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I was born in Merthyr Tydfil but my grandparents lived in Rees Terrace. My grandfather, Hugh Price Watkins, was the St John Ambulance driver for the pits. I lived and went to school in Llanbradach for about three months ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach in 1940 by Lionel Drew

I lived in Bushey and then in Oxhey Village for all of my childhood, first in Aldenham Road, and then in Oxhey Avenue, and later in Villiers Road. In the early 70's I was living in Oxhey Avenue and my friend Annette lived in Woodwaye ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1974 by Jackie Brewer

I was born at the hospital in Shorncliffe but lived first in the 'stone block' then in the tin town bungalows at Reachfields. All of the army families who lived there were happy as the bungalows were comfortable. Reachfieds was on ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1959 by Kathryn Anson

Way back in the late 1930s and early 1940s I lived in Westgate Crescent and used to walk the length of Bower Way every day to Cippenham school, carrying my gas mask in a cardboard box. I used to be friends with Tony Rimmer who lived in ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1940 by Nial Reynolds

My Bailiff ancestors came from Askham. My g.g. grandfather Christopher's sister, Elizabeth, 1801, married William Henry Leech, 1795, whose father John Langton Leech, 1761, died in Askham and was the Vicar at Askham. Christopher's ...Read more

A memory of Penrith

I remember Barkers well, I used to play with one of the sons of the brothers that ran it; I bought my first adult bicycle from them (a Triumph, which I think was part of Raleigh). One of the family ran the taxi firm outside the station and was I think, captain of Three Bridges Cricket Club.

A memory of Three Bridges by David Randall

I hope this doesn´t distress anyone - that is not my intention, but does anyone recall the name of the young boy from east view who shot himself ? The reason I ask is, that for many years I lived and played there and hung out ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1976 by Jack Hayward

I attended Poole Grammar from 1956-64, and saw your house almost daily. The school then was almost opposite the house, it was torn down when the Seldown Bridge was built. The school was very overcrowded so we used the park in our lunch break.

A memory of Poole in 1960 by Malcolm Thomason

We hired a riverside chalet called 'La Dak' on the Martham side of the river, there were two families sharing. I remember there was no car access to the chalet so we had to park the cars next to the bridge ...Read more

A memory of Potter Heigham in 1968 by Mike Atherley

My father was a bobby in the village from 1948 to 1958. I attended Williton C of E Primary school from 1950/6 and recall the Headmaster was a Mr White, and some of the teachers were Miss Chilcott, Mrs Treble and Mr ...Read more

A memory of Williton by John Mills