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My wife and I moved to Powick in the 1980s. Dating back to the late 1500s the whole row of (now four) houses were used by Cromwell as a hospital during the Civil war. It had no central heating and during our stay there we added that, ...Read more

A memory of Powick in 1991 by Fred Dager Brown

I bought here in Surfleet in 1993. The house would be out of shot to the right and at the top of the bank. Whilst this shot is instantly recognisable, then viewer would now find far more property down by the riverside. In autumnal ...Read more

A memory of Surfleet in 1993 by Mark Gilby

Me and my family moved into 1 Pumpkin Hall, Grange Green, Tilty in July 1993 and live there until November 2002 in a rented cottage owned by Mick Waring. We all had 9.4 years of happy and a peaceful life, living in a friendly ...Read more

A memory of Tilty in 1993 by Ricky Layzell

Many years ago, I promised to buy Dad a drink in the "Labour In Vain" public house in Oldswinford, a hostelry that the family has talked about for generations. I had driven past it once before in the 1980s but at that time it ...Read more

A memory of Old Swinford in 1994 by Chris Skelding

I have been coming to Babbacome for 20 years or so. My husband and I loved this little gem of a find. Sadly he passed away 4 years ago and I returned on my own to visit a couple of years ago, it's a long way from Glasgow, ...Read more

A memory of Babbacombe in 1990 by Janice Mackenzie

It was my first post as a carer in Dorking on a working holiday in 1992, my lady and I went for a drive and I came upon this incredible little village of Friday street. I thought it to be the most beautiful and picturesque place. It was ...Read more

A memory of Friday Street in 1992 by Michelle Legg

Having started to work with a company in Fleet I needed to find somewhere to live that was commutable both to work and our home in Devon. Having spent a whole weekend looking at various properties in the ...Read more

A memory of East Tytherton in 1997 by Roger Steer

My mum is the current owner of the second house from left, number 2. We've lived in the house since 1992 and my sister was born there. The house is a real family home and although I've now moved away, I come home as much ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough in 1992

I am researching for a book (The Hallowed Halls of Tottenham) and need information on an Albert Benjamin Hall who died in Shrewsbury during Sept 1998. He played soccer for Tottenham Hotspurs and had remarkable war experiences. ...Read more

A memory of Shrewsbury in 1998 by John Michael Taylor

I lived here as a teenager betweern1998 - 2000, an amazing place. I haven't been back yet but will do at some time in the future. Aldborough holds a lot of special memories for me, the people are charming and the village even more charming.

A memory of Aldborough in 1998 by Matt Wilcox