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For two-and-a-half dreadful years, from July 1942 to October 1944, my parents and I survived in three rooms at the top of number 40, Victoria Road, rented from a Mrs Pither. Only the front two rooms, overlooking the street, were habitable ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1942 by Alan Hickman

I spent 9 years from the age of 6 to 14 years old, (1936 to 1944) living in the Princess Alice Home & Orphanage in Sutton Coldfield. I do not recognise any of the pictures on this website. So I am presuming there have been ...Read more

A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1930 by Pam Davies

Going ‘down the village’ pretty much referred to the stretch of Cove Road, between Hazel Avenue and Marrowbrooke Lane, where most of the shops were. Once upon a time Cove must have been the typical English village: two houses, three pubs and ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1945 by Alan Hickman

Our granddaughter Anna Norfolk stays with us each Tuesday and Friday starting with breakfast and we try to keep her entertained with things to do around our home town of ...Read more

A memory of Tiverton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Drifted past this page for a first time on a wet Saturday. In the right hand side of this photo is the The Dolly Posh n Dandy coffee bar. Part clothing, part coke and coffee cafe - a well known hang out, smoking and meeting place for ...Read more

A memory of Lichfield by Chris Grayer

I was born in Stone Park Hospital Beckenham in 1958 and brought home to No 36 Palace Road. I went to Anerley Infants and Junior School. My memories of the surrounding area of Crystal Palace are of the pub on the ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1965 by Lynn Clemens

I was a patient in Branston Hall Hospital in 1964/65. I was admitted to the hopital after being discharged from the WRAF. Mr Wilkinson was one of  the senior doctors and Mr Goddard was the sister in ...Read more

A memory of Branston in 1964 by Ellen Hunter

I was born at Church Corner, Langrick, in one of a pair of tied cottages. My godparents lived next door. My mother was Joyce May Cargill, and she was living with her parents, Eva Kate and George Herbert White at the time of my birth. my ...Read more

A memory of Langrick by Josephine Manley

I met my wife in Saighton Camp, but have a sister of hers in Fardon where she will be going to visit in May. I am the husband of Peggy MORT of Saighton my memories are short-lived now but remembered, we live in Canada.

A memory of Farndon in 1945 by donandpeggy

My father was in the RAF (Ron Jerred) and whenever we came back from abroad we went to Odcombe until he was given a new posting. Me and my sister would go to Odcombe school for short periods. My main memories are of the smell of ...Read more

A memory of Higher Alham in 1955 by Janet Brown