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My mother’s cousin, Gordon Ross, was the head gardener at Howden Dene in the ‘30s and ‘40’s, when the property was owned by the Straker-Smith family. I was born in 1934. During WW2 when sea-side holidays were difficult, my mother ...Read more

A memory of Howden Dene by p.wolstenholme

Getting in to Swanwick Hall Grammar School from Kilburn Junior School was an incredible surprise for me but I did OK all thanks to the amazing teachers there at the time and it set the scene for the rest of my life. It got me ...Read more

A memory of Swanwick by geoffkmc

For a small rural community Cold Ash was a busy village in the 1950s. Collins’ Farm, three shops, four pubs, a coal merchant, and two garages all provided local employment. In addition the Convent with its farm and ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

I went to Kingsley between 1956 and 1966 teachers I remember were ,Miss Edwards ,Miss Fowler , Miss Sparks , Miss Davies ,Miss Knight, MissStradling, Mrs Hayle, Miss Willett ,Miss Wise. Mrs Nicholson. I remember the house gardens (down the ...Read more

A memory of Horley by wishlanterns

Hi my grandparents lived in the house where the girl is standing - maybe my mother - I can't tell. There was a terrible fire that took out a lot of those houses and the ones behind. My grandparents lost almost all their belongings and had ...Read more

A memory of Chagford by brenda261238

This picture stirs memories, I stayed in two of the flats above the shops in the 70/80's, & also lived in a house in Merton Road, which is just around the corner from the library - now a betting shop. First, ...Read more

A memory of Malvern Link by bru.enzer

I'm trying to locate the house named Finchley, Minfford, Penrhyhydraeth can anyone help. This address is on a marriage certificate of Alice Mary Jones she married Charles Henry Tudor Parrish in 1920. Can anyone help please Kind regards Jeanette

A memory of Minffordd by Jeanette Scott

My parents bought the then new property of 14 little Bookham street sometime in the mid 1950's when I was a very young child. I went to school in East Horsley and one of my ...Read more

A memory of Little Bookham by lea.christopher

Nesbitt Dene (we knew it as Hart Dene) was a favourite place for we young lads in the 1950’s. We reached it by a footpath running alongside the Hart- Wellfield railway line. A beautiful and quiet spot with a stream ...Read more

A memory of Nesbitt Dene by kurtmoll62

I lived in langdale house in early 60's ,moved there from hanky park .went to regent road school all happy memories, we moved then up to little hulton in 63 I now live in warrington but I always say I'm a salford lad .stewart brooks

A memory of Salford by stewartbrooks15