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Busk Crescent
Late in 1945 my parents moved to 25 Busk Crescent, in Cove. The house was on top of a hill and overlooked the Farnborough airfield. From the front bedroom you could see aircraft landing on the runway. The house was one of a string of ...Read more
A memory of Cove in 1945 by
1951 1979 Life In Aldbrough St John
Reading Carol's memories brings to mind a lot of happy times in the village, especially the bus shelter and phone box. We managed to make up a lot of our own entertainment, especially the 'village youth ...Read more
A memory of Aldbrough St John in 1972 by
Burrow Hill School
My name is Roger Hibbard from Staveley, Derbyshire, I was at Burrow Hill School from Easter 1952 to Easter 1953. I went there because at that time I suffered from severe asthma but I was never ill once during the wonderful ...Read more
A memory of Frimley Green in 1952 by
Sittingbourne To Australia
My name is Margaret. I was born in Park Road, Sittingbourne on 18.4.45. My parents were Flossie and Cyril Neaves. My dad worked as a machine man in the Sittingbourne paper mills and my mum worked fruit picking in the ...Read more
A memory of Sittingbourne in 1971 by
Living In Chilton
My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. At ...Read more
A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by
Horney Common As A Child
I was born in London in 1938. When war broke out the following year my father sent my mother and myself down to Devon but soon after that he, and many of his regimental colleagues in the Army, rented a large country ...Read more
A memory of Horney Common in 1940 by
Raf Radar At Inverbervie
I was based in Inverbervie from March 1957 till March 1958 with 977 Signals Unit of the Royal Air Force. 977 SU operated radar from an underground site on the hill a couple of miles north of the village. Height finding ...Read more
A memory of Inverbervie in 1957 by
Rayne In 1950 1960
I was born in Rayne and in the 1950s.I have fond memories of being able to play various sports in the road at School Road with my brother Peter and friend Richard Dodd, gaining a few more players as word got around! We used to mark ...Read more
A memory of Rayne by
The Old Days
Hi, I am Linda Atkinson, nee Halford, I was brought up on the Gypsy Lane estate, attending Woodhouse Junior school and remember the carnivals/parades held on the village green. My best friends were Nancy and Maria Churms, and Lynne ...Read more
A memory of Normanton by
Photos Of The House I Grew Up In On Crown Road
My brother Don Quarterman sent me to this web site. What an amazing collection of photographs! So I have to talk about two that show the house we grew up in, Mulberry Cottage. The earlier one shows ...Read more
A memory of Wheatley in 1953 by
Captions
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At this point the main Leominster to Hereford road starts to climb the steep hill. Stagecoaches would have been forced to stop here to pay their toll at the toll house overlooking the junction.
Another fine artist buried here is William (Bill) Brunel, a photographer who was noted for his fine pictures of motor car racing.
On the right is the glass front and the lantern of Hill's Public Hall, now Mackay's.
Here Nailsworth is seen from the 'W', the zigzag hill road linking it to Box village. By 1900 the 'Pepperpot Church' has been replaced by St George's as we know it today.
Traders enjoyed brisk business here - they include the busy Choc Box, an amusement arcade, the Cabin Tea Rooms and a beachwear outlet.
The Statute or 'Statty Fair' was a hiring fair for farm servants that took place on 3 September under the control of the Bailiff.
On Mrs Grevill's death in 1942, the estate was willed to the National Trust and became their Southern Area Office. General Sir E Hamley was another who was afraid of an imminent invasion.
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