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to right of picture is a sign pointing to fen alley or jetty saying to FEN ALLEY and Yaxley Foot road one house out of 13 is still left in alley no10 this was Woolner family they sold fruit Mr Ward had haulage yard ...Read more

A memory of Stilton by Richard Sturman

When very young I used to go with my father to the huge allotments opposite the parade of shops in Wrotham Road. It was always on a Sunday when the hut shop was open for the sale of seed, fertiliser and garden ...Read more

A memory of Welling by Bernard Schofield

So many hours of reading here in this library. The children's section was in the main door and to the right served by the 2 windows shown on the ground floor. I recall taking out every Arthur Ransome title ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Chris Scott

My Dad did his army training adjacent to Baglan during WW2. The hastily built barracks did not have enough bathroom facilities and asked local residents for permission for soldiers to have a bath in their houses. A super-kind ...Read more

A memory of Baglan

I n 1965 my parents retired to Saltash and my father built himself a small boat. As it was moored off the end of the garden. He looked around for a dingy to get to and fro and eventually found one in Gunnislake. Guess who got the ...Read more

A memory of Gunnislake by Chris Scott

I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill

Post Office and shop on the left. Mrs. Cornwall was the Postmistress. On the right is a lovely tree next to the Blacksmith's cottage, which was cut down for a new house later on. Lovely empty street here. Wonder who the child is?

A memory of Wilburton by Sandra Shaw

in 1944 we were taken to St Agnes, me, my two sisters and my mum. I was only 5 years old. They put us in the hotel Driftwood Spars, St Agnes. I went to school there, I can't remember the name of it. My mum worked in the pub in the ...Read more

A memory of St Agnes by Marie Sparkes

I was born in Steyning in 1954. My father was a police constable and at only 2/3 months old we moved to the 'police station' in Whiterock Place in Southwick. The station consisted of 2 large semidetached houses with large ...Read more

A memory of Southwick by Liz Burchell

At the age of 13 I suffered a nervous breakdown due to problems at home. It was decided by my doctor to send me away from home to give me a break. My mother took me to a mainline station in London where I was handed over ...Read more

A memory of Shiplake by Wi Taylor