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We moved to Shalford's new country estate "Somersbury Drive" as a young family from Eltham in London in 1959. My parents said that when they first saw Shalford there were still cows grazing on the village green. For them it ...Read more

A memory of Shalford in 1963

I remember being in a large austere Victorian mansion across the field from Serota, that was a modern building. Windermere had a large winding staircase and in the playroom there was a rocking horse. I remember playing in ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield

I attended Sedgeford County Primary School from 1962 to 1966. The Headmaster was a Mr Johnson, extremely nice man, and his daughter Catherine was in my class. My best buddy was David Murphy who I think has subsequently gone to ...Read more

A memory of Sedgeford in 1962 by Jonathan Ratcliff

Opposite Deans Gardens was a little 2nd hand electrical and record shop. It was about two shops down from Drayton Green Road. Previously it had been on the other side of the road opposite the Wimpy Bar. There ...Read more

A memory of West Ealing by Nick Beard

I am researching my family tree. My grandfather and five of his siblings were born in North London between 1854 and 1874. However, the census shows that two of his siblings, a brother and sister were born in Seaton in 1858 & 1859. I am ...Read more

A memory of Seaton by sonia

My memory of the Baths was getting up at 6.30am to get there for the First Session at 7am. I would swim until 8am then either ride on my bike or walk along the Seafront and Mainsforth Terrace, past the Coal Staithes to ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Carew in 1951 by Dennis Robinson

In the row of cottages on Pill Creek mentioned by Malcolm Macmeikan lived "old Searle" who built small boats in a shed on the quay on the opposite side of the creek. At age 11 or 12, I painted one of them, a rowing boat called ...Read more

A memory of Feock in 1930 by Philip Woodward

At Bandon Hill Primary School in Wallington we have a plaque to commemorate the death of one of our teachers in WW1. Walter Norman Welton was killed on 26th June 1916 in France and this ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by abaxter9

No doubt at all about this location. The Facility was renovated after the neglect of 5 years of war, but was never very popular. One had to pay to use the swimming pool, but the ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Bay by julian

Never had any direct connection with Alciston but have known it since my teens in the early 1960s and have visited many times over the years. What caught my interest is that the village has stayed relatively unchanged in the 20th ...Read more

A memory of Alciston by William Lovell