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Thursday 14th August 2008 was a sunny summer day for the wedding of a lovely Japanese girl, Nakki, to Ra - the son of one of the Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers - Jane.   Following the ceremony in Paignton, there was a ...Read more

A memory of Shaldon in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

In 1967 I enlisted with the Territorial Army and served five years with the Royal Corps of Signals. My basic training included learning to shoot with the 762 self loading rifle on the ranges near ...Read more

A memory of Hightown in 1967 by John Howard Norfolk

This is a photograph of two tramcars, Nos 6 & 7, at the passing loop above the Great Orme Mines. They are painted in the Dark Ochre livery which was only used for a few years after the upper ...Read more

A memory of Llandudno by John Owen

My Mum, Eileen Waight, walked past Restall's on her way to school c1928. Her mother bought her groceries at the store.

A memory of Denmead in 1920 by Zoe Seed

My father was in the Navy and we lived at Ferry Inn during 1952. There were three other families living there, the Thorntons and the Burtons. The Burtons were related to Shackleton, the explorer. My father and his ...Read more

A memory of Rosneath in 1952 by tonythecriminologist

My family used to visit Metheringham regularly to vist my mother's aunt. Her name was Nellie Garrick and she lived in Lime Tree Avenue (I think that is the right name). She was married to Jack Garrick. We used to go on a Friday ...Read more

A memory of Metheringham by Gillian Emerton

My paternal grandparents, William Harris and Millie Bray were married here 30th July 1921 No idea why they chose this church, although beautiful, they were living in Garston Avenue at the time and there are several churches closer than Wolborough

A memory of Newton Abbot in 1920 by Joan Coughlin

As a family we moved to 10 Lavender Hill in 1948, dad managed the butcher shop, Dewhursts, before that it was Chalks. One side was the fish shop Hitchcocks and the other side Maplesden the funeral parlour. Our back 'yard' opened on to ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1948 by Richard Watson

1948 was the year I was born. My parents were living in Twickenham at the time. My mother was admitted to The Bearsted in Hampton Wick and I was born there. It stands only about 100 yards from Hampton Court Palace ...Read more

A memory of Hampton Wick in 1948 by Susan Morley

During 1956/57 my parents lived at Oldington, off the Bridgnorth road and my local school was at Worfield. I was 6 years old at the time and attended the school there with my older cousins, Olive, Micheal and Alan Woodifled. ...Read more

A memory of Worfield in 1956 by First Name Last Name