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My gt. grandfathers married sisters named Brothers. The three familes have been in and around Deal for centuries Gt. grandfather Maxwell was a Royal Marine, as was grandfather Piddock.  My father 'Phys' Pidddock was welterweight boxing ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1860 by Herbert Piddock

I'm not a Pagham local but have visited the place many times over the last 20 or so years.  I've always been intrigued by that old concrete structure at the southeast tip of Pagham Lagoon but have been unable to find a definitive ...Read more

A memory of Pagham in 1870 by Dave Blackthorn

Rowlands Castle Brickworks originally established during the 1880’s, and must have been the biggest employer at the time, next to agriculture. Not all the workforce came form Rowlands Castle, but from local villages ...Read more

A memory of Rowlands Castle in 1963 by Richard Goodall

We moved to Oaktrow in January 1957 and until the house was habitable, we stayed at The Lion (prominently displayed in one of the photos). The village then had four shops, these being the Post Office towards ...Read more

A memory of Timberscombe in 1957 by John Nurcombe

I moved to Binfield with my parents Rose and Cyril Richardson and my brother Brian in 1946. We lived in Rose Hill at a house called “Athlone”.  It isn’t there any more, it was demolished and six houses built on the site. ...Read more

A memory of Binfield by Terry Richardson

I moved to Hessenford in about 1958 when my father took on the tenancy of St Anne's Farm. The farm was situated up past the church on the lane that led from Hessenford to Bake. Previously we had lived at West Trenean Farm, ...Read more

A memory of Hessenford in 1958 by Nick Serpell

As children we used to play in the half demolished Tay Mill, and fish for tiddlers in the mill lodge. Our parents used to tell us to stay away otherwise Granny Green Teeth would get us.

A memory of Higginshaw in 1960 by Mary Smith

Sad day when the old mill was pulled down. When I was growing up the schools used to have class visits to the mill to explain how it all worked, imagine that.

A memory of Chippenham in 1953 by Mike Clothier

Just out of Trumpington, on the road to Grantchester, was the entrance to an area known as Byron’s Pool, named after Lord Byron who apparently frequented the area whilst at Cambridge University. Probably hoping to ...Read more

A memory of Grantchester in 1956 by Brian Goodliffe

Hi, does anyone know of a Leese Hall, I presume on the Leese Road (which is still present running along the A1 on google maps). My relative, through marriage to my great aunt; I'm helping trace his family - the ...Read more

A memory of Pickhill by Hayley Forsyth