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Hi, I lived in lots of places when I was young including Pewsey, Marlborough where I was born, Hook near Wootton Bassett, and Wootton Rivers. My memories of Milton were living at No3 The Crossroads opposite the garage, until 1973 when I ...Read more

A memory of Milton Lilbourne in 1973 by Roger Lack

My mother, Ena Bassett, was one of 9 children of Alice and William Bassett. She attended Tibberton School on the 25th September 1928 and is pupil number 294 on the Tibberton School Admissions Register. ...Read more

A memory of Tibberton in 1920 by Margaret Brown

Remember Basnetts newsagents so well -the best in the village ! Used to go to school with one of the sons -Rob I think it was-lovely village in those days. Mike Edwards

A memory of Little Sutton in 1959 by Michael Edwards

Does anyone remember the tobacconists owned by my Uncle Alec Basnett...opposite the Co-op??Johanna Webster.

A memory of Little Sutton by Johanna Webster

My mum was born in St Day, her mother was Annie Bassett and she married Antonio Gizzey. I was told he used to work in the mines and he made ice-cream. They had 4 children, Jane, Helena, Gwen and Harry. My mum was Helena (Lena), ...Read more

A memory of St Day in 1910 by Valerie Simpson

The large oblong building on the left was Bassett House of which the ground floor was Waitrose. The Bassett Family lived at Hunters Lodge, Banstead and the three children grew up to represent England. Sheena in running and swimming ...Read more

A memory of Banstead in 1967 by Heather Lee

I don't actually remember this but I was born in Maidenhead at the Bassett's Licorice Allsorts Mansion. This was apparently used as a maternity hospital during the war. I have tried to find out more about this place but have ...Read more

A memory of Cookham in 1943 by Veronica Sims

I am an American, but back in the autumn of 1971 - during my 18 months of travel around Europe and North Africa - I spent three months working and living at Bassetts Farm, owned by the Pemble family. Thirty-eight years later it ...Read more

A memory of Horsmonden by Joel Sanoff

My family moved to Bishton in 1945 when my father began working at Bishton Signal Box. Because of the returning soldiers, few houses were available in the Newport area so we settled at Bank Cottage, Bishton. The cottage had ...Read more

A memory of Bishton in 1945 by Bob Stinchcombe

Sat Mar 20th 2021, at 3:22 pm Peter Tuthill commented: Yes, thanks for the photo of Smuggler's Cottage. It was criminal,wanton destruction to demolish it and throw up those totally characterless boxes. How planning permission was ...Read more

A memory of Portreath by Peter Tuthill