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I was born at the Bransbury Nursing Home, Jubilee Road, Waterlooville, during the war in December 1943. I lived with my grandmother Eva Hill (nee Redman) and my mother, Joyce Hill (nee Lewis) at 56 Hambledon Road ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville by vesitrix

In 1972, when a mere slip of a boy of 40 summers, my late wife, two children and I flew from Australia on our first trip to Europe. Whilst in London, we travelled by train to visit my cousins Peter & Val ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth in 1972 by Ronald Westwood

My brothers and I returned to Bourne End at the end of the war. We had been evacuated to Nottingham. We lived in a small house called "The Nest". It was the last house on the road. Lunnon's Farm backed on to all the houses and a ...Read more

A memory of Bourne End in 1945 by Eileen Savedra

I lived in Norfolk Road, Upminster Bridge and knew Eddie at the greengrocers, I remember he used to wear a leather jacket in light tan and was a smashing chap. I was born in Norfolk Road in 1946

A memory of Upminster by pete_green

I was born and brought up in the Avenue and was a Totterdale before marriage. Do you remember Tymeinor School? I went there from 1959 until it closed in 1966. It was a nice place to be, but does anyone remember Miss Ridgeway who ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer by Susan Poole

Hi my husband name is Derek Ward he went to Tylney Hall 1954-56 ,and he wonders if any one remembers him , he was eleven in 54 . He remembers a few names Trevor Fowler, Glynn Wardilove , David Knight ,John Durkin, Robert Powell ...Read more

A memory of Rotherwick by Ann Ward

Hi, My family used to holiday in a caravan on Ty-gynn (sorry unsure of the spelling) camp site, we holidayed there from the late 1960's to about 1974. The caravan belonged to the mother of a work mate of my late father, the ...Read more

A memory of Towyn in 1968 by Rosemary Sleigh

Born in Church Rd, Pontnewydd, in 1935 we moved to Ty-Pwca Rd in 1947. I attended Upper Cwmbran School and well remember the fun we had there. Gardening lessons with the Head, Mr Jones - "Clear the weeds boys and sow ...Read more

A memory of Upper Cwmbran in 1947 by Lance Ford

My grandfather was GM of Glory Mill in the early 1900s. My father and his siblings were raised in a house located on the grounds. There were four brothers and all served in the British ...Read more

A memory of Wooburn Green in 1920 by Jack Eccles

My grandfather was born at Two Gates (on the census of 1901) he was born in 1898 and was aged 3 on the 1901 census. His name was Joseph Phillips. His own father's name was Isaac. Wish I asked my grandfather questions while he was alive as ...Read more

A memory of Two Gates in 1880