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My maiden name was Agnew. I was born in Great Bookham and moved to Oxshott in 1949 when I was 5. We lived in Lattice Cottage, Steels Lane, then Woodfield in the Ridgeway, finally The Spinney in Heath Road until 1970. Have ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by jennylane305

I was born 5.10. 1939 in Craghead, above the shop of Robert Oswald, Master Butcher, my mother being Robert's sister Jane Agnes Oswald and my father Frederick Gustavus King from South London. I went to Craghead primary school (I ...Read more

A memory of Craghead by bobking1776

My Dad was in the Canadian army and was posted to London when I was 7 years old . We lived in the top flat at 27 Chartfield Avenue . What a magical place ! The back yard was huge, with apple, pear ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames by Lillian Refshauge

I was born in 1955 and lived in Cwm, the village at the bottom of the mountain with Manmoel on top of it. We actually lived in Canning Street, which was about a mile from The Rhiw (pronounced Ru), which is what we called it. It was a long ...Read more

A memory of Manmoel by crystyn

I have so many happy memories of my childhood in Camberley. I lived in Stockwood Cottage, Crawley Hill. My parents worked for the Thomas family in Stockwood House. Sadly it's no longer there but now there are many houses ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by sarahchampion4

My name is Alan Naber and in 1949 I was five years old and started my school life at Red Lion Road school. This is an account of how I saw life at that time with a few additions from other students I am still in touch ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth by oldcyclist

From 1947 I lived in Bedford Road at the top of East Hill but my maternal grandparents lived in the prefabs at the other end of town. The name Blackmans Close sticks in my mind for some reason but I’m not sure if it’s my memory playing tricks - ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by Michael Swanton

I was fascinated when I saw the new development of Garndiffaith photo. This photo is of Lasgarn View, Varteg, which is just above the Garn. I was born in Primrose Cottage in 1951 with my brother as we were twins. My name was Marilyn ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith by mum1804

Virginia and I arrived at Loveden Hill in early September of 1972 during the middle of the last major dig on the site. She had found an ad in the Times for volunteers at the site and moved into the farm enclosure in our Citroen ...Read more

A memory of Loveden Hill by Ron Arnold

When my family moved here I was only 7 and there was only a cottage on the left at bottom of Brae and a row of four terraced houses on the left, they were holiday homes for my grandmother and her sisters. We lived there with no ...Read more

A memory of Mid Calder by Doreen Knox