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I was living at Bishopstoke and working as a lad at Cunliff Owen Aircraft during that cold war time winter when a friend that lived in Fair Oak told me that Fishers pond was frozen over and people were skating on it.  I ...Read more

A memory of Fisher's Pond in 1943 by Frederick Cannock

I was an evacuee in Middlestown in WWII, from East London. The first time was with my Mother and we were billeted in a small cottage which backed on to a barn belonging to a farm run by Mr and Mrs Cowan. We were there for approximately a ...Read more

A memory of Middlestown in 1943 by Derek Ettridge

My family lived at Bracken Lodge on the Little Common in the late 1950's Is Bracken Lodge still a little smallholding ? Bracken Lodge was rather spooky. We had many strange experiences while living there. In short - it was haunted!! ...Read more

A memory of Thundersley in 1956 by michael.cockerill

I remember Port Regis very well, I stayed there as a child. It was a convalescent home then for girls. The nuns used to take us down to the beach every Wednesday afternoon - Kingsgate beach that is. Though it is 40-some odd years ago I ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1956 by Ann Venters

My Grandad, George Creasey Allen, and my Nana Allen married and settled in South Norwood in 1899. They lived at Addison Road before renting a house at 32 Apsley Road. Grandad got a job at Creasey's ...Read more

A memory of South Norwood in 1900 by John Howard Norfolk

Upon leaving the primary school in North Cadbury, we were asked the big question. Well, the big question for an 11 year old. "What do you want to be doing when you are older?" My answer to this, was that I would like to be ...Read more

A memory of North Cadbury in 1982 by Joe Jenkins

The public house now known as the Three Trees, was originally the old farmhouse and behind it was the barns of the farm which we used to play in. This was the short cut from my house to Chandlers the sweet shop. We got into the ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley by Susan Bailey

Was called Station Hotel when I was young. Searle Street, ran between the hotel and shop a short unmade lane. I was born at no 9.

A memory of Bracknell in 1945 by Deidre Parry

My grandparents, Albert and Marjorie Walker, moved into the Red Lion in 1954. Following my grandfather's death in 1967 my grandmother continued as landlady until her retirement in ...Read more

A memory of Lowick Bridge in 1954 by Angela Athersmith

I lived in bagby from the age of 5 months, from 1934 to 1942/3 My father was Police Constable Jim Conway and we lived in the house next to Bells Cattle transporters. I went to the school there and also attended the church ...Read more

A memory of Bagby in 1930 by Sylvia Fayers