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My sister Catherine and I attended Laleham Abbey from 1947-1952. Sister Margaret Rose was the Head and Sister Catherine Mechtilde her Deputy. We were sent away to boarding school after various entrance exams to day schools. My ...Read more

A memory of Laleham in 1950 by Clare Glover Wright

My grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Carl Stronnel owned the Brown Horse Inn until 1922 when my grandmother and my mother emigrated to Canada.  My grandmother had  divorced prior to their departure. ...Read more

A memory of Winster in 1920 by Sheila Mccormack

My family lived at Trelights. My Uncle Reg was a school teacher in London although he was a Trelights boy, when he came home in the summer holidays in his old Austin 6 he would often take us to Polzeath, they were special ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath in 1940 by Jan Cowling

I was born in 1956 in Albert Road, Kilburn and lived in the area until I was 15.  I remember the community as one that was very close knit, you would walk out of your door and say hello to everyone you passed, young or ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1965 by Kim Brown

I have on my wall a large pencil drawing of this location with a different set of gentlemen, date unknown. Have visited Mevagissey a couple of times but could never find this particular building and steps. Is it still there ...Read more

A memory of Mevagissey by Steve Saunders

Assisted and guided by my daughter, I have recently started researching my paternal ancestry and find Longforgan and Castle Huntly loom large in it. My great great grandfather, Robert Robertson (1775-1867) was gamekeeper ...Read more

A memory of Castle Huntly in 1860 by Thomas Robertson

I was born at Edgware General in 1974 and lived on Church Lane in Kingsbury (not far from the Express Dairy) until 1994. My friends and I used to go to the pool as much as we could before it ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1984 by Sam N

I was born and raised in Frome, West End and then we moved to Green Lane.  We emigrated to Canada, I did not want to leave Frome at all. I still miss home!. The pretty streets and the steep hills. I can remember swimming in the ...Read more

A memory of Frome in 1972 by h_mcfadden

We moved to Ickenham in early 1960s and attended the parish church of St Giles. It is a very old church, once belonging to the estate of Swakeleys House, and is on the corner of a very busy T junction, but when inside it is very quiet ...Read more

A memory of Ickenham in 1968 by Heather Holden

We soon got back into the routine and before long the summer holidays came along. The last day of school was a big event. That morning we got eggs for breakfast. That was so, when we got home and our parents asked ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1940 by Howard Johnson