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We were the Brown family that grew up on Mr Bramley's Farm, Grove House Farm, off Long Lane, East Harlsey. My mother cleaned at the Cat & Bagpipes. We sometimes went with her in the school holidays. We went to ...Read more

A memory of East Harlsey in 1860

My family moved from Woking to Tongham in 1942 into Springpond Cottage in Grange Road - a farm worker’s cottage belonging to Ben Ceasar. Dad was a lorry driver delivering the farm’s vegetables. There was only cold running water ...Read more

A memory of Tongham in 1965 by John Reynolds

In September 1940 my wife, now 82 yrs, was bombed in Silvertown, East London docks. Her familyof 8 were taken to a scouts hut in Theydon Bois, Essex. From there they were moved to Budworth Hall, Ongar, Essex. then they were ...Read more

A memory of Theydon Bois in 1940

We moved to Cherry Valley Top in 1945, father working for Jack Ormond who farmed both CV top and Staggarth farms. I started Rothwell school the same day that Ron Bates did. I was "lucky" enough to go onto Caistor Grammer. ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell by Dere Broughton

Hi all, was in there 70/73 would like to hear from any one that was there at that time. Some good posts, exactly how I remember my time there.

A memory of Stanhope by John Wanless

I loved my schooling there from 1950 to 55. We had horses (oh, those nighttime rides), outdoor swimming pool (freezing at midnight!), Guy Fawkes night in the Elephant Pit, long walks to Polesden Lacey, hockey games against the nuns ...Read more

A memory of Effingham in 1950 by Susanna Murray Soares

Relating to the story of Roger Pickett; I also was born in 1952 (January) and lived in Lucas Rd with my nan, Kitty Rayment, and my mum, Joyce, and family from the age of 3. So Roger, we were near neighbours! My maiden name then was Linda ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Linda Deaville

My grandmother tells me stories of Kemberton; she recalls her grandfather and grandmother Webb owning or running the post office and general stores in Kemberton. She recalls a Mrs Paul living next door and was a good ...Read more

A memory of Kemberton in 1890 by Lisa Penn

I was stationed at Chilwell barracks just outside Nottingham in 1953. I was posted there from Deepcut after serving a year in an Ordnance Field Park. Incredibly my father was stationed in the same barracks which were nick named ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1953 by Les May

Lovely to see the old pictures of the village, they almost made me cry. Does anyone remember some of the old shops and their owners? Ted Shelley in the newsagents where I went with my pocket money to buy my weekly comic, also a ...Read more

A memory of Streetly in 1965 by Heather Keegan