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Our first home was a ground floor bedsit at 40 Castle Corner opposite the castle. The old part of the road formed a hammer head and had three parking bays. One dark rainy winters night my husband parked outside and ran in to get ...Read more

A memory of Beckington in 1976 by Christine Mabbett

I lived with my family in St Athan village from the time of my first birthday in 1946 to my marriage in 1970. My wife and I were married at the church shown in the photograph. The church is dedicated to an Irish saint by the name of ...Read more

A memory of St Athan by Claire Allen

That was when I was born along with a bunch of other kids who grew up  with  me and with whom I played during the WW2 years and eventually went to C of E school together.  Mr Porter was a teacher there, he ...Read more

A memory of Great Oakley by Shirley Reading

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in the ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

We moved into Roydon in 1939 as a temporary measure and stayed. I lived in Halls Green until the Parkfields estate was built in 1947. I have happy memories of our walk to school, road in winter, footpath in summer. I was notorious for ...Read more

A memory of Roydon in 1940 by Francis Offord

Jennifer and I started our married life in South Wales in a little village called Caio, at that time all Welsh speaking. You may have gathered from my writings I was recalled back into the army for the campaign that was called The Suez ...Read more

A memory of Caio in 1956 by George Larbey

I was born Elizabeth McNab in Druid House, Kames on the 27/3 /42. My parents, brother and sister and I went every year on holiday and stayed at the Old Smiddy in Millhouse. Mum's cousin Mary McTaggart ran the ...Read more

A memory of Millhouse by Elizabeth Dickie

Unfortunately I have never ever been to Stairfoot. However, my mother, Mary, was born there in June 1920 and was the 5th of 7 children born to William and Emily Tooley. From what I gathered from my dear mum prior to her ...Read more

A memory of Stairfoot by Carol Bloomfield

I shall always remember the old park with great affection. The first time I remember walking through I would only be about five years old; there was a dead blackbird lying on the ground, I gently put my foot on it and it squeaked. I ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

I was born in Blands school house in December 1945 where I lived with my eldest sisters Sheila and Janet and later my brother Keith. My mum looked after the children and my dad ran the school as headmaster, At the side of the ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common in 1946 by Christine Scott