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We moved to Braintree with our Dad, George Harkins, in 1966. He was an American, stationed at Wethersfield air force base, married to a young British girl, Eileen. We lived at 82 South Street for about 5 or 6 years, and me ...Read more

A memory of Braintree in 1966 by Linda Gorton

Every brick remembered, front and back and down below, with immense fondness.

A memory of Buckland in 1968

At the time of my birth in the early 1940's, my mother was living at the top end of the village at 101 Main Road with my elder brother Tom - dad was in the army. We left Moulton when I was 7 ...Read more

A memory of Moulton by Peter Byrom

I lived in Burlington Road, at No.1 - it was called Jubilee Terrace, and was built to commemorate one of Queen Victoria's Jubilees. There was a pottery at the New Kings Rd end of Burlington Road which was built way back in the reign of ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1955 by Caroline Schurmer/Brewster

Babcary is a tiny village located near to Keinton Mandeville, Somerset. My grandmother was born there and most of my ancestors on her side of the family (Dyers and Collins) lived the majority of their lives there and also ...Read more

A memory of Babcary by Derek Marchant

In the 1932 The A O G was to rent a piece of land within Sheffield. It was intended to buy the land from the landowner should all go well. A marquee was put up and decked out with basic chairs. Prior to the ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1900 by Roland Mitchell

My father was in the army so we moved in to the army houses - Coronation Road, having just left Hong Kong. I started at the infant's school which was very local to our house. Then at age 7, I went to the primary school. This ...Read more

A memory of Bodelwyddan in 1962

I remember my first job in Croydon, it was at Grants. Back in 1966. Just finished school and thought I was so grown up. I liked working there, did not stay long went on to London. Croydon sure has changed these past 40+ years. But it will ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Deborah Giles

I see some of you remember Hounslow as it was, and the ice cream bar in Lampton Rd. I, Rita Pilbrow, lived at number 30 Lampton Rd, born 1946, with my mum and dad and two older sisters Claudette and June and my dad's mum lived ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1955 by Rita Pilbrow

Sorry, will start agian - yes it does bring back memories, all these old photoes. As a child I lived in Back Lane, the house attached to my grandfathers Blacksmiths Shop. At the age of 5 - 1952 - I used to walk up Town Street to ...Read more

A memory of Horsforth in 1952