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I did put some pictures here that i took myself but some one who will be nameless took them off i also had other photos here but they were also taken off those photos were mine i took them and posted them so why oh why were they taken off my page ???

A memory of Stonebyres in 1930 by Alexander (Alistair) Hannah

This photo was taken at the time I was at Shooter's Hill GS and my stepfather was stationed here as it was the HQ for the RAEC (Royal Army Education Corps). As officer's family we occasionally visited the Palace, which had then an ...Read more

A memory of Eltham in 1960 by Dylan Rivis

I lived at no. 11 Elmwood Cottages from 1950-58 with my parents, brother and sister and have fond memories of the village. We used to collect blackberries to sell to a man with a van who parked on the triangle which is just ...Read more

A memory of Oakley in 1955 by Pauline Heywood (Was Page)

The moment this photo was taken I was most probably working in the projection room at the Ambo'.I would love to know what film was being shown. I started at the cinema when I was 12 years old,stoking the boilers and being a ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1955 by David Morris

I searched for Grenville Hotel, Bude and found this site. I was reading my grandmother’s travel diary. She visited the hotel in June of 1951 and reported: “Very ...Read more

A memory of Bude

My beautiful grandmother was just that and hailed from Woodhouse Eaves or so I think. I am trying to find history regarding my family and found this site which may be useful. I remember Grandma talking of her past, ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves in 1947 by Doreen Stone

I have loads of memories of village life as a kid. I was born in 1961 and still live on the Bonk. I will probably die here as well. There were many old characters back then. Iron Bates the vegetable cart man (did some boxing ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay in 1969 by Philip Burgess

1940-1953 I was born on Great West Road...my first memories are of all the bombs dropping during the war & I can remember most of the shops there & on Vicarage Farm Rd. I went to Springwell School, after coming back from ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Peggy Roberts

I was born in the large house behind the van in June of 1932. At that time it was a private maternity home run by a Midwife called Nurse Bailey. My maternal grandparents lived in Plumtree Cottage, which is on the left of the photo ...Read more

A memory of Preesall in 1930 by John Isles

I believe the date of this photo is more like 1959, possibly 1960. Why? Because the second car down in the foreground is my father's. It would be parked outside No. 89 which is the second visible property (semi det). I was born in Feb ...Read more

A memory of Blurton in 1960 by Christopher Boden