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Growing Up In Cold Ash Part Iii

For a small rural community Cold Ash was a busy village in the 1950s. Collins’ Farm, three shops, four pubs, a coal merchant, and two garages all provided local employment. In addition the Convent with its farm and ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

My Years Growing Up In Clovelly

My name is Sam Burrow I was born in Hartland in 1936 - the family moved to Clovelly in 1939 and lived in Home Lodge. My father, J A Burrow, was the estate foreman. My mother, Florrie, was the school cook throughout ...Read more

A memory of Clovelly in 1949 by Sam Burrow

The Little Woods & The Big Woods & Playing Football

Me and all my mates had many hours and plenty of fun playing in the woods. Best friends; Jimmy Peers, Terry Orr, Alex Maxwell, Mike Smith and many more. Could not wait to get home from school to have a ...Read more

A memory of Speke in 1959 by Billy Flanagan

The Top Woods And The Tunnel Beneath The Wittingto Estate

My Dad was a sergeant in the RAF; along with Mum (Jean), brother Robert, and sister Carol we lived in married quarters in Medmenham. I remember Roddy Banks and Chris Waillin and the big ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1959 by Chris Carr

The Disasters In Gillingham We Must Never Forget

I have told you of my memories of the Gillingham bus distaster 4th Dec 1951 when me, Bob Dunford and my school friend Peter Gerard could not march with the Royal Marine Cadets because our suits ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Bob Dunford

Paper Round

As a schoolboy, my brother Tony had Highlands Rd as a paper round and I had Woodlands Crescent. In 1965 I was 15 but operated this paper round in my brothers absence from 1960 to 1963 for Smiths. Fond memories brother if you read this... Pete Holland 10.1.2014

A memory of Buckingham by Peter Holland

Serota House, Hutton Poplar

I remember being in a large austere Victorian mansion across the field from Serota, that was a modern building. Windermere had a large winding staircase and in the playroom there was a rocking horse. I remember playing in ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield

Loftus Was Once A Lovely Market Town

Loftus in Cleveland I remember Slater's Banks, Primroses Violets, Cowslips rolling our paste eggs at Easter, Skylarks singing and Saturday Market shopping at the Co-op its butchers, shoe shop drapery offices ...Read more

A memory of Loftus by Sandra Welford

Living In Croxley Green

I lived in Kenilworth Drive with my 3 brothers and parents, and our garden backed on to the OMT playing fields. I have many happy memories exploring this area including the old house and pond. The local area Home Guard ...Read more

A memory of Croxley Green in 1940 by John Mendham

Buckhurst Hill In The 60s And 70s

Like the other contributer, in about 1967 I too went to Princes Road County Primary, Mr Carr was the Headmaster and he caned many a boy! The playground opened out into Knighton Woods and we played "war", it ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Jonathan Cox

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