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My grandfather and grandmother built Park Hill Farm together, with hired labour for the roofing. My grandfather was a farmer, wheelwright and a skilled carpenter, his elder ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by John Mellor

I lived in Wood End Lane (no. 9), from 1941 from the age of six months, until 1948 when I moved to the new council houses at Newnham Close, locally known as Tintown, because it had steel framed walls on the upper storey. No. 9 was a ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by williamfairney

I was born in 1956 when my parents (Dennnis & Ena Barr) lived at 10, Lime Tree Road, Lampton. Like someone else here, my paternal grandparents were in Hogarth Gardens and I started school at Heston Infants. My main memory of the school ...Read more

A memory of Heston by David Wayne

James A Foster ...A memory from James A Foster Book of Memories "Memories of a Gorton Ragamuffin" on Amazon Kindle and Ebook Paperback ASIN BO7YZDDQSL. 115 Golden nostalgic memories of a Lad ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by jijosu55

Does anyone remember a bridge to the quarry under Lady Lea Lane? I think it was for transporting sand from the quarry to the canal. There used to be a carving of as "castle" under the bridge carved into the brickwork. Any story known ...Read more

A memory of Rhodesia in 1930 by Thomas Bell

My family moved to the post office in Mytchett Road in 1956 when I was six. I used to catch the bus at the bus stop opposite to go to Ash Vale Primary School. Yes, on my own, clutching my penny ha'penny bus fare and reciting ...Read more

A memory of Mytchett in 1956 by Faith Moulin

My great grandfather worked as a lock keeper at Tyrley at the time of my grandmother's birth in 1883.  My great grandfather named William Nixon married an Elizabeth Timmis whose father and brothers also worked as lock ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Claire Allen

I went to St Peter's School, shown by the side of the canal, half way up the picture on the left, and contained in the triangle. It was demolished prior to the canal being filled to create Churchill Road. This was an important site during ...Read more

A memory of Wisbech by Claire Allen

In this photo, there is a cafe in the background. This house used to be the lock-keeper's cottage, owned by my great-grandparents. My mother used to play on a derelict barge opposite the house on the canal. Are there any Webbs still in Brookwood that remember Ted and Gert Webb, my grandparents?

A memory of Brookwood by Joyce Pearce

I lived in Petersham Avenue, Byfleet, name June Bartram. We used to look over at the race track. I went to St Mary's School. There were two Miss Evans teachers. I was married at the Methodist church in 1949, 60 years ago ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet in 1940 by June Keddie