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My great grandfather owned the Victoria stores and my only memory is going to see his grave as a small child. Sadly I couldn't tell which church it was. His Name was George Shrewsbury Reeve.

A memory of Lamberhurst by andreajamison

I wrote this piece for a writing group exercise in April/May 2019, near my home in NE Scotland. LIttle did I know then that some of the memories would form part of my Mum's Eulogy just three months later. The ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by shea.carol

When I was a young girl (I'm 72 now) I read a book which has influenced me for the whole of my life since. It was called 'Margaret', by James Davidson Ross. It told the story of a 15-year-old girl who died of cancer ; but whose ...Read more

A memory of Kilndown by ritalaceuk

Wow !! what a trip down memory lane, i read all the memories and can relate to most of them. We moved to Stanwell in the early 50's after my Father got ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by Stephen Lewis

I was born there in 1947 when my mum was visiting her family. My folks met at the Sun Inn in 1944 when my dad was stationed nearby. They were married in the abbey in 1946 and her maiden name was Wackett, by name and nature as I and ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey by roger.jones1000

IN 2008 I visited Doveridge to find any remnant of my great grandfather Henry Fenwick Pickering. His grave, "erected by public subscription" lies beside the pathway to the door of St. Cuthbert's ...Read more

A memory of Doveridge by Wallace Kaufman

I was born in Ash Road Dartford in 1929, moved to Miskin Road about 1934, then to Halford Way, where we spent the war, and from where I left to get married at Holy Trinity Church in 1951. Earliest memories were of Miss ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by ngrist21

http://www.thurrockindependent.com/2017/10/20/a-tragic-tale-behind-corringham-grave/

A memory of Corringham by neil

One of Bradford’s famous literary sons was the author and playwright J B Priestley, who was born in Mannheim Road, Bradford, on 13 September 1894. J B Priestley provided Britain with a rather strange ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1940 by Julia Skinner

I was there with my sister 1964-65 for around 2 month, then after we went home 2 more members of my family were in there. I remember all the children were taking into the school room, to the right of the massive ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by yp.24us