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From the end of WWII until Sept 1957, my parents rented rooms in one of the houses in Banbury St that still stands. I was five when we moved to Surrey but have vivid memories of the house. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Tania Crosse

I grew up in Darlington apart from two years when we lived in Shildon. I can remember being put in one of the rubbish bins on the High Row by a boy called Peter Leaf probably for being cheeky. I can also remember when I was little going ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1962 by Anthea Mulhatton

Sad boat accident Monday morning 26th March 1877 at Ryton. There were two brothers named Scott who lived in a house on Ryton Island, this was just below Moor Court. (You can read about this in my other stories). The brothers had ...Read more

A memory of Ryton

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

I used to work at Heathrow and after early shift I sometimes made my way in my mini van to the aquadrome. I would hire a metal rowing boat and row and just drift. How wonderful was that. This was around 1970. Afterwards I would walk around the lake and perhaps go to the Swiss Coffee House.

A memory of Rickmansworth by Nick Beard

Have very fond memories of attending St Paul's between 1975-78. Lovely old building-with corridor names like Pepper Row and Long Gallery. Had men's accommodation up until 1978 with ladies were given the top floor-a revelation at the time.Great times.

A memory of Cheltenham by Kev Hodge

I was born opposite J Wareham's corner shop (on the corner of Fortescue Road) and went to Heatherland's Junior School in Cromwell Road. Where Cromwell Road joined Albert Road there was a cobblers on one corner and a second hand shop ...Read more

A memory of Parkstone by Barry White

My sister was born in March 1960. We children, the four of us aged 9yrs, 10 yrs, 11 yrs 12 yrs had to go and stay with an Auntie and Uncle on the Estate In Twydall. We helped out, and I remember we had to go and shop with our ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham

I remember living in george st west on the new rows I can remembet the shops there were lots ; the co-op walter wilsons where my aunt worked there was a tv shop post office; sparks shop tben another I cant remember the name then bottom ...Read more

A memory of Coundon by johndobe01

My name is Geoffrey Pidd, I was born in Hope Hospital in 1944 and lived in Devonshire Road until 1952. Devonshire Road lead to a small enclave of six roads some cobbled and some, as was Devonshire, of compressed cinder/dirt. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by geoffpidd