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Living in the beautiful countryside, 1963 till 1968 . Looking after the wonderful children . I remember the lake , pushing the children in the proms to the top of the hill to Mrs wains little house where she sold sweets x great memories

A memory of Pallotti Hall by Margaret Watchorn

I was sent to this place in the mid 50s to recover after being treated for T B , I would be around 6 years old,and being from a village type environment and having no father or siblings this establishment came as a complete shock. I ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by Alan Billing

Hi. My name is Elisabeth. Just came across your post. Margaret Hillier was my god mother although sadly I don't remember her. I was born gywnne Road in battersea. Family name was Hill. Margaret must of been close to my mum and dad for them to ask her.

A memory of Battersea by Elisabeth Thompson

My mother Eileen and her brother Ian Carter were evacuated to Great West Farm, Quethiock in 1940. Here are her memories of that time:- On June 16th 1940 we were evacuated from Marvels Lane School, Grove Park, London SE12 ...Read more

A memory of Quethiock by Mark Lambert

I remember Stanford Dingley when the cottages existed opposite Dumbledore on Jennets hill, they used the water pump opposite. A fire destroyed the semi-detached house opposite where Casey Court now stands. There was a post office half ...Read more

A memory of Stanford Dingley

My siblings and I were all born at Weir maternity hospital in Balham, we lived on Mandrake road and we all went to Fircroft primary school opposite our house. I was at Fircroft from 1976-1982. Mr. Chaimings was the headmaster then, Mr ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Sylvia Amoah

My memory was triggered by the person writing about the Constitutional Camp's hall/ballroom building being burnt down. At the time I was attending the Primary School in the village and we could see the smoke and flames from ...Read more

A memory of Hopton on Sea by Caron Hunt

I'm always alone on these sunny hills. In this dream, it's always sunny and bright. There only huts on the hills stone huts but they're so small. And I've got my own big green house as well that is full of a few plants... Not a ...Read more

A memory of Sunny Hill

Tosh and I and easy pickings Hi everyone, It's me again with the continuation of my wee story. I was taken by surprise how many people liked and responded to the ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

I was five years old in 1953 and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the first vivid memory I have of my childhood. We lived at Midway, Cold Ash Hill, the major road through the village. Dressed as a pirate with silver buckles on ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith