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I was born in Somersham in 1940, in my grandmother's house, which was 1 West End. My own house was known then as 6 Trinity Terrace, since changed to 90 High Street. Until the mid 1950s a lot of the houses were quite ...Read more

A memory of Somersham in 1940 by Frances Marshallsay

My wife and I visited your lovely church in July 1982 where we discovered that our family bible was used on the pulpit every Sunday. The Bible was donated by my ancestor, Mary Corpe in approx. 1854. We were told Mary Corpe ...Read more

A memory of Fivehead in 1982 by Robert Corpe

I worked at the gas board showroom on Dartmouth Road. It was next door to the bank on the corner of London Road. As well as selling gas appliances and receiving payment on gas bills we used to sell bags of "shillingsis!" for ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Raymond Day

Barbara Brian.  I loved reading your memories of Montague Terrace and I thank you for them. Were you the young Miss Andrews that rode that posh bicycle and lived behind the shop and did your dad at times teach tap dancing ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke in 1930 by Frederick Cannock

I have so many memories of Delamere but unlike the others who have written on this page my recall of the names are not so good.  I tend to see things as pictures (and have a good memory for faces) and have vivid ...Read more

A memory of Delamere in 1966 by Jane Castrignano

Thinking of Lloyds Bank I wonder if anyone remembers the uncle from 'Only Fools and Horses', he was the bank manager at Lloyds in Byfleet, in more recent years (1970s) he would always chat to everyone once he had started on the ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet in 1970 by Christine Woodruff

We moved into Tighnabruaich when I was almost 8 yrs old. Our 1st house was on the Ardmarnock Est between Millhouse and Otter Ferry. We stayed there for around a year before moving into Corra Farm on the Ardlamont Est near ...Read more

A memory of Tighnabruaich in 1970 by Tim Hosey

I recall being evacuated to Llansaint from London as a child of 7. I lived in a small sweet shop in the the village with a family named Phillips, or Philips. I am now 74 so my memories are not too sharp with regards to names and ...Read more

A memory of Llansaint in 1941 by James Hepting

A schoolfriend of my former wife (now sadly deceased) married a Rhosneigr man and lived in the village. In order to visit them  my wife, I and our year old daughter visited Rhosneigr first in 1971, again in 1973 and for the last ...Read more

A memory of Rhosneigr in 1971 by Colin Carey

I used to live in tree-lined Lister Street. All I had to do was climb over the back wall to the rear of my house to get into Clifton Park. I remember Sunday School held at the Bandstand: 'Sunshine Corner always jolly fine, is for ...Read more

A memory of Rotherham in 1940 by John Wigglesworth