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What a wonderful vista up by the Windmill. This area featured in a film called SHADOW RUN with M CAINE. Brill tramway no more but what a memory. The old GREAT CENTRAL used to pass near and the area was called THE GREEN DESERT.

A memory of Brill by Nick Beard

I lived in Stubbington from 1957 (when I was born - home birth in residence behind newsagents on the green) until I was married in 1978. For most of my childhood until 10 yrs old we lived in the Post Office ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by mail.read

I was born in Gosport in 1929, my father was a long serving seaman in the Royal Navy and so our family life was all things navy - so Stokes Bay was a big part of our lives. I had three elder sisters who were frequently ...Read more

A memory of Stokes Bay by Ronald Bennett

I was born on the 13 February 1957 at No2 Station cottage Escrick. No.2 was the middle cottage of 3. My father (Kenneth Hudson) was a fireman/driver on L.N.E.R. steam locos. For along time we had no electricity in the house, Lighting ...Read more

A memory of Escrick by g0tog

Hi, we the Sharpe family lived at, 19 The Green, Mossband 1936 / 1956. Mam, Margaret and 8, children. Have fond memories and a few photos, of some of the kids, out on the green at Mossband. ...Read more

A memory of Mossband Ho by Derek Sharpe

Hello...my name is Joe Farrugia and, along with my younger brother Godfrey, lived at St Mary's from1951 to 1957. I recall very well the times with Fr Baker (think we nicknamed him Fr Backi) with his small black car which I ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by farrugia_joe

Hi ,can anyone cast their minds back to the shopping area in Little Sutton where there is a very tiny car park on the A41, the shops that are there now are Cheshire Building Society, chemist (Westminster ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Valerie Waring

I was born in 1967 in Tipton. I lived close to Victoria Park and have fond memories of sitting on the witch's hat swing which when looking back was sooo dangerous but fun. The metalic slide, made slippy from greased bread wrapping ...Read more

A memory of Tipton in 1967

I had lots of friends to play with up on the green and also the woods where we used to ride our push bikes or swing on the big rope swing over the sandy bank. I even fell off and broke my arm. I also broke my jaw falling out ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1975

I was born Beverley Hemmings, in the upstairs bedroom of 19 Penrith Road, Harold Hill in 1955. I lived there until 1969 when we moved to Australia. Back then, we had a big rosebush in the grassy front garden ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1969 by Beverley Wagner