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Childhood memories The 'flowerpot men', 'weed', Amos and Andy, Big Ted, little Ted, Loopy Lou, Andy Pandy, Woodentops, spotty dog, gently 'supervised' by 'ma and pa', Jack and Jill, Miss Moffet, 'twinkle,twinkle little ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Allen Warrender

north seaton village used to be my holiday every year i would vist my grandmar and uncle john scott at 19 second single i used to go fishing in his boat what a fantastic time i would have i notice all the houses are not there now what a shame

A memory of North Seaton by Kevin Jones

The 60ft, 11knot, TSMV "New Princess Maud" was built for our Family Company, the Southend Motor Navigation Co Ltd, by Cook's Yard on the Hythe at ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

IIRC, the "Westcliffe Belle" was a conversion by Johnson & Jago, Boatbuilders of leigh-on-Sea, of one of the big sailing yawls or ketches that had worked off the ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

I was born and bred in Gillingham spent most of my childhood at the pier. This all started when I was about five years old. My grandfather worked as a coxswain on one of the two NAFFI boats they worked from the admiralty Pier which is ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by g.jones

My name is Rob Beilby and I grew up in Durham City from 1937 until 1966. I and my brothers Bryan and Jimmy lived in a pub called the "Angel Inn" at the top of Crossgate from 1937 until 1945 with ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park by Rob Beilby

I recall many a happy memory at Cawsands and kingsand, fathers family were from Millbrook. we spent many many hours at both. I recall waiting for the ferry boat from Plymouth to come into the ...Read more

A memory of Cawsand by manchuella

If you look closely at this photograph 3/4 of the way down on the left hand side just past the lady in the white coat there is an old women in a dark coat standing in front of a stall. This is my grandmother Charlotte Delieu. She was well ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by j.delieu

In the early 1950's we lived in "Little Thurrock" as my Mum called it! Actually in Blackshotts Lane at a time before the road was adopted by the council and full of pot holes! What I want to find is exactly where the Third ...Read more

A memory of Grays by peelerscottage

In the early 1950's we lived in "Little Thurrock" as my Mum called it! Actually in Blackshotts Lane at a time before the road was adopted by the council and full of pot holes! What I want to find is exactly where the Third ...Read more

A memory of Grays by peelerscottage