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This photo is taken from outside my grandparents house, Church Cottage, Church Road. This old tree caused some stress to my granddad as every year children would come and throw sticks to bring down the best conkers. I left in ...Read more

A memory of Corringham in 1963 by Paul Franklin

I rather enjoyed my young days at Clements Hall, Hockley children's home. We use to go scrumping and the corn on the cob field was right next to us, so we never went hungry, just ended up with tummy aches the next day. ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1960 by Christine Breedon

My name is Matthew Mason and my granma Florence Breary, previously Mason, and Coxon before that, lived at 20 Ridding Road and some of the happiest and warmest memories I have were of the time I spent from my birth in 1961 to the ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning in 1966 by Matthew Mason

I've put this date for want of something better. I was born in Ilfracombe in 1955 and lived with my parents, Charles and Marjorie Thomas, until I left to come and live in Spain in 1973. Our home was a house called Cherry ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1965 by Anne Louise Thomas

Hi, oh how I remember Talacre,1965 August. I was only 11 years old and my mum and dad had booked a holiday for myself, my brother and my cousin. The accomodation was like a garage with curtains and beautifuly clean inside, it was ...Read more

A memory of Talacre in 1965 by Brian Scarratt

Does anyone remember the Loveridge Gypsy family that were in caravans on a small site in Tormarton? They were my relatives that I lost touch with. I would love to trace them. There was Priscilla and her husband and ...Read more

A memory of Tormarton in 1966 by Linda Hopkins

I was born and brought up 8a Transmere Road. I attended Croften Infants School and then Croften Junior School. I had previously attened a nursery school in Croften Lane, I think near the infants school. I can remember my ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood in 1962 by Christopher Hayward

This photo was taken around 1960 as my father (who can be seen in the photo, cleaning the bedroom window) bought number 11, St Paul's Street in 1958 and did not open the barber shop for over a year. I was 5 years old when we moved in ...Read more

A memory of Stamford in 1960 by Suzanna Sawyer

I grew up in the village and my earliest memory was playing out the back garden of where I lived in Old Barn Cottage. I was brought up with my gran, great- gran and uncle, the family name was Newman. I also used to walk to Llamihangle ...Read more

A memory of Sigingstone in 1961 by Sian Taylor

My father used to run a shop in Hornchurch. I have lovely memories of those days, playing in what I think was an old quarry at the back of the shop. The lady who ran the sweet shop gave me a bride doll which I adored. ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1965 by Erica Pearce