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The road in the picture, St Mildred's, is where I grew up, opposite the "rec". As a young lad growing up, Minster offered all sorts of adventures; the marshes, the river Stour, Watchester Lane, the woods, fishing, ...Read more

A memory of Minster by Andrew Hankin

My name is Ken Pickles, I have been in the Western Gazette may times over the years. Stories on my life that I had in Kingsdon and Somerton in 1963 to 1966. Visited Somerton every year since I left in 1966. I want to move ...Read more

A memory of Somerton in 1964 by Ken Pickles

Anybody know of Dr Steward? The big house, The Shrubbery, 1850's to 1900's. Today seen old wall parts, arches, shapes....may have been left after demolition. It was his home, but a few asylum patients ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Yvonne Butler

I married Jack Raphael in St John's Church and was his wife for thirteen years. It used to take hours to go up one side of the street then cross over and down the other. It's not like that now - five minutes does it! There was Wallace ...Read more

A memory of Carluke in 1961

Remember Mr Lockwood very well used to smoke a pipe and grow his own tobacco and lecture us on the evils of smoking. Big excitement when the older girls who slept in the annex were caught smoking and were moved back into the main building in ...Read more

A memory of Bacton in 1960 by Malcolm Foster

Many of my ancestors going back to 1755 from the Lewis and Pearne families of Devonport worked as shipwrights and artisans at the Royal William Yard. My 5th Great-Grandfather William Lewis was a shipwright there from 1766-1769 ...Read more

A memory of Devonport by Robert Pavlick

I was born in December 1947 at 124 Clowes Street, West Gorton in a terraced house between William Street and Elizabeth Street, directly opposite Bert Hall's butcher's shop and next door to the Beswick ...Read more

A memory of West Gorton by clowesstreet

My nan used to own the florists at 28 Portmanmoor Rd - Mrs. Cox . Next door Mrs.White had a shoe shop . Her son was Tony White . Further on down Portmanmoor Rd was Canns - a hardware shop . Opposite was Edna Stones fruit and veg. ...Read more

A memory of Splott by wedyroan54

I very much enjoyed a short holiday at The Beach Hotel on Worthing seafront in 1976, it was very grand back then, marvellous food and excellent service and a short walk from the wonderful Roberts Wine Lodge and the pier. Sadly this hotel has now been demolished and replaced with a Premier Inn

A memory of Worthing by David Marshall

I used to keep my ponies in a field opposite the Mill which was still working in a small way. I remember the dreadful flooding of 1968. We had to walk down Mill Lane to get to check the ponies. It was waist deep in water and when we got to the ...Read more

A memory of Sindlesham