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My family's houses were situated next door to the chapel. In fact part of the chapel was built on what was some of our land. Family name was Chambers and in the early 1900s my Great grandfather William was the village blacksmith. When ...Read more

A memory of Oscroft by carolannsmith777

I moved into Pillaton in 1950 at the age of 10 to a smallholding, High Kernock. It was a bit of a culture shock moving from Plymouth to a bungalow with no amenities at all but we got on fine. The viullage then had some amenities in the form ...Read more

A memory of Pillaton by josdave

I have memories of the former rail bridge at the bottom of Townhill Road. I remember the former fruit and veg shop in Townhill. I remember the former sweet shop just close to Townhill Primary School.

A memory of Townhill by matthewwilliamsimpson

These were good years amongst good people,although my memories of the school itself are rather mixed. I'm sure there are those out there who could add to my reminiscences. Some of the teachers at the time were 'Taffy' ...Read more

A memory of Worcester by gerr.quinn

My family lived in Crossender Road ,Crosby 1940-1948 There were KNIBBS Tennis Courts ( which was used by the US ARMY as a depot for some years during WW11) at the one end close to the railway line. At the other end of Crossender Road was ...Read more

A memory of Crosby by bob_hammond

I lived in Three Elm Lane, Golden Green, Kent and moved there in the 1950's and my parents left in the 1970's. As a child I went to Hadlow Primary School, Hadlow and then onto Hugh Christie, Tonbridge and yes I was also in the first ...Read more

A memory of Golden Green

I was born at 162 malmesbury road in a house that backed on to the goods yard and shunting yards associated with Stratford railway works..this location provided a battle ground fought over by the Loco drivers maintaining a head of ...Read more

A memory of Canning Town by g.olmit

I remember as a child moving into my parents 1st bought house it was 71 Lynn street west gorton heading onto redgate lane (which is still there today) and stoodley car auctions was built on this area and also there is a scrap yard ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by georgina4dave

I grew up in Noak Hill, living on the caravan site (Cummings Hall Lane) that was behind the Bear Pub on Noak Hill Road. There was a big long lane that ran up alongside the pub and I would sneak down there and through a gap in the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by dianebradley57

Growing up in the Queens drive, Bury lane estate. we would all gather as children and walk down chorleywood lane and toward the common, ending up at the Chorleywood road then crossing over into Solesbridge lane. The ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth by Gillian Cooper, Nee Roberts