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my memories of this place beeing far away from home, which is in Nottinghamshire, was bulling and abused, from 6 to 9 years old. the only good time i have ever had is pantomine,at Christmas the rest of the time was a nightmare, ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1952 by Anthony Fell

I was born at the Bearstead Memorial Hospital in 1946 and lived on Hurstfield Road for my first 5 years, then moved to Weston Avenue. That house backed on to Hurst Park racecourse and I used to love to look over the fence to see ...Read more

A memory of West Molesey in 1950 by Alison Collin

My sister and I attended Carlingcott Methodist Church and we were both in Cora Brock's class. Cora lived opposite the church. Mr Wines was the Sunday School Superintendant. At Easter the church was packed with people and ...Read more

A memory of Carlingcott in 1953 by Angela Holmes

I am amazed that so few memories of Land's End have been recorded so I wish to add my brief knowledge. My cousin Peter was born in Hampshire in the 1920s. His mother was my father's sister Kathleen Goodey, later Headland, and born a ...Read more

A memory of Land's End in 1950 by John Scott

We, that is my father Norman, mother Ethel and my Auntie Peg, moved to Knott End in 1948 and lived at 15 The Esplanade. As well as being a boarding house (as it was called in those days) it ...Read more

A memory of Knott End-on-Sea in 1950 by Norma Stanyer

I spent eight years of my school life as a Day-boy at Brockenhurst between 1955 to 1963. Being a somewhat shy individual at that time, my presence at the school was hardly recognized. I was known as 'Twink' until my ...Read more

A memory of Brockenhurst in 1955 by Edward Williams

When I left school in 1956 all of the people of my sort of age congregated in Ma Petrie's ice cream shop. It was great, there was a juke box, with Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone ,Elvis, Fats Domino, Lonnie Donnigan, Nancy ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park in 1956 by David Leckenby

I am Mick Phillips and I was at Ewelme School in 1957. Mr Coles was the headmaster and Miss Walker was my class teacher. We were 9 and 10 year olds in the upstairs room and the younger children were taught downstairs by a Miss Lewis, ...Read more

A memory of Ewelme in 1957 by Mick Phillips

This fine school {formerly Woodley Hill} was opened in 1957. I was lucky enough to be one of 150 pupils who passed the 11plus {God knows how} and thus was one of the first intake, a real privilege although I ...Read more

A memory of Winnersh in 1957 by Bob Bright

I went to Whitefriars Secondary School in 1955, the Headmaster was Mr Lee. One of my teachers was Miss Broadhurst. I left school in 1957 aged 15 .My mother was one of the dinner ladies at the school. The woodwork ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone in 1955 by David Gibson