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Hi,just hoping someone can help me.My wife has been tracing her family tree.Her relatives came from the Bere Heath area.Her maiden name is Stroud. I have noticed on my ordnance survey map there is a bridge close by called Stroud ...Read more

A memory of Bere Heath by johnfwhite

Maiden name Sandra Banbury. As far as I know I was admitted to St Mary’s for convalescence following pneumonia, early fifties, and 4- 5 yrs old. Dr Fuller paid £4.4 s weekly, no idea for how long. He ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by sandy777girl

I was at the home in 1950 I was a baby taken there from my birth I believe my sister Hilda Boswell was there as well. We came from Gainsborough. I have only recently discovered this and am trying to.get any info out there Comment ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by kim2861

Hi, just read your post. Very interesting. Was one of your brothers called Ray.? If so I was at school with him. Re Park Lane Motors, yes remember them well. I was friends with Jeff Smith who used to own and drive big American cars. Did ...Read more

A memory of Rainham by paulshellito

I was born in Goff's Oak in 1940, and my grandfather owned The Smithy Garage. I emigrated to Australia in 1956, and came back to Goff's Oak in 1960. I still have relations living there. Fond memories

A memory of Goff's Oak by mike

I lived in Stanwell in the1950's from the time I was born until I was 13 when we moved to Ashford. We lived is Selwood Gardens, near to the Iraqi estate. The Iraqi estate was mystery to us. There were ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by bmaskell

My granddad, Frank White (and later, my dad, Roy White) had a shoe repair shop for about 40 years, until the late 60s, on Western Parade. It is just visible in the centre of the photo with the light and dark fascia board ...Read more

A memory of Reigate by Clive White

One of Bradford’s famous literary sons was the author and playwright J B Priestley, who was born in Mannheim Road, Bradford, on 13 September 1894. J B Priestley provided Britain with a rather strange ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1940 by Julia Skinner

My mother, Vera Brown, was born in Wooburn Green and lived at 135 Boundary Road until she came to America to marry my father after WWII. (My father was based in High Wycombe during the war.) As my gran and ...Read more

A memory of Wooburn Green in 1965 by Valerie Killigrew

My grandparents, George and Clarinda Meakin lived in Vernon Avenue, I visited regularly. Grandad put up a ladder at their back wall so I could climb over into the park. My mum was their eldest daughter; she had two brothers and ...Read more

A memory of Old Basford by Joyce White