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I was looking at the old Co-op photo of Widnes. I was amazed when I read about Susan. I too lived in South Street. I lived at number 4. It's been many years but I'm almost certain I know you all! Lol! By the way my name is Charlie I was 6 in 1960.

A memory of Widnes by Charles Wood

In 1964 I was (as Jim Wright) fortunate enough to move to Keswick to work as the assistant manager at the then Royal Oak Hotel, just past the Moot Hall on the far left corner in this photograph. The Royal Oak and George ...Read more

A memory of Keswick in 1964 by Dylan Rivis

I am ordering a copy of this picture to send to my dear childhood friend, Peta Fenner. Peta celebrates her 50th birthday soon and it is quite possible that both her and I are in the photo. We would spend many days of our ...Read more

A memory of Warminster by Christine Mabbett

I was born at the RAF base 2 Drone Hill where my father was based. I am now 54 years old and in July 2004 after losing my mother I came up to Coldingham to revisit the base, which to my surprise in now a caravan site, and the house that I ...Read more

A memory of Coldingham in 1954 by Christine Cowings

Hi everybody i went to clanfield school it was my first one my dad was in the Royal airforce and i remember he used to take me up there to his work place the radar station and show me cartoon pictures on his radar ...Read more

A memory of Clanfield in 1946 by Chris Girlow

I was stationed at RAF Stansted (263 MU) Oct,1946 to Feb,1947. We had between 100 to 200 RAF blokes and about the same figure for German POW's. The station was a storage depot and was closed for air traffic. I am looking for old photos or drawings etc. Ron Taylor

A memory of Stansted Mountfitchet in 1946 by Ron Taylor

RAF wedding, 12 June 1953, at St. Mary's Church, with the reception at the Park Hotel. Anne (nee Ross) and I were both members of the RAF, living at RAF Bletchley and working at Stansbury, where we met. The wedding was ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1953 by John Rand

Very few people realise that there was a RAF Maintenance Camp in Woodcote during and after the Second World War years. There is a comprehensive history of this operational base with archive photos and local oral memories ...Read more

A memory of Woodcote in 1940

This looks very much like the rectory in Stambridge, but I know it's not. Does anyone have any memories of it or photos? My family lived there in the 1960s for a couple of years.

A memory of Rochford in 1860 by Ruth Harle

My grandfather with his family moved to Caterham and appeared on the 1891 census as living in Beechwood Road. The census also detailed that my grandfather at the age of 13 was a railway booking clerk. Does anyone know if I ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1900 by Heather Thompson