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Compton Scorpion was the birthplace of Sir Thomas Overbuy whose gruesome death in the Tower of London was the most scandalous event in the reign of King James. For the full story and a suggested explanation of this ...Read more

A memory of Compton Scorpion Manor

We add such a good time as kids living in the prefabs at pye green,playing in the woods making camps with the old trees and rolls of turf riped from the floor of the woods,this was in the 50s and 60s the ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford by bbirch

We moved to Bayston Hill ( shrewsbury) around 1990... A beautiful leafy lane .. Grove Lane... no. 8.. We had our dog.. ( Biko) and soon got settled.. our neighbours were; no. 6 were Bunny and Barbara Hancock... amazing friendly ...Read more

A memory of Bayston Hill by Pat Gomersall

A DEVIZES GIRL REMEMBERS Before talking of my own memories, it would seem appropriate to start by sharing some valuable ones of my Father who was born in 1906 and spent his whole life in the town. During the last five years of his ...Read more

A memory of Devizes by riversd10000

In the mid 1950s when I was about six or seven years of age my parents took me on a holiday to a farmhouse just outside Nevern, the farm was owned by a couple named Thomas. They were then from photos I have, probably in their ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Derek Stocker

Me and our Jane knights was born at 20 Brimble Hill to Bob and Doreen Wiltshire. We then moved into Weir Side Ave with nan and Gramp, Frank and Dolly Wiltshire when our mother left. Have memories from before she left but the happiest ...Read more

A memory of Wroughton by nannynobbs

I WAS BORN IN CANNOCK IN 1967 AND MY DAD DROVE A MISTER SOFTEE ICE CREAM VAN. THE MISTER SOFTEE/LYONS MAID ICE CREAM VAN DEPOT WAS IN HEDNESFORD OPPOSITE THE GLOBE PUB.I HAD SOME FANTASTIC MEMORYS BEING WITH MY DAD ON THE ICE ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford

my brother and I have just looked at the photographs of South wigston. Jack hill was our father who owned the shop until he passed and then mum and our brother John carried it on until sadly our brother passed approx 20 yrs ago. A ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston by karenh23

I've just found this place and boy what a lot of memories it brings. We lived in Newberries Avenue, moving out from Finchley when the Handley Page factory in Cricklewood shut (around that time). Dad, initially a ...Read more

A memory of Radlett by albanium

My cousin who lives in the Shetland Islands has a pair of old oil paintings which he inherited from his father. He's trying to find out where they are from and the only clue he has is the name of the company that did the ...Read more

A memory of Ilfracombe by cmga301