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We lived at "Caradon" during the Second World War. I was young when we moved there and we left soon after the war ended. I remember Dr Thames' pre-school, and the nursery school on the Terrace in New Polzeath - and ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath in 1943 by Diana Robinson

At sixteen I owned a three wheeler convertible that with a bit of bending of the law sixteen year olds were allowed to drive. Plus the fact that the coppers didn't know how the law stood exactly. The car was a Powerdrive, coming ...Read more

A memory of Cowley in 1963 by Barry Hawgood

This view of the Town Hall brings back wonderful memories of vacations at my grandmother, Charlotte Thomas's, house. She lived on Castle Street and her house looked down this street. On ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg in 1959 by Sharwynne Drennan

I went to Little Ealing Junior School which was at the bottom of my road.  I remember on my first day running home to my gran, crying because they were using pencils and I had come from a school in Hounslow where we ...Read more

A memory of South Beddington in 1958 by Andrew Cooper

I was a pupil at St Catherine's School between 1954 and 1962. The school was run by Ralph and Joyce Cooper. Teachers I remember are Mr Thunder, art teacher, Mr Smith, and Miss Muriel Stottart, who taught class ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1954 by Maurice Fountain

My memory of Shilton is when I started school at the infant school in The Hollow which is now a supermarket, and then to the school in Wood Street, after that to Heathfield at Bel Vue and we used to play in Dan Asley's sand pit on ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton by Eric Johnson

This I remember so well when Silver Spring's was in Foord Road and only a small company. I worked there as a clerk from 1957 to 1960. George (now my husband) used to come by on his bike on his way to work at the Gas Company ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone in 1957 by Julia Deane

Does anybody remember going to Saint Saviour's School? If so, do you remember carrying your little chair up to the church hall in The Grove every week for a church service? I think it was on a Wednesday, as our church had been ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1953 by Doreen Grant

My family owned the house that can be seen on the right hand side of the photo. You can just see the building on the side which was the shop from which the family butchers, Howes & Son, was run. I'm not sure how many ...Read more

A memory of Shirehampton by s.howes

I grew up in Marlow during the 60s. I have wonderful memories of a really free childhood of bike rides, exploring the woods, rowing a very old boat on the river, even swimming which my mum never found out about , and just general ...Read more

A memory of Marlow in 1960 by Miss M