 43 Tixall road and my Grandmother was at No. 45 we would walk into town via the River Sow to the baths with towel under our arms. Or into town to Woodalls for material or wool and on market day there would be flags for ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by adame

I was born in September 1939 just after WW2 had started...My parents who had their house in Waldridge Road decided to move into West Lane to be near my Grandparents while my Dad who was in a reserved occupation was ...Read more

A memory of Chester-Le-Street by maps4

W.D. Phillips 1846-1927 owned and ran this hotel, he was my great-great-grandfather. One of my uncles and one of my aunts, I had six, were born in this building the latter around 1915. Whilst here WD wrote the ...Read more

A memory of Haverfordwest in 1920 by Anthony Walsh