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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

Margery Dickens was one of five children who were born in Wibtoft in the 1920s, she went to Little Claybrooke school, she walked every day and was expected to collect wood on the way home. She came from a very poor family, she shared ...Read more

A memory of Wibtoft in 1920 by Mary Johnson

We lived in Craigdarroch Cottage, near Eliock Bridge, Sanquar, in the early 1960s while my dad, Wullie Wilson, worked on the farm there. At that time the farm was owned by the Kerr family. A black London-style taxi ...Read more

A memory of Eliock in 1963 by June Hodge

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

I was a boarder at Stubbington House School from 1954 to 1956. My father was a Naval officer, as were so many other fathers. I believe the school was sponsored by the Royal Navy, and I recall that a number ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington in 1954 by Peter Madden

I loved living in Stretfrod, although I lived at the other end of Stretford, on the Urmston boundary. I can remember those days very well. My mum had an account at Cromptons grocery shop, where she would get most of her ...Read more

A memory of Stretford in 1958 by Peter Ferguson

I was 12 and lived in Prestwood for about 6 months, Oct 41 to March 42. Lived at Delsyde, Hockley Road with my parents in the house of the Adams family including Isabel aged about 10 and Leslie about2, Mr Adams had a business in ...Read more

A memory of Prestwood in 1941 by Dudley Parker

Hi, I am also related to the Cridlands. My Mother was Pat Cannon. She was the daughter of Bert & Edie. They also had another daughter Gwen, who used to live in Bilbrook with her husband Ted and daughter Linda who taught me how to ...Read more

A memory of Old Cleeve in 1963 by Peter Portman

My name is Halina West. I lived with my parents Gordon and Zosia (my mother was Polish) and my brother Antony in St Andrew's Close from about September 1961 to about March 1963. I went to the local primary school for about 6 ...Read more

A memory of Leiston in 1962 by Halina West

I remember many happy time in the area. Did you live in the house on the corner of Abercorn Crescent? Your name sounds familiar and I used to play in that garden sometimes. I lived at 111 RGA (the house just before the ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1966 by Tony Born