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My mother's family were from Appledore and although I was born on a visit up north to my father's family, I was only a few months old when we came back. We lived in various houses in the village, Canal Cottages and Hawthorn being two ...Read more

A memory of Appledore in 1942 by Celia Brydon

I came across this site while searching history. I have a story about Fylingdales. I was 19 and posted to a place called Goldsborough and we travelled daily to Fylingdales to clear uxb ordinance. Our vehicles were recognised ...Read more

A memory of Fylingdales Moor in 1961 by Geoffrey Powell

I have very happy memories of my grandparents. My grandad had an enormous beard, and grandma always wore a long flowered apron. Grandad used to sit me on the handle of the lock gate while he slowly ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1940 by Pamela Denyer

I lived in Dagnam Park Drive near Sedgefield Crescent and remember............Petersfield, Hilldene and Whitchurch shops, the "1st, 2nd and 3rd" woods as we referred to them, starting in Dagnam Park Drive, heading ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1957 by Ken H

I worked and lived at the Golden Lion Hotel, beginning when I was 19, fresh out of Westminster Hotel School, when I was a trainee/assistant manager there from 1959-63 or 64, with the exception of the winter of 1962/63 when I worked in ...Read more

A memory of Hunstanton in 1959 by Dylan Rivis

I lived in Penkenna House in 1973, for a few months. I was only about 8 or 9 years old then so I lived with my mum and dad and my younger brother and sister. I think the property was then owned by a Mr ...Read more

A memory of Crackington Haven in 1973 by David Buckle

I went to Castle School in 1977 till about 1980 and have some happy memories of the place. I was sent there because I was a handful at 11 years old, and no local school would take me! Some of the kids there came ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1977 by Michael Purves

I remember the Odeon on Kingstanding Circle. We used to wait for my dad to come home with his wages and then mum would take my sister and myself to the Odeon. We used to queue for ages to get in the shillings! and always had ...Read more

A memory of Kingstanding in 1960 by Marlene Sale (Nee Hodge)

My mother's family came from Easington and most lived there until their deaths. I wondered if anyone knew of them or remembered them? The family was called Miller, and I know that my oldest uncle was Willy ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery by Adrienne Tommy

I had never even heard of - much less visited - Sparsholt before receiving an invitation to join a group of teachers and advisers who were inspecting this splendid college. My work as a careers adviser meant that I spent ...Read more

A memory of Sparsholt in 1992 by John Howard Norfolk