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We came to Shaftesbury from Singapore in 1955, when I was 4 and only spoke Malay. We rented part of the then rambling old house called Green Close, at the bottom of a hill. We then moved to 3 Lower Blandford Road and started ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury in 1956 by Josephine Morris Turner

Main street, White Bear Land Lord was Ralph Carr on the left, A man pub, nothing fancy, Samuel Smiths Beer, Bill Cox the local PC had many happy hours in there, many arguments over football, sex, cricket, it was the best S Smiths ...Read more

A memory of Stillington by Peter Stericker

I remember playing in the park, opposite my house in Waun Fawr. Thats as far as I was allowed to go until I learnt how to fool my parents, then it was up to the Blue Lake or the Waun-y-pound usually as we were skipping school! ...Read more

A memory of Rassau in 1967 by Sharon Bennett

My family moved to Fordingbridge in 1948 when I was 7. All three boys went to the Primary School and I was the last Head Prefect and House Captain of the Red Team before the older children went to the Burgate ...Read more

A memory of Fordingbridge in 1948 by George Shepperdley

I was born in Richmond the year 1945 attending the Convent from 1950 till 1959. The street I grew up on was named Westfields and it looked down over the fields right onto the school. My brother has added some of his memories below Bill Mather. My name is Anne Mather-Alsip

A memory of Richmond in 1950 by Anne Alsip

I was born Susan Scott at home on Ollersett Ave on the new estate In 1950. Before I went to school I remember helping the local farmer deliver milk around the estate in his horse and cart, getting a bottle or orange juice as a ...Read more

A memory of New Mills in 1950

I attended this school 1951/55, when Mr Atherton (the boss), William (Bill) Berry was PT instructor, Dick (the stick) Toomey was the punishment teacher, and Sgt (sit by numbers) was art teacher. After visiting (the stick) sitting by anything wasn't easy....who was a bad boy, then?!

A memory of Grangetown in 1951 by Paul Antwhistle

I was born in Beverley in August 1963 and my parents Gladys and Arthur Marchant lived at 16 Waterside Road, which I assume from other contributors used to be Beck Road South. I remember Barkers and Lee Smith animal feed mill across ...Read more

A memory of Beverley in 1963 by Philip Marchant

73,Birch Road is where I lived from 1960 onwards. My family moved there in 1960 and I went to George Road School in 1962 during the coldest winter ever. The toilets used to freeze which was great as we would get time off as ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1860 by Pete Covey

Hello, my name is Mick Turnbull. I was born in 1957 and lived at 1, Cairns Avenue. My parents were Robert Davison Turnbull and Jean Turnbull. My mother's parents were Adam and Nellie Chirnside and had lived in the same house ...Read more

A memory of Longhirst in 1965 by Mick Turnbull