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The bridge from which this photograph was taken was a "humpitty-backed" stone bridge where a pair of arches spanned the river and a smaller arch crossed the "lade". The bridge was in service from about 1840 until the new bridge was ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Allan in 1952 by Alastair Macdonald

By Michael Savage A reunion of the Horncastle Homes children and the staff was held at the Town Hall (Drill Hall) July 20 1989. Almost 400 people attended the event. “The atmosphere was really ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle in 1958

We lived at Trusthorpe Hall as children.  My mum and dad were Walt and Millie Slater and we were Pat, Janice, and Carole.  Jan and I went to school at Sutton on Sea.  My dad started the caravan site and the club. We had ...Read more

A memory of Trusthorpe in 1951 by Carole Mitchell

at the age of 4 I moved to the cottage by the ford in the October,. there hadn't been anybody living there for quite q while so there were a lot of weeds and long grass and stinging nettles to get through ...Read more

A memory of North Warnborough in 1950 by Barbara Vickery

In the summer of 1952 I learnt that my parents had decided to move from our home in the Midlands to the West Country as my father wished to return to where his relatives lived. It came as no surprise therefore, when one day they ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth in 1952

I was born in Hereford and for the first couple of months of my life lived with my grandparents in Lower Lodge, Lugwardine before moving to Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex. From about 1953-60, each year I spent much of the school holidays ...Read more

A memory of Lugwardine in 1953 by Mike King

Sretton was wonderful place to grow up in during the 50's and 60's. My parents, Winn and Mont Dowson arrived in the village in 1948 when Dad got a job at Coventry Tech, and they bought the row of ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1958 by Jane Bates

my aunt and uncle lived at moss cottage - I had a wonderful time there - drinkinkig from the well

A memory of Longriggend in 1955 by Jean Mcguire

I have very fond memories of summer holidays in my aunties cottage that is my grandmas sisterinlaws on adelaide road. Going to the open air swimming pool playing on the park the pub across the road from her house that sold ...Read more

A memory of Andover Down in 1959 by Sandra Barlow

Ive found out that the village school, which was on the corner of Snowswick lane and the lechlade road, was knocked down for road widening. What I want to know is there any photos of the school. The road was never ...Read more

A memory of Buscot in 1955 by Donald Tomlin