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I was born and bred in Chatham until moving away in September 1966,following my late Father's posting to to a MoD London job. My siblings were all born and bred in Chatham, with nearly all of us growing up there until we left. ...Read more

A memory of Chatham by rbrattle

WORKED IN WHITE SUGAR MILL 1958/9 FOLLOWED BY 1959 Q.BELTON GARAGE YORK ROAD GARAGE UNTIL 1968 THIS TOOK ME TO T.V.PICKERING TRANSPORT HGV FITTER UNTIL 1974 . LIVED IN 124 WANSFORD ROAD NEXT TO SMALL FARM ...Read more

A memory of Driffield by der1942

I remember this view as if it were yesterday, my brother Steve, Edward our neighbour and I as well as others from Clifton Close played here all the time. Scaring each other in the woods by the ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough

I remember the Chichester Festival Theatre opening in 1962. I went to see several plays there over the years. One I remember well was The Royal Hunt of the Sun. Later, in the early 70s I worked there for 2 years first ...Read more

A memory of Chichester by Sylvia Ashton

Hello everyone-- i am hoping someone out there can help me trace a very dear friend from Grangetown -- let me add my memory -- i live in South Wales but in the early 1960 i lived with my aunt in Eston but i became very ...Read more

A memory of Grangetown by eugenebowen977

I remember as a lad,every Sunday morning trying to get a game of soccer in Smirthwaite parl,there must have been 20 a side in them days,and the bowling matches,where the women would put on tea and buns ,and most of the older men seemed to ...Read more

A memory of Normanton

In September 1948 the Morton family moved into a brand new council house at number 3 Coopers Close Chigwell Row. Our father Ronal Morton and his wife Evelyn with my brothers Andrew and Douglas, shortly followed ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell Row by fionaavalon

I am writing in the hope that someone can shed some light on my maternal grandmother, Ethel Mary Wright. Ethel was admitted to St Peter's Home, Kilburn in January 1926. The admissions register when being admitted to St ...Read more

A memory of Widmer End by malcp

We moved to Park Farm Kettlethorpe when I was 7. The family at this time was reduced to Mum and Dad, Eileen, Brian, Maureen and Gillian. At first we lived in a semi detatched house at the top of the ...Read more

A memory of Kettlethorpe in 1955 by Gillian Emerton

My Great Great Grandparents were William and Elizabeth Pratt. In the 1880s William and his family had lived and worked on the Longleat Estate, William was the Head Gardener at that time. In 1891 they moved to Bath, and sadly William died ...Read more

A memory of Bath in 1890 by Clive Pratt