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Back then I was Shannon Dutton and I grew up running and playing around the old castle and the Kildalton Hotel. The years I lived there are the best still in my life. I to this day still call Islay home ...Read more

A memory of Kildalton Ho in 1975 by Shannon White

I have only just found this interesting site. We moved to Newmarket Ave. during 1958 and I attended both Islip Manor and St.Vincent Schools. What a great time I had, growing up on the racecource estate, making ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Peter Kallmeier

In my large family are Larbies. At the present, I do not know how, but recall in 1920/30s visiting relatives that ran a watercress farm, which I thought was in Nutbourne. I can remember the house had a small pond in the front ...Read more

A memory of West Ashling by Stanley Chandler

The Blitz started with the Sirens wailing in the early evenings, to warn of the approach of enemy planes. Then complete silence for quite a long time as we waited with mounting apprehension in the passage way, mother, myself, Dennis and David ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1940 by Arthur Cottrell

I remember my childhood days living on the mountain like they were yesterday, such happy days, playing for hours on the Second Moors and walking to Burks Wood and Fall Tops. Playing on the old station train lines and getting in the ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury in 1963 by Brenda Lowe Was Newill

Now isn't this WEST HILL, we used to live at the top and I walked that stretch for years going to and from school. Thank you for the correction - Editor.

A memory of Wadebridge in 1973 by Helen Parkyn

I was a boarder at Beauclerc. I remember well Miss Garlic and Elizabeth who was a wonderful artist. Mr Judd was our choir master and Mamselle Guillione was our french teacher. My best friend there was Edith Evans and I really ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1945 by Anne Thompson

I remember much of a childhood in Hounslow. We moved there approximately 1955/6. Grand parents Alice & Arthur, mum Shirley, stepdad Fred, Jennifer, me, Wendy & Christopher - Billy arrived a bit later. Some happy days. (I ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1960

Lived in Leyton in the 60s - Beaconsfield Rd. Went to Newport Junior School, until 1968, then onto Norlington. Fond memories of long summer holidays, playing out till dark, biking over to the hollow ponds, ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1968 by Paul Callow

The Army My call up papers came with a railway warrant for Gloucester, where I and another group of lucky lads, were picked up by army lorry and taken to the barracks of the Gloucester Regiment for our six weeks basic training. Unloaded at ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1947 by Arthur Cottrell