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I lived in the Court in Diss as a 3 and 4 year old girl. My father was in the US Airforce so we moved all over the world. The Court has special memories for us. My sister Sharon was born in the house. I remember beautiful gardens, ...Read more

A memory of Diss in 1954 by Adrienne Love Workman

I was born in 1938 in Needwood Street off Rochdale Road. My Mam and Dad were allocated a new flat in Kingsley Crescent when I was a year old so all my memories are of the 'flats'. I, along with my two sisters and one brother, ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1940 by Mavis Mc Grath

My mother and her mother were born in my great-grandparents' cottage at Hanworth Common. Richard and Blanche Craske they were. Well dear old Richard was really my step great grandad. The true one was Charles ...Read more

A memory of Aldborough in 1944 by Richard Whitten

I lived as a child in Croydon. My memories were the shops, tea at Alders, a special treat of milk shake at Macdonalds (there was only one at that time and it tasted better!). There was a sweet shop at the bottom of Shirley Avenue where ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1980

I have lived at three houses in Sipson. The first was 44 Sipson Way. My mother, brother and I moved in there in about 1956. I went to the old Heathrow School on the Bath Road a nice little school though old fashioned. I ...Read more

A memory of Sipson in 1956 by Barry Hawgood

I was born in 1932 at 5 Morgan's Terrace and soon thereafter moved to No 18. There were 7 people living at that address, my maternal Grandfather John Lewis, my maternal Uncle Donald Lewis, my mother Greta Emmanuel, ...Read more

A memory of Pontrhydyfen in 1930 by Rhys John Emmanuel

I spent most of 1952 at R.A.F. Medmenham and very much enjoyed my stay there. By then discipline had begun to be relaxed and we were able to wear civilian clothes off duty.. I was even able to bring my bicycle from home which opened ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1952 by Roy Carne

I am looking for my sister Betty Hills, taken to Easneye Childern's Home in approximately 1952, later to be adopted by Cyril William Groom and his wife Eileen Mary Groom, her birth mother was Grace Florence Hills [Dec]. Betty ...Read more

A memory of Stanstead Abbotts in 1952 by Janet Tinklin

I moved to Buckhaven from Methil in 1973 and can remember being able to do almost all my weekly shopping in the town. Between Randolph Street and College Streets, there were enough shops to provide all your family needs. The Co-op had a ...Read more

A memory of Buckhaven in 1973 by Marion Myall

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone, anyone at all, remembers a lady called Joan or Lucy Clarke, born about 1921? Her mother was called Elsie May Clarke (as far as I know), I don't know Joan's father's full name... I know Joan was ...Read more

A memory of Chinley in 1930 by Christine Clarke