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I was born in Brighton Road, number 130, in 1930, it is now known as Jubilee Road. I went to St Peter & Paul School 1935 -1944. Itwas agreat place to live in, we used to spend days in Sniggery Woods & go collecting golf-balls on ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1930 by Alfred Moran

My Mother was born in the flat above Mortlake Fire Station in 1899. Her Father W.O.Knight was the Officer in charge. I lived there until approx 4 years of age and can remember the two fire engines and many details. The building is still there but has been converted into offices.

A memory of Mortlake in 1930 by Joyce Herring

I moved to Hanwell in 1934 and was sent to Wynnstay School for girls and little boys, it was in The Avenue, not too far from West Ealing Station.   I went to school on the 211 bus for a year then cycled, about 1 1/2 miles each way. ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1930 by Dudley Parker

My dad, Claude Harper, went to school at Herner I think, our Aunt Emma and Uncle Perce and our cousins lived at Pulrew, in the late 1930s we spent our summer holidays there. Names that come to mind are ...Read more

A memory of Chapelton in 1930 by Tony Harper

I am now in my mid 80's. I lived in Borth from the age of about three until eleven years at 23 Well St (Lon Wen). This was during the days of the depression and conditions in the port were grim. Many of the men had joined the whaling ...Read more

A memory of Amlwch in 1930 by Robert Jones

Miss M E Foster is shown on a Pathe News news reel on her poultry farm in Frimley Green sitting amongst her hens. She then starts her motorcycle combination to go and deliver the egss to the station. The title of the news reel: 'Miss M E Foster'. Miss Foster was a distant relative.

A memory of Frimley Green in 1930 by William Leetham

My grandfather Maurice Griffiths had moved from London and I believe he used to operate the ferry from time to time. He used to live at Woodbine Villas and latterly a beach cottage close to station. Difficult to tell ...Read more

A memory of Ferryside in 1930 by P Griffiths

My family moved to Bramford in 1935 when I was 5 years old when my father became the Station Master there, and we lived in the station house which is still there. My mum and Dad had two boys and two girls, although ...Read more

A memory of Bramford in 1930 by Dennis Barnes

First holidays I remember 1939 and 1940. We stayed on a farm in Fovant, owned by the Brashers. The farmhouse was very old, had a thatched roof and a huge kitchen chimney with hams hung in it. My great uncle Fred Allen and Aunt Hannah  used to ...Read more

A memory of Fovant in 1930 by David Allen

I would sometimes go to Downing Street if I had a day in London but I always worked at Chartwell. They were very nice people to work for, Mrs Churchill never wanted me to leave, I can't remember why I did. Mother, ...Read more

A memory of Ledsham in 1930 by George Allen