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I have an old family photo posed in front of Pangbourne Mill on 4/9/1899. It includes the entire Stone family including my great grandfather and my grandfather (as a young boy). My grandfather, Edmund ...Read more

A memory of Pangbourne in 1890 by Matthew Stone

Memories! I grew up on Merryfields Avenue and I can remember this like it was yesterday, only the shop fronts were different. Back in the 70's I used to have an evening paper round from the newsagents. I always recall on a ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1974 by Dave Pardy

My mother is Olwen Jones (nee Haigh) of the old post office in Bodorgan from 1937 to 1953 when she got married to Vivian Madoc Jones of Newborough. Her parents Randolph and Janet Haigh ran the post office from 1937 ...Read more

A memory of Bodorgan by Alison Scott

My friend lived in the caretakers flat ,'Lingley', (not shown in photo). We used to go to the 'Tech Dances' which were held once a month in the winter months. We were all members of the Parish Youth Club, our summer evenings ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1956 by Deanna Sycamore

I was born in 1950, Stephens was my maiden name. With my two brothers Bob & Barry, we lived in Bradfield Drive next door to Grahame Scott who was in the Tremeloes, before they were sort of famous. Remember the swings in Maysbook Park, ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Pat Lumsdale

I could not think of a better place to spend my early years than overlooking the old reservoir. My grandmother's timber cottage was one of eight built long ago, probably to house estate workers. Each cottage appeared ...Read more

A memory of Elstree by John Gates

So far as I know never was called Oxford Street its always been called Oxford road. My grandfather also Frank, met my grandmother, Dora, when they both worked for Macilroys before the Great War. I believe Macilroys was the large ...Read more

A memory of Reading by Frank Waddom Brown

I used to live at North Lodge, which I believe is now a Barclays Bank. I went to school at St Francis in Crawley, then to Collyers in Horsham, then to Ifield Grammar School. I moved to Canada in 1959, and have been here ever since. ...Read more

A memory of Three Bridges in 1953 by Al (Alfred) Manzoli

Me and all my mates had many hours and plenty of fun playing in the woods. Best friends; Jimmy Peers, Terry Orr, Alex Maxwell, Mike Smith and many more. Could not wait to get home from school to have a ...Read more

A memory of Speke in 1959 by Billy Flanagan

I can remember going to the shop almost everyday (I was born in 1967) with my mother, Gillian Boyland (nee Channon). I used to sit on the steps opposite where a lady by the name of Mrs Gill used to live. Mrs Marsh was the ...Read more

A memory of West Monkton in 1967 by Kate Reed (Nee;Boyland)