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My Father Wilfred Buttle and my mother Kathleen Buttle moved to Stondon Massey in the 1930s after being burnt out at Nineashes. We rented a house called Fredelpha House which was owned by the farmer Mr Stiff and ...Read more

A memory of Stondon Massey in 1930 by Brian Buttle

I was a pupil here from 1947 till 1953. As well as teachers mentioned by other contributors I can recall Mr Baily, Mr Hodge, Mr Jones, Miss Jones, Miss Barker and Miss Henry. I finished in Form Remove and remember pupils Brian Sutton, ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1953 by Dave Reade

Hello. I am trying to trace a Norton es2 500cc motorcycle, registration unknown. It was sold new about July, August onwards 1950, from G. O . Trentholm, Station road, Sutton on Sea. If any person knows any information I would ...Read more

A memory of Sutton on Sea in 1950 by John Thomason

I was at Pitreavie when it was a signals station for the Royal Navy and the RAF. We were like moles underground most of the time. The best thing about it was the warmth and the peace. We had a great crew down there, RAF and ...Read more

A memory of Pitreavie in 1953 by C E Jones

For two years of my three year RAF service 1953 to 1956 as 41255i8 LAC, I was batman to RAF Stoke Heath C/O, Grp Capt (name omitted). His was the largest house on the OMQ (of course), the rear garden of ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1953 by Dennis Saunders

We, the family, had expected to be going to a wedding, as my Mamma had been a widow since she was 39 years. She was now 60 years old, she had two daughter Ethel and Emma, 15 years and 13 years, when their father died. ...Read more

A memory of Langwith Lodge in 1944 by Margaret Douglas (Nee Beresfo

I was known as Beryl Pooley. I lived in Copley House from 1942 til 1954 or 1956, I can't quite remember. I remember Sutton Park where we went on Saturdays, wooding. The wood was for the fireplace. I remember being cold ...Read more

A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1942 by Barbara J Patterson

I am wondering if anyone has any old picutures of the above schools, I went to both of them. Sadly the old infants class rooms have gone now and approx. 10 years ago the original junior school was ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Valerie Waring

I was born in Hornchurch and attended North Street School, I can still smell the greens from the canteen. We had little beds put up in the hall and after dinner we had to have a little sleep before afternoon school, then ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1946 by Doreen Trigg Ne Birleson

I was born in Sutton at Hone and lived there until I married in 1963. I remember many of the names recalled in the memories on this site. My maiden name was Bradley and I had two brothers David and Raymond. I went to school ...Read more

A memory of Sutton at Hone in 1940 by Mavis Fuller