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I have fond memories of living in Strone from 1969 to 1970, we lived in part of Dunselma castle, when John Risk, head of the CBI Scotland, owned it. One memory I have is rushing down to the shore to view the ...Read more

A memory of Strone by Alasdair Mac Lean

Hello Mark Waller, I came across your illuminating text when looking for information regarding Stubbington House in regard to my memoir, which I am currently writing. It's fascinating to read the other comments from ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by Peter Moore

I MET MY LATE WIFE KATH IN ARDWICK GREEN PARK, WHEN WE WERE KIDS, LITTLE DID I KNOW A FEW YEARS LATER, WE WOULD BE MARRIED, I PLACED SOME OF KATHS ASHES, IN ARDWICK GREEN PARK, WHEN SHE PASSED ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by Steve/Andy Anderson

Well, fancy that, that's awakened some memory cells! Until the age of 11 years I was raised in a poorer housing area of Belgrave, Leicester, which was all the housing that was available after the War in ...Read more

A memory of Leicester

My first memory of Ottershaw was the big freeze in the early 50's when, with a friend's help, I built a snow wall across Bousley Rise near to the top of the hill just before our house "Lintons". My father James Daborn [Jim] was not ...Read more

A memory of Ottershaw by tvsafrica

We lived at 18 Princes Road, Romford until we came to New Zealand in 1953. I'm not sure how long my parents lived there before I was born, but I presume it was a good long time. I went to Salisbury Road School, which ...Read more

A memory of Romford by Maureen Mobbs

I was brought up in Chelmsford in the 1960s, mum being Iris Evans, who grew up in Alexander Road, Burnham, her parents were Henry and May Deacon. We used to visit the grand parents and us kids would stay there for weeks holidays. ...Read more

A memory of Burnham-On-Crouch by Willsmers@Gmail.Com Willsmer

I lived in Wigpool after the Second World War with my new wife and baby son. There were no proper roads to the village, just mud tracks which became impassable in the winter for vehicles. This meant we had to ...Read more

A memory of Wigpool Common in 1948 by Colin Hall

I was raised in Broadway during the 1920s and 1930s. I had an idyllic childhood with freedom to explore the surrounding countryside including free access to the tower. I went to the village school and was in the church choir. ...Read more

A memory of Broadway in 1920 by Colin Hall

I remember visiting my Aunty Pat and all my cousins, they lived at the top of Wellhall Road just down from the old pictures opposite them. She had lots of girls, some blond, and one son, David or Michael I think, ...Read more

A memory of Eltham in 1960 by Alan Marks