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One of the old houses - 'Gainsborough' was used as a doctors surgery in early 60's . the name lives on today with the Gainsborough doctors practice in Whitegrove Copse! Down a short lane off Church Road ( over the left shoulder of the ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell

Does anyone remember my grandmother, Mrs Florence maycock? She used to live in one of the beautiful cottages near the pub. I think they were very old and were painted black and white. I used to stay with her in the summer months and had ...Read more

A memory of Peatling Magna

Interesting to see Windermere Avenue mentioned. I lived at #57 Windermere from 1941 until I married in 1957. When we moved in and throughout the war, our house was 4th from the end of the avenue - the others were built after the war. Our ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by eewatts

I was enrolled was in 1969,we where only 2 Africans in the school.My best friends where Nicholas and Alan.Excursion where a very exciting time and the Mother Superior would put the fear of God in you just by looking at you.During ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by kobladorkenoo

When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s there was an old run down mansion across the road from Charles path,with stables in the grounds. Do you have more info about the family that used to live there

A memory of Chapelhall by philsomers008

I remember as a child moving into my parents 1st bought house it was 71 Lynn street west gorton heading onto redgate lane (which is still there today) and stoodley car auctions was built on this area and also there is a scrap yard ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by georgina4dave

Cabot Knewell, with wife Joan (nee Joan I Smith), was the master butcher at Graham House, 6 Broad Street, Boxford, from the mid 1940s to the 1970s. To the right is the Fleece. To the left, Riddlestons ...Read more

A memory of Boxford by clive

I didn't live in the town itself; we moved to Gwencole Crescent from Burgh Le Marsh, Lincs, in 1963 after my father followed up a work opportunity, advertised in the local press by English Electric at Whetstone. He was ...Read more

A memory of Braunstone Town by Colin

All my fathers family came from Ogmore Vale he moved to England but every summer we had our holidays in Ogmore ,i remember the Lymp and the ice cream parlour next door i used to go about with Dia Griggs Titch Gregory and frank and roger ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by cliffkeagle

I used to live st 30 Rogers Road and attended Richard Alibon school, my first teacher there was Mrs Rees a right strict woman, no talking in class she had a hard sharp face with greying blonde hair in a bun, Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham