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My Mothers parents owned this house ,i remember a post card of it but lost in time, was great to find this photo.there surname christmas, mother was born boxing day.

A memory of Windlesham by Richard Druce

My grandfather owned a house in Charthouse Road, Ash Vale. It was the last house on the left. My mother grew up in this house along with two brothers and two sisters until she was married. When the grandparents ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by pat.suckling

Reading some of the uses that this grand old building has been put to over the decades, brought back memories of my earlier years in the 1960's where the Abbey buildings frequently featured. Probably the first visit I was not ...Read more

A memory of Daventry

I was born in Southwell in 1955. In Easthorpe. I still go for walks around town i will be 62 this year. I would love to move back but the cost of houses are to much My first taste of beer was in the Portland. No longer there. I use to go to ...Read more

A memory of Southwell by jwkkkkkkkkkk

I lived in South Wellfield just outside Whitley Bay in the years listed above. Despite being something of a mongrel in terms of heritage I always look upon the town and area as my true home. Although being probably conceived in ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by Neil Johnson

I lived in Hurst in 1963 and my mother ran the Post office stores. now converted into a house opposite the pub in Davis St.I remember many of the customers names and my mother used to deliver the grocery orders in her morris minor all ...Read more

A memory of Hurst by vjthorogood61

The posting by Edwin has brought back many memories of the1940's. I know exactly the locations described in his "memory". The hut was owned and operated by Johnny Irvine. Johnny only had the use of one arm, but could wrestle big ...Read more

A memory of Ferniegair by asbell

Hi, my name is William John Maunder and I am 81 years old and my first memory of Turnchapel is the early years of the WW2 . At the time I was living at Crownhill at that time on the outskirts of Plymouth, today day near B&Q ...Read more

A memory of Turnchapel

Those of you who are familiar with Surrey history of the 20th century will not fail to have heard of Brooklands Race Circuit (1909-39). At a later date, possibly post war, what was known as Brooklands House became a College. My ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by kewisha

In the background beside the chapel was the house i grew up in,called, Meadow Lea which obviously had a large meadow as the main area in front of the bungalow before my mother sold a plot of land for a bungalow below ( which was not built in ...Read more

A memory of Gweek by anthonywoods2001