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I was born in Cardinal Avenue before my village changed completely, I went to the nursery which was 2 big buildings opposite Cardinal Avenue in a piece of scrub land, behind that was the park and library and behind that was the Rock film ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1958

My grandfather came up from Cranbourne in Dorset and was head gamekeeper of Eastwell Park all his working life, and my mother met my father, Alfred Clark, when he was sent there to work. They married in the church that ...Read more

A memory of Westwell in 1952 by Maureen Feakins

I lived in Hutton Rudby but we had family friends in Crathorne, the Gibsons. They lived in Rose Cottage opposite the post office and village shop. I use to work on weekends for Redvest Bolton, a local farmer and landlord of the ...Read more

A memory of Crathorne in 1959 by Bill Eden

I was bridesmaid at my Auntie Pat and Uncle Rolf's wedding at Presholme church. They met when he was a prisoner of war and married when I was three. I then spent many holidays with them during the 1950s, ...Read more

A memory of Clochan in 1950 by Elizabeth Read

I Iived in the Children's Home Cannon Court from 1954 until 1960. They were great years. I attended Fetcham School and St Domonic Salvo Collage at Leatherhead. I spent a lot of time at the Splash and walked the cinder track past the pig ...Read more

A memory of Fetcham in 1954 by Martin Hartigan

I have wonderful memories of many summer holidays and of Christmas time, when the whole family gathered to stay in a house called Cestria with my aunt, Nellie and Marcus Webb. I remember a gardener called George, a ...Read more

A memory of Brafield-on-the-Green in 1954

I spent most of my summer holidays in Cefn Mawr at my Nain's. Most of my late mother's family came from Cefn and a lot still reside there. I have such happy memories of Sunday morning walks on the river bank with my uncle and ...Read more

A memory of Cefn Mawr in 1955 by Heather Walker

I remember it well, we fought to get a single cabin instead of what we called the Monkey Cabin at the end which was the communal cabin where people finished up going home wearing something they didn't arive ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1955 by Tony Mee

Was stationed at R.A.F. Stanbridge as my first posting out of RAF Cosford (Boy Entrant 20th) in May 1955. Lived at RAF Bletchley and travelled to and fro by gary to Stanbridge. Moved up to Stanbridge the following January and lived in ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1955 by John Stevenson

My grandmother had a shop in Newport Pagnall and my mother was born there, she is now 90 years old. We have fond memories of Lathbury where we used to have our summer holidays there, playing and swimming and fishing in the river. A great site, thank-you. Kind regards, Viv

A memory of Newport Pagnell in 1959 by Vivien Knight Nee Thexton