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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

I remember this building well, now destroyed.. I lived in the house attached to the "Pav", from the age of 9 to 21. There was cricket, football, bowls, tennis, track running outdoors. Badminton, table tennis and billiards ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by left

i started school in 1942 when I was 4 years old, and the school was then in one of the large terraced houses in West End Avenue, run by the two"Miss Tait"sisters. I remember having to go into some kind of ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate by mwlburton

I spent my first years at 115 Leigh Rd and then moved across the road to 38-40 Leigh Rd-right across from Nutbeem Rd. I remember Stanley Brehaut the photographer. I went to Barton Peveril and then on to Loughborough to run for their ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by jeffkrtg

My father, William Tom Stallard, was manager here 1946 to 1958.He was previously manager at the Btooklands Hotel, Sale, Manchester 1937 (?) to 1941.~ The youngest in the company. He married in 1938. He enlisted in ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by signsmurals

My family lived in Fishponds, Bristol, during the severe bombing of the town in 1941/42. It was decided by the government that all children should be evacuated to the country, families were to say who was or was not to go - my mother ...Read more

A memory of Bishopswood by sasquall

We moved into a brand new Council House on this estate at 8, Hillside Crescent about 1950-51 and lived there until 1960. Before that we were housed in a Nissan Hut in Yateley. My Dad was a carpenter ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by miss_devinette

My name is Marilyn and I lived in Rectory road, Farnborough and enjoyed some very happy days there before moving to Australia. I used to walk to Frimley green to visit my Aunty Rosemary and my Nanna. And in the other direction I used ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough by Marilyn Hall

I worked at the cinema (Then The Century) for 14 years as the chief projectionist. First in 1956 then when I came out of the forces in 1960 till it closed as a cinema. Pitsea had its own power house for electricity. It stood ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea

I was actually born in the village at 328 Manchester Road and have so many happy memories of life in the village from 1962 the year I was born, until I left the area in 1978. The open fields to the rear of Manchester rd looking ...Read more

A memory of Blackrod