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I lived at the very top of Ladyhouse Lane, in a farm cottage with two staircases, two large rooms and two bedrooms, one of which you had to pass through the other. No bathroom in those days just a tin bath in front of the ...Read more

A memory of Berry Brow by christineredfearn1

We used to visit my grandparents who lived in Wandsworth every Saturday between 1977 and 1981. I was aged 6 - 10 years old. We used to love the Arndale Centre, we would look around Woolworths and the indoor market which had a ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth

I too used to drink at The Bull. Prior to being of age we used to try our luck but were never successful. They had a Public Bar and a Saloon Bar. If I remember, the owners name was Charlie, and he was helped by his son-in-law Bob. ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

Looking towards the very end of the road, it bends left on it's way out towards One Tree Hill and the A13 as at was. When I was about 12 years old I remember that an Eastern National Omnibus, double decker, came round the bend, or ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

I have many happy memories of Broom Green. My grandfather and uncle were tenant farmers there and our very large family would descend on the farm for the occasional holiday. I can’t remember the name of the farm but it ...Read more

A memory of Broom Green by Douglas Smuth

My gr-gr-gr-grandfather, John Parkhouse worked at the railway station c1880’s. His daughter Ellen was my gr-gr-grandmother. The family lived at the Railway Station Yard. I was able to visit Holsworthy a few years ago and see some of the area, and also visited the lovely museum.

A memory of Holsworthy by Angela Rickett (Nee Kavanagh)

The Pinehurst Boarding House in Ilfracombe on Chambercombe Park Road was our holiday destination when I was very young for a number of years. I always looked forward to these with great excitement. It looks ...Read more

A memory of Ilfracombe

I am writing here to add a kind of memory, but also to ask for any information about a certain family connection to Askett. In January 1941 in Fulham, London, my mum's mother Ivy Shaw, died as a result of falling down the stairs during ...Read more

A memory of Askett by Lisa Berkshire

I think it was Easter weekend 1963, a friend, Peter Smart and I hitchhiked from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dunnoon. We were amateur 'Ban the Bombers'. We booked in to the Strone youth hostel - we had spent the previous ...Read more

A memory of Strone by Barrie Braidford

Bell Street, Reigate. The address of my great grandfather, and until 2006 I had never been there. But on a nostalgic trip from Sweden, seeking my roots so to speak, I visited Reigate to see if any signs were to be found. Needing to ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 2006 by Barry W J Chandler