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Wes Coulthard and me decided to go to the smoke to try our luck,this was early sixties. Wes had worked in London before for a building company called Higgs & Hill so we decided to give it a go as we had just been laid off. It was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1964 by Jimmy Burrows

I was really surprised at how busy and popular this community event was. I went along with my wife, Elizabeth, who is a dancer with the Heather and Gorse Clog Morris Dancers. The team had been invited to ...Read more

A memory of St Marychurch in 2010 by John Howard Norfolk

Hi, I lived here in 1950s in the mews flat next to the big house. My mother and father worked there, my mother as cook and housekeeper and my father as a driver and butler. It was then owned by the Warmans, there were ...Read more

A memory of Salwarpe in 1950 by Derek Haydon

My grandfather John Bartholomew was born in Duntarvie Caastle in 1848. Because of the spring line which went throught the "field" the house was wet and eventually the estate built a new farmstead - Duntarvie. This was situated ...Read more

A memory of Duntarvie Castle in 1860 by Richard Widdowson

My brother and I were evacuated to Mansfield Woodhouse in 1940 from Southend. We came with our school, London Road Primary School, and some of our teachers including the wonderful Miss Whisker. We lived with various families - ...Read more

A memory of Mansfield Woodhouse in 1940

I remember visiting my Uncle Martin who lived in this house that my Gran Hannah and Robert Scanlon formerly lived in, they had 10 children, although they were not all in the house at the same time, things must have been pretty tight. ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale in 1954 by Terrie Hounsome

Denton School Co. Durham 1846 I have my Great, Great Grandfathers maths exercise book. On the preface it says Jacop Graingers book Denton School July 8th 1846. The first half of the book is Practical Geometry with the ...Read more

A memory of Denton by David Strachan

Having just visited the Lambourne parish town in June, 2009, we were anxious to connect with any persons with Lambourn surname. Not having found any, we would appreciate any advice for finding the histories of such who ...Read more

A memory of Lambourn in 1860 by James Lambourne

I have so many memories of Dagenham that I could write a book. I have already written one on this site entitled 'Shopping at the Heathway'. My earliest memory of Dagenham however was when I was about five years old. We lived in ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1940 by William Pullum

I loved going in the Ancient House as a child. Lots of stationary and books. I remember the floors squeaked.Shame it is no longer a book store.

A memory of Ipswich by Brenda Bixler