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My parents, my brother and I had about six holidays at Moreton Paddox during the early 1950s when it was a WTA (Workers Travel Association) holiday home. On occasion my grandparents or aunt and uncle accompanied us ...Read more

A memory of Moreton Paddox in 1953

When we moved to Spinkhill in 82 there were many people who had lived in the village for quite some time. Gerard Cross and his two sisters Beryl and Agnes were one family. Beryl was a teacher at Spinkhill School for many ...Read more

A memory of Spinkhill in 1982 by Anita Staniforth

Before the 1944 Education Act most children attended schools up to the age of 14 years then they left to seek employment unless they had been fortunate to secure a free place at a Grammar or Technical ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1900 by Will Clark

There used to be a big sign outside the pool which displayed the temperature of the water that day. When it was our day for swimming, one of us was sent down from George Spicers school to see what the day's torture would be. The ...Read more

A memory of Enfield

I lived at 61, COVENTRY RD, PAILTON and went to this school. My best friend was Christine Bakewel that lived at No. 34. My Dad died in our house when I was 2 weeks off 11 and he is buried in the church in Monks ...Read more

A memory of Monks Kirby by Angela Bolton

I was evacuated during the war to Brynhoffnant with my brother. We lived in Fulham, London. My brother and I were parted, he stayed just up the road to where I was. I went to stay in the Police Station in ...Read more

A memory of Brynhoffnant in 1942 by June Taffurelli

I lived in Southend from 1944 to 1945 in Cheltenham Avenue off York Road. The boating lake (now Adventure Land) was always an attraction to us, we sailed boats before they open the lake for rowing boats. I first began to row ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1945

I attended Leigh Boys Grammar from Sept 1944 to 1950/51. I cycled from Culcheth to Butts Bridge then along the Canal towpath to School. There were still a few horse drawn barges then. Friends at School were Bill ...Read more

A memory of Leigh in 1944 by Malcolm Atherton

My name used to be Sue Dear and I was born in the Midland Hotel. My family had been there for 4 generations - my Grandma was Grace Cook and she was the licensee. My aunt Sybil ran a Driving School from there called ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 1950 by Sue Brown

I was born in Dordan, Warwickshire and moved to Hurley when I was 3 years old. From that point in my life I can honestly say I had a wonderful childhood whilst growing up in the ...Read more

A memory of Hurley in 1961 by Philip Wiggin