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I was one of many children evacuated from Balham, London to Turners Hill on 3rd Sept 1939. My first billet was 106 Lion Lane, which at that time was the village sweetshop. How lucky was that. It was owned by Mr & Mrs Terry. ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1930 by Edward Gunner

Hi this is a stab in the dark but maybe someone will know of something. My Nanna was a small girl during the war. She was born Annie Elizabeth Gordon in 1935 in Gateshead. Her and her older brother, Luke ...Read more

A memory of Cefn Hengoed in 1940 by Gav Liddle

I was sent to MBS in 1972 because i refused to go to school. All i did in my early days there was abscond. Hated the place!!! Full of bullies, if you were small or timid in Mobberley you were a target. The staff were even worse ...Read more

A memory of Mobberley by edwinparker57

I've just received an e-mail from Ray Cooke today 29/2/2016, i have been in touch with him before and we did remember more or less the same things and people in the home, so after his e-mail i decided to have another look at this site, it ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by Stephen Gilbride

I was born and lived in Hengist Road opposite Collindale Ave near Brook Street and the Rec as we called it, I'm Tony Messum and I shared with my Brother Michael, and Sister Patricia and my buddies were ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath by thekentishman

I was in there at least twice. I was about 11yrs old. I was in for bed wetting. Don't know why it was necessary? I have some bad memories but I also met some nice people as well. I recall a nurse called sister Hartley. When ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea

When I was about nine years old, the family doctor discovered a very bad case of tonsillitis. "Better have them removed as soon as possible." he tersely told my mother. With a brand new National Health in place, I was placed into Great ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by barnacle.roy

I have a small book on the history of this area and there is a photograph of the viaduct at Winlaton Mill being built about 1864. It reminded me of something my ...Read more

A memory of Rowlands Gill by Catherine Cowing

I lived with my grandparents in the late 1940s at 201 Carlisle road Ferniegair, known as the huts which was opposite the gatehouse to the duke of Hamilton estate.My ...Read more

A memory of Ferniegair by eddieallsopp

I was master of small coaster loading molasses for London. The landlord was a Canadian army veteran who had a badly injured shoulder. He was sniped at by a German 88, quite a big gun, at Bergen op Zoom. Rumour also had it ...Read more

A memory of Cantley in 1958 by David Ingham