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As a five year old, and for the next six years, I walked up Blackwell Hollow to go to Chequer Mead school. Sometimes, I was accompanied, but quite often, I went on my own. I lived near Queen Victoria Hospital, so it ...Read more

A memory of East Grinstead by banchini1945

I recall the post office very well. When I was about twelve, I lived just the other side of the A6 cross roads, so my visits were frequent as this was very much nearer than Maulden post office. I think I’m right in ...Read more

A memory of Clophill

I went to school here, 1958-1964 there exist photos of the school but so far none with the Frith Collection. The school was opposite Central Station in Vale Road and resembled a large ...Read more

A memory of Tunbridge Wells by The Hon Paul Randolph Welsby

Now living across the other side of the world, I recently surveyed my old haunts on Google Maps and it's so good to know that the old Swan is still standing - and looking better than ever, in fact. Much ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham by roger.hendey

I Was Born at Lewes gardens in 1955, that's almost 65 years ago and Whitleigh hasn't changed that much all the streets are named after towns and the only change that I have noticed are a few of ...Read more

A memory of Whitleigh by barrykitt

Hi Guys , Yet another piece of nostalgia from VickyB , I was thinking the other day about the treatment of ailments , from years gone by and the and the things we were led to believe by our parents , grandparents aunts ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

Hello ,just found this interesting website about lawmuir agricultural college which brought back many happy memories. I was a pupil there in 1954/55. Previously I attended Albert senior secondary ...Read more

A memory of Eaglesham by stevensondavid0

We holidayed in Barmston for two weeks each summer, being a family of six who travelled from Huddersfield. My dad was a turner for a large engineering company who formally was a 'regular' in REME seeing active service throughout the ...Read more

A memory of Barmston

This photograph of 1929 is of special interest to me because of the long, white building in the top left-hand corner of the image. This was the temporary chapel at the College and served in that capacity from ...Read more

A memory of Durham by keith.i.bulley

I have often wonder why I have this memory of being sent away, as with many I have read, you felt as you were being punish for being ill. Can remember not seeing my parents for nearly three years -I was only just ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1962 by Jane Darbyshire