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Does anyone remember presthaven sands in the 60s and 70s,we would spend potters fortnight there every year,sometimes in the chalets in gronant,does anyone remember jobie's bingo in gronant by the bridge going over to presthaven,the ...Read more

A memory of Gronant by Paul Roberts

Ifo Please can any one remember the Bennett.s that lived in 41 east view station town in 1913. I have been told that Hannnah (nee Price ) was found under the bridge or at the bottom of a hill dead, I am doing my family tree. I know ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1910 by Kenneth Sargent

I grew up in the Maltsters Arms - my mother and father, Stella and Alan Knight, bought the pub from the brewery in the late 70's and my father renovated it. My sister Joanne and I attended Ongar Comp and my brother Paul ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1977

A memory in the back of my mind from my mam . Would any one out there remember if there ever was a pond or fountain in the town centre at shotley bridge? My mother was a bell one of 9 i believe . Time changes ...Read more

A memory of Blackhill by David Walker

I remember the footbridge, in the late 50s my friends and I, all girls from the Holy Family school in Rose Hill would go down under the bridge and have secret times and meetings. We were the "goofy gang". We didn't get up to much but it ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1958

I lived above Mr Gilbert's the Wet fish Shop in December 1969, when my daughter was born in February 1970 I used to buy lots of bits from the Donkey Shop, also there was a lovely Baby Shop, Clark's ...Read more

A memory of Whitton in 1969 by Ann Overton

My wife, Kitty Pearce, nee Jewell, was born at home, at No 2 Railway Terrace in Doublebois, in April 1947! Hopefully the photo will show how close to the main railway line, Penzance to Paddington she lived! There was a grassy, ...Read more

A memory of Doublebois in 1947 by Michael Pearce

The Photo of the LMS Gravesend to Tilbury Ferries brought back memories of my time working on them as Deckhand and Fireman in the 1950s. Those who crossed on the Ferries did not realise the work involved in ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by Verdun Lowe

I worked in Salford Custom House from 1961 to 1963 as a Departmental Clerical Officer (DCO). This was the start of my career in HM Customs & Excise and I have happy and very clear memories of walking to work down Trafford Road, over the ...Read more

A memory of Salford by philhirstconsultant

At the top of this short road was a village shop, we would get lollies in there. Across the road to "the Hollow" [ now completely overgrown] and then on to Limes Close to see friends. Boris Karloffs house at the bottom of this ...Read more

A memory of Bramshott