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My husband's great grandma, Nora Drummond, was born at Castle Howard in 1897, so was her mother, Mary. Not sure of her maiden name yet. Nora's father was George, siblings were Alfred and Margaret Drummond. Thank you, Lisa Brett x

A memory of Castle Howard by Lisa Thomas

'The Stream' ! We always have called it 'the brook' - Broughton Brook, and still do. However, the brook is in fact a tributary to the River Soar, it may in fact actually be the River Soar but simply not ...Read more

A memory of Broughton Astley in 1930 by Reuben Reynolds

I was born in Ilkley in Sept. 1940, my parents first residing at Ben Rhydding. After my birth we moved to a house in Valley Drive, living next door I recall to a lady called Miss Booth. From our rear garden we ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley by John Goodacre

We moved from Willesden in London to Kingrichards Road, Leicester when I was 5 yrs old in 1965. I went to King Richards Infants with my brother, Wayne. The building I think was something to do with a church, I think, an old ...Read more

A memory of Leicester in 1965 by Tina Mile

We lived briefly in Ferndale Crescent (nr 35). This was defined as Uxbridge then but the boundaries were never quite clear and have become even more blurred with the march of time. It must have been around '57 when we moved in and the ...Read more

A memory of Cowley in 1957 by Philip Cousins

My husband and I were married at St Margaret's Church in January 1970, we were married by the REV ROXBOUGH, he was a very gentle man and he and his wife moved to Devon in the 80s or there abouts. We went ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1970

I was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, but then lived in one of the cottages, I think which was called Scragg's Farm in Cowden, Kent. My parent's, Frank and Beatrice, are of Italian heritage and worked as housekeeper and ...Read more

A memory of Chiddingstone in 1964 by Rose Anne Falcone

This picture is taken from the roundabout at the junction of Moorside road and Woodsend Road. The Shopping Centre featured on another of these photographs is behind the photographer and to the right, about 150m away. The shop just ...Read more

A memory of Flixton in 1965 by Roger Hare

Curzon cinema just peeping in at the right. I failed to learn to swim here, also while a pupil at Wellacre (1953-1959).

A memory of Flixton in 1953 by Roger Hare

I am trying to locate my great grandfathers house in Rotherfield. The house was called Ross and it was located in Yew Tree Hill. I can find neither - has Yew Tree Hill changed it's name and likewise has the house changed names ...Read more

A memory of Rotherfield in 1940 by Amanda Bhatia