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I lived in one of the cottages at bottom of the castle; it was my playground. My brothers and I would run around the top of the wall. The farmer just up past the Castle and us were friends. There was a gate at bottom of the hill and we would get tips for opening and closing the gate.

A memory of Kilmartin in 1964 by David Campbell/Tinman

I was master of small coaster loading molasses for London. The landlord was a Canadian army veteran who had a badly injured shoulder. He was sniped at by a German 88, quite a big gun, at Bergen op Zoom. Rumour also had it ...Read more

A memory of Cantley in 1958 by David Ingham

In 1955, several Air Force families stationed variously at Alconbury and Molesworth Air Force Bases in England found themselves renting flats (apts) in a Jacobean Manor House in the English Countryside. The landlady, ...Read more

A memory of Wadenhoe in 1955 by Perle Champion

Hi, Jo Parnell here and we lived at Southern Drive. I went to St James primary 1974. I remember having a lot of freedom to wander. Does anyone remember the electric circus ? I'd love to see some photos of the flats. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1970 by Jo Bacon

Does anyone remember the annual parties for Dr. Barnabas' collectors? There was a party at the Weir hotel and the cardboard cottages were collected with little presents for the best collectors. We managed a threepenny piece every week even in those hard days!

A memory of Thundersley in 1951 by Mary Cotton

I remember moving to my granddad's house when I was 9yrs old. It was an old house, no bath room, only out side loo. My dad who brought me up built a bathroom on so we could have a bath - before we used tin bath in front of the fire. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe in 1969 by Denise Harrison

Does anyone remember a clothes shop called Snob in portsmouth and I think there was one in southampton too,back in the seventies I loved that shop but have never seen any pictures of it does anyone have one? also there ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth in 1978

I lived in South Warnborough 1968-74 at 'Thatch End' and latterly The Old Parsonage. Both were on Lees Hill. From here I was collected and went to school in Alton. My sister attended Long Sutton Primary. Her headmaster was ...Read more

A memory of South Warnborough in 1968 by James Pratt

I was a nurse at pastures form 1962 to 1969, and I remember both Iris and Harold Severn very well. Iris was a Ward Sister, and Harold was a Charge Nurse, the male equivalent. Both were characters with a great sense of humour. They ...Read more

A memory of Mickleover by Ivor Wilkinson

In the 1950s I attended Burlington School in Blagdon Road, New Malden. I remember we were presented with Coronation spoons on the day of the Queens coronation. I remember well some of the teachers, Mr Griffiths,the ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park in 1953 by Lionek Paton