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I was raised in Mountsorrel in the Soar valley near Leicester. It was a Norman village that lay alongside the river Soar under Castle Hill. The hill got its name from the mote and bailey type 12c castle built by the Beaumonts – ...Read more

A memory of Mountsorrel by Janet Brookes

I was born above Beston's Stationers' shop, Station Road in 1953. The shop is on the left hand side close to the crossing gate and the bus stop was outside. I attended St Augustine's C of E Primary School ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by robertmcbride

We spent all our warm summer holidays at Westgate. We lived in South London. My Grandmother lived in Quex Road and we had a caravan on St Crispens caravan site. I loved getting fish heads from the fish monger to go crabbing. I ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by grahamleeper1

The Mystery Bridge across the Mill Brook in Baguley. I was born in September 1946 and lived in Overdale Road Benchill before moving to Fouracers Road in Baguley about 1951. The Lanes, Farms and ...Read more

A memory of Wythenshawe by christopher.bowden

It was amazing to look back at some of these photos..remembering them well. We as a family lived at 35 stratford road which was then a council house owned by the fire brigade, father worked in the fire station ...Read more

A memory of Stroud by william007roberts

I wrote this piece for a writing group exercise in April/May 2019, near my home in NE Scotland. LIttle did I know then that some of the memories would form part of my Mum's Eulogy just three months later. The day ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by shea.carol

I spent my childhood living in one of these cottages on the waterworks gated property in Purley. I walked to school under the railway bridge that crossed the road to the left as I walked out the gate. We called them "The ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Mary Porter

I remember as a child visiting my Aunt and Uncle, Nellie and Ernie Cutler, they used to run a pub back in the forties and fifties I believe. For many years I have searched to find any mention of them around the Rowley ...Read more

A memory of Whiteheath Gate

My Nan and Grandad lived for many years in the flat above United Dairies in High Rd Chadwell Heath. I have many happy memories of staying with them in the 60s and early 70s. We used to enter via a lane just inside ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath by Beverley Burton

In 1951 a friend and I were keen on taking photos with our cheap cameras. We decided to go to the Air Show, at the Aero Club down the Board Sides. It was a lovely afternoon, but was on the breezy side. A large crowd was enjoying a plane ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott