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Hi Chris, How wonderful to hear from you after all these years, I had a lot of happy memories of Stubbington, but not so much of Hurn Court which I couldn't leave fast enough, there was a lot of bullying at that school, but it was a ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by paul.mercer01

My name is John Kilby,and I lived in 63 Sydney Road at the beginning of World war 2-it belonged to my grand oarent who had bought it for 800 poumds in 1926 I think.I am 85 now,but my memory is still pretty ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by jk260635

In 1955, aged 12 years old, I clearly remember visiting North Devon with my father - we toured the district traveling on an old two stroke Francis Barnet - we stayed bed and breakfasting with 'Percy' who lived close to Woody Bay - My ...Read more

A memory of Kentisbury Ford by Alan Young

Was the year my family moved from Acton to Earldom Road, Putney, where we lived at number 10 (cost £5500 in 1963!). I have so many memories that I really don't know where to begin! The rag and bone man and his ancient horse trundling up our street, ...Read more

A memory of Putney by andrewrg

My name is David Thomas. I was born in 1938, in Plymouth, but my parents lived in Warren Road in Kingsbridge. Next door lived Billy Maddick, and I would go there to listen to 'Dick Barton, Special Agent' because I was ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbridge by paintpal

We, the Brown Family from Wembley Middlesex spent two wonderful holidays with Mrs Robbins on the front at Instow. Mrs Robbins had been our neighbour at Lonsdale Avenue Wembley before returning to her native Devon ...Read more

A memory of Instow by Jennifer Keen Nee Brown

Hullo Folks from Richard Starling here in N Devon Born in Victoria Street, Hemsworth in 1948, I must thank folk from my birthplace for my community and working values. I'm able to enjoy a prosperous retirement thanks to ...Read more

A memory of Hemsworth by richard.starling

Wayne’s comment made me re-read my piece and I was driven to expand. This is St Gile’s Church. My parents were baptised and married here in 1937 and I was baptised and then confirmed by Mervyn Stockwood here. To ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman

I attended the school I had a brilliant time I was the 1965 school boy shot put champion and east Devon champion . I was a bit of a wild boy Robert Hildred

A memory of Axminster by hildredbasil

I lived on Longmoor Lane, 101, and have fond but distant memories of the 50's and 60's. There were still stables for the canal tow horses at the foot of the bridge crossing the canal in Sandiacre town centre. I played with ...Read more

A memory of Sandiacre by Alan Hickman