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As my fourteenth birthday hove into view and we entered the summer of 1939 it became clear that we could soon be at war with Germany. Bushey Heath was just fifteen miles north-west of central London. ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1930 by Paul Wigmore

James Halstead Nutter was a Headmaster of Cockfield School, in the early 20thC, certainly after WW1. He was my Grandmother's cousin. I wonder if anyone alive today has any memories of him. If so, I would love to hear from ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1930 by Margaret Boyd

My first memory of Heathfield was when I was about 2 and a half and my mother taking me to the pictures there. I cannot remember the film but I can remember a lady sitting near us giving me a bar of ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield in 1930 by Kitty Hall

The Great Life in Waltham Cross Life in Waltham Cross started for me in 1936, I was six years old and my father had just completed 25 years of service with the Royal Navy, we actually stayed with my father’s ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Cross in 1930 by Ronald Bennett

I was born at 1 Donaldson Road. My dad was John White a marvelous singer, he worked at Haigs Distillery, Cameron Bridge for 46 years. My elder brother was Ron White. I played in the Methillhill Pipe Band in 1946, with Pipe Major ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1930 by Doog White

The formative years of my early childhood were spent at No. 39 Bondgate, Pontefract, which was one of a block of four small two-up, two-down houses situated immediately adjacent to the ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract in 1930 by Graham Atkinson

I remember Stambridge Mill very well. My Father, Frank Sutton, used to moor his barge, called The Anglia, here. He used to load his barge with Corn and Wheat. I was around 7 or 8 at the time and we used to travel with him to ...Read more

A memory of Rochford in 1930 by Rita Townsend

added yesterday my memories of growing up in Ferhurst go back to the 30's & 40's. I was born in one of the small cottages on the edge of the green in 1932 My parents were Victor and Harriet Larbey & I had 2 sisters Pat & ...Read more

A memory of Fernhurst in 1930 by George Larbey

I was born in Denholme but moved to Wilsden when I was two. I can remember arriving in the back of a furniture truck. It was a lovely life for a child, even after the war started. Most of the dads were away fighting but the ...Read more

A memory of Wilsden in 1930 by Shirley Jones

bill.haylor@btinternet.com  Resident in and around Smallfield for 81 yrs. Shops and services were limited but adequate. Village hierarchy although unwritten was arranged in a manner that ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Bill Haylor