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I, along with two others at any one time, was posted to the RAF fixer station on Herscha Hill. We stayed with Miss Bella Scott at a house called Noranside, halfway up Kintore Street. I was there from 2 Feb 1954 to mid-November ...Read more

A memory of Auchenblae in 1954 by Michael Pollitt

I attended Riddlesdown Secondary School from 1960 - 1965. I remember the Headmaster was a Mr Mackay and our History and Religious Instruction teacher was a Mr Hay. I used to cycle to school from our home in Famet ...Read more

A memory of Riddlesdown in 1960 by Barry Reeve

I remember the fish shop/butchers in the High Street, it was called Gurrs and they used to smoke the fish out the back of the shop. It was situated between Boots and Rossis. Before the swimming pool was built, the land was ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1964

The year my mum and dad got married in Kilfinan Church. My mum was born and brought up in Kilfinan Post Office where my granny, Mrs Maclachlan was the post mistress for many of my childhood years. I don't actually remember the ...Read more

A memory of Kilfinan in 1951 by David Goodman

I was born at 601 Zouch cottages (which may possibly be in this photograph) in 1955, the address was changed later to 46, Nepal Road, I think probably in about 1960 and my Nan and Aunt lived at 8, Nepal ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth in 1960 by Steve Smith

I was brought up in Ireland, but we spent a month of the summer every year with our grandparents, who lived in Frindsbury and, later, Wainscott. Going by the Maidstone and District buses into Strood, Chatham, Rochester or ...Read more

A memory of Strood in 1960 by Siobhan Elam

I was born in East Holywell in 1946 and lived at 24 North Row. By then there were only 2 rows of houses left. We lived with my grandmother, Eva Barnfather, who had been there since the turn of the century. Like my ...Read more

A memory of East Holywell in 1950 by Maureen Thurlow

Conclusion On my last visit it was hard to see where the village was. The small triangular field is now a park but it looks so small. The place I remember seemed so much larger than Small Park that is now there. Having been raised in ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

We moved in to number 13 after we got married. Our first visitor was unfortunately a policeman with a warrant for the previous owners arrest. I'm sure we were not alone in the house. We often used to hear an over the door type bell ...Read more

A memory of Norland Town in 1984 by Kate Noble

In the 50s/60s we would go and spend the day on the Wrekin. We would cycle from our home on Charlton Hill and leave our bikes at the Forest Glen (no need to lock them up) and make our way up the first part of the climb which was quite ...Read more

A memory of Donnington by Margaret Clutton