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My mother, Mary Ellen Corrigan was born in Ballintempo, County Fermanagh in 1911. The family of 4 brothers and 6 sisters moved to Culliagh in 1927. I just visited both locations. The old house in Culliagh still stands. It is ...Read more

A memory of Culliagh in 2009

I was born at Drive Villa, Melbury Osmond in 1938, my parents coming both from London. But my father had a music shop in Yeovil. My memories of Melbury Osmond are very happy ones, we had a school then infants and juniors, ...Read more

A memory of Melbury Osmond by Diana Mitchell

My twin sister and me were brought up in Hixon from babies till we were about 10, we were known as the Taylor Twins. We first lived with our nan in the house that stands at the top of Smithie Lane and Featherbed Lane, we then moved into ...Read more

A memory of Hixon in 1954 by Trudy Allsop

I was born in 1952, and went to Bragar School. The headmaster was Mr McIver and teachers I remember were Mrs MacDonald (Carloway) and Mrs Mitchell (Shawbost). I used to cross the road to the shop up the hill, and also the ...Read more

A memory of South Uist in 1958 by Jean Mac Intyre

Uncle Tim owned the left side of Tremmor Cottage, next to St Nicolas Church, as a holiday home. He would let it out privately to friends and family. Subsequently he changed his holiday venue to the house next door - Firside ...Read more

A memory of Downderry in 1999 by Richard Pullin

I was born in Rettendon  in 1938.  My father (Ernest James Hazell) and mother ( Ellen Wiseman)  were both born in the village as were my maternal grandmother and great grandmother. As a child I remember watching aircraft flying home ...Read more

A memory of Rettendon by Keith Hazell

Aerial photo AFA77116TR: "Leiston from the Air 1959" Is a view taken looking toward the East and clearly showing the Garrett's "Bottom Works", which formed a large part of the town centre at that time. This very old facility, part ...Read more

A memory of Leiston in 1959 by Derek Stanbridge

Although I so far know little about it, the white house with the black beams was formerly the local shop. In the early 90's it was derelict and subsequently refurbished as a residential property. I purchased the property in February ...Read more

A memory of Castle Bromwich in 2007 by Richard Stokes

I went to Uplyme school from about 1958/59, I was about 8 years old, we lived in Combpyne and came to school by bus which we caught at Rousden.  My memories of the school are three sisters by the name of Taylor, one I think was ...Read more

A memory of Uplyme in 1958 by Sally Cundall

My great great grandparents arrived in Redmire in the 1840s or thereabouts.   This photo was taken in 1929 when my mother would have been about nine or ten.  She was born in Redmire in 1921 to George and Ellenor Miller who had five ...Read more

A memory of Redmire by Josiephine Bell