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Down St Mary School

Down St Mary School was built in 1878 on the site of the Bell Inn by the Rev. W T A Radford. In the 1930s I was a pupil in the infants' class which was divided from the upper class by a green curtain on a pole. There were ...Read more

A memory of Down St Mary in 1930 by John Shapland

Childhood Spent In Robertsbridge

I was born in St Helen's Hospital at Hastings and lived in the village from 1955-1965 and then again from 1969- 1972. I remember the River Rother flooding and then freezing over, which was great fun as people ...Read more

A memory of Robertsbridge in 1960 by Ivy Sharp

Real Holton Sparkes Of Cary In Castle Cary

My great uncle Mr Arthur Real who was born at Axmouth Devon in 1886 and grew up there, started a business in Castle Cary Somerset with Mr Walter Holton from Trowbridge Wiltshire in the 1930s. They named ...Read more

A memory of Castle Cary in 1940 by Kay Foulger

My Playground White Horse Close

At the age of 11 we moved here & a group of us could always be found (gambling our pocket money at cards) on the steps in the photo. It always amazed us the number of tourists who would enter the close asking if ...Read more

A memory of Edinburgh in 1957 by Ian Tant

The Good Old Days

I remember as a child going to Litchard school, it was a good school, it even had a swimming pool. I had some good friends and I always remember going to the shops for sweets, loads of shops there then. I lived in Litchard Park. I ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1972 by Gary Hankins

Ripponden Barkisland And Krumlin In The 50s

My first memories were of Krumlin where my mum worked at Krumlin mill as a piece burler & mender. (I remember the boiler house at the mill with the big steam engine that turned all the ...Read more

A memory of Triangle in 1953 by Martin Wood

My Time At Church Farm

I used to go to Church Farm from 1975 to 1980, I was 14 in 1978, what great memories of those great holdays, always last two weeks in August, the varied activities, the ramble, the darts and pool competition, the women versus ...Read more

A memory of Pagham in 1978 by Barry Trusty

Early Days

I was born at home in Coleford Bridge Road in 1935 and grew up there, went to school in Frimley and lived in Mytchett until emigrating to Australia in 1964. In those early days life seemed very simple, only a handful of cars, making ...Read more

A memory of Mytchett in 1940 by David Greenland

Childhood In The 1950s

Life for a child in the village of Worle in the 1950s was exciting, parochial and safe. Our parents did not lose sleep over thoughts of us being molested. Children were more likely to be in danger from their own recklessness than ...Read more

A memory of Worle in 1956 by Raye Green

I Hate Basildon

Having moved at the horrid age of 13 years to Basildon from Hornchurch in the early 1960, I found the surrounding countryside a wee bit scary. Now I love the countryside and could never live in a town again and with that moved to the ...Read more

A memory of Basildon by Colin Wonfor

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