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My father was born in Shropshire in 1919, his family name was Talbot changed by his father to Talbott because there were so many Talbot's and the mail was always sent to the wrong address. The family lived in or around Oakengates for many ...Read more

A memory of Oakengates

A photo very similar to this hangs in my bedroom, I am a West and spent many a happy summers here. My family used to own the tearooms, my mother and her brother were caught in the fire in 1966 which resulted in the top ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough by Natalie West

My grandparents Tom & Minnie Croucher lived at Cross Cottage (between Stibb and Kilk), their youngest son Derek married Jette after meeting her during the war in Denmark. They lived at 21 North Close Estate for many ...Read more

A memory of Kilkhampton by Dawn Burley

My dad Ralph broster was born in irby 1927 at corner farm (which is now the library ) my grandfather (pop) William (Bill)Broster ran corner farm caves farm & manor farm . Dad always used to tell me all intresting stories of growing ...Read more

A memory of Irby by clarebroster

Whilst carrying out research into my family I found that my great grandmother was born in Aberhafesp. My great great grandfather also lived there. It appears that a lot of my family lived and worked there as well as Bettws Cedewain.

A memory of Aberhafesp by wynnerees

l was raised in this village in "50 and 60" and had great times, Now most of my family move on since my parents passed away, Sometime l come back and walk round to remember the times, but l see ...Read more

A memory of Bidford-on-Avon by mumfordj

My mum Pauline Downing was born in 1931 and lived in Cavendish Road at the Tooting Bec Common end. At the beginning of ww2 she was evacuated to Cornwall whereas her older sister, Enid, went to Eastbourne. Does anyone have a family member who remembers her? Sadly she is no longer with us.

A memory of Balham

I lived with my grandparents in the late 1940s at 201 Carlisle road Ferniegair, known as the huts which was opposite the gatehouse to the duke of Hamilton estate.My ...Read more

A memory of Ferniegair by eddieallsopp

I LIVED IN 23 UPPER MOUNT STREET, MY NEIGHBOURS WERE KATHRINE HILL, PAUL AINSWORTH. BRIAN DUXBERRY MARGARET HALLAS THE STUBLEYS AND A FEW MORE. I WENT TO WARWICK ROAD SCHOOL UNTIL 1958. SOME OF MY TEACHERS WERE MR. ...Read more

A memory of Batley Carr by johntho3

I was born in Durham 1943, I lived with my grandparents at 51 Old Elvet opposite the what was then the Shire Hall. My grandparents ran a boarding house where lots of business people would stay some from America and Canada ...Read more

A memory of Durham by Andrew Eves