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I have great memories of when I stayed in Kelloholm, we stayed at 14 Polmuir Road. Then we moved to 95 Greystone Avenue. My gran, we called her Maw, and Papa Herbert stayed 3 doors down the road, I remember when he got his ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm in 2011 by Robert Pagan Gibson

My maiden name was Perl. I have so many happy memories of growing up in this area in the 50's. Moved to a bungalow in Hythe in 1954 one of the first to be built on the old golf course. Attended, for a short time, the primary ...Read more

A memory of Fawley by Christyne Remnant

My grandfather was John Adams, who also was I understand, the church warden. My parents were married at this church and is the final resting place for my grandparents and great grandparents. I ...Read more

A memory of Knighton on Teme in 1965 by Donald Williams

I was born in my parents' house in The Mead, off Skinners Lane, in 1935. A year later my father became the proprietor of Ashtead Squash Rackets & Tennis Club. It was built by my grandfather, Edgar Littlewood, who built ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead in 1940 by Jeremy Littlewood

I was brought up in Chipping Campden, living first at the pre-fabs in Berrington Road, then Littleworth Estate. Enjoying my childhood in the countryside, glorious summers, apples and cherries in abundance in the orchards ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Campden in 1956 by Richard Hope

I together with my sister was "billeted" as an evacuee in this convent in 1941 at the age of 6. My first impression on seeing the photo was that the wall surrounding the "school yard" (not shown) was as high as I remembered it. I ...Read more

A memory of Romsey in 1941

I remember playing football with you and Brian little who went on to play for Aston Villa and England I lived in 20 Kirkstone Avenue. John Orchard

A memory of Peterlee in 1962 by Lynda Orchard

I was at Orchard Portman school in 1956-1958. Learnt to play cricket (I was the only American bowler), played on the tennis tear (both clay and lawn) and ran cross country. One time when we crossed the clay courts the ...Read more

A memory of Orchard Portman in 1954 by Ralph Gharda

I was born in 1934 and my first home was 15 Stoneycroft Road. We lived there until 1937 when we moved to 19 Claybury Road. I remember going down the air raid shelter under the Woodford Bridge Green. It was a damp, ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1940 by Colin King

My grandparents lived in the Lantern House. Granddad, William Gardner, was a shepherd; Granny Mary Eleanor was a midwife and nurse for the area. She used to ride with the Doctor in a horse and trap to visit their ...Read more

A memory of Wormleighton in 1940 by Roger Molesworth