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I was born in Basingstoke in 1942 at 17 Mortimer Lane, pulled down during the town redevelopment. I remember playing on the bomb site opposite St Michaels Church, now a remembrance garden. We also used to ...Read more

A memory of Basingstoke by brianperrett

I remember going to Dartford with my mum and going to a shop called Kerr's Drapery in the High Street. I was fascinated by the way they gave change to their customers. The shop assistant would put money into a capsule ...Read more

A memory of Dartford

My parents lived at 233 Winchester Rd but moved to Wilmslow in 1948. My grandparents (Herbert and Mabel Higgs) lived at 4 Fairfields Rd (now a private hotel) having previously lived at Red Gables,Crossborough Hill. I have many ...Read more

A memory of Basingstoke by the.bods

PRESS RELEASE Legasee wins Heritage Lottery support to record and exhibit the stories and memorabilia of British Veterans of the largest humanitarian airlift in history. Legasee Educational Trust has today received ...Read more

A memory of North Luffenham in 1948 by Michelle Harrison

This is Fairfield Road, viewed from the bottom, Eastern, end, and not Rendham Road as captioned.

A memory of Saxmundham by jaygeebse

My great-aunt lived in this house - we always knew it as 'Beam Ends'. She had a little antique shop in the single storey bit at the end (on the right).  I also remember the garage on the right in the picture which was run by a Mr ...Read more

A memory of Scole in 1945 by Sue Jones

My father, Edward Wyatt, spent every spare moment he could flying his glider at Denham airfield. We lived in Higher Denham and used to get taken to the airfield many a Sunday. I was 6 in 1953, and I recall the taste of ...Read more

A memory of Denham in 1953 by Jennifer Schinkel

What a great place this web site is. I certainly love the Burnt Oak as I knew it between 1947 and 1969 when I then emigrated to SA (since back in Weston super Mare). All the memories you folk have mentioned are mine too. I ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1960 by Fred East

The Maritime Radio service of the Post Office had medium wave radio stations at Wick (Caithness) and Port Patrick (Dumfries & Galloway). As the Minches were a very busy area for fishermen from Fleetwood and ...Read more

A memory of North Connel in 1947 by Graham Allister

Although now living over a thousand miles away, my memories of my childhood in Great Sankey will always be dear to me. Brought up in Hood Lane near the Rose Inn, the endless stream of traffic passing my garden gate ...Read more

A memory of Great Sankey in 1952 by David Griffiths