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I remember being at Coed Bell Cemetery and playing amongst the graves or picking Blundell in the woods beyond.

A memory of Gronant

Mitcham County Grammar School for Boys Remembered Memory is a selective thing, the best is easy, but the mind glosses over the worst. Some things recollected as certainties turn out to be not quite so. These are ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Jack Simmons

I was a Brownie as a young girl and a very accomplished one too. I had an armful of Badges which had been ever so carefully sewn all the way down the sleeve of my uniform by my Mother. As a Brownie i took part in the Remembrance ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract

I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by david.b.carter

well sorry to say i dont come from Wantage but my mum did so ive had the pleasure of coming to see for myself what Wantage is like but i must say i could move here my mum was at Garston lane school way back in the 30s and also saint ...Read more

A memory of Wantage by fredj6648

Having just stumbled on this website I felt compelled to add my recollections of living in Fenham in Cheeseburn Gardens from circa 1961 to 1980. I lived 2 streets down the hill from the first contributor who lived in Ovington ...Read more

A memory of Fenham by keith.hindson

My great grandfather John Dunning was from Cornsay Colliery - he worked in the coke works. Sadly he was killed in action on 21st March 1918 in France. His wife was pregnant with my grandfather at the time and they moved to ...Read more

A memory of Cornsay Colliery by anthony.dunning

I attended Sunday School here throughout my childhood, I was married here on 3rd April 1954 and son Stephen was christened here in 1955, I was also bridesmaid many times in this church. I used to also put flowers on the ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by christinemoray

Having recently by chance spoken with someone who knew Fenny Stratford I was prompted to start looking on the internet and came across this site and for what it’s worth decided to record my memories. I was born in ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford by Dawn Cousins

Reading my Mother's notes in my 'Baby Book ' ,something seemingly not done nowadays, I was reminded that I was born in a Private nursing home, The Gables, Pine Tree Glen ,Westbourne in 1947. Now flats and ironically retirement ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Peter William Dean