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I went with my parents, brother and sister to live at Beech Cottage in the grounds of the big house named The Villa. We went there to escape the bombing at Wallasey (Liverpool). I was four at that time and we stayed there ...Read more

A memory of Crosby Garrett in 1930 by Gillian Currie

To be honest the year is a little vague to me now, but it would have been around the mid-fifties that I have my first memories of Rectory Cottage. I was brought up in England, but my father John Elwyn was born there and my ...Read more

A memory of Llangattock in 1956 by Russell Williams

My name is Carol Kemp nee Joyce and I was born along the links in a cottage there back in 1944. My mother was called Edna Pile and her mother was Mamie Pile, my Gran, who lived in Amble all her life. I have very fond memories of ...Read more

A memory of Amble in 1948 by Douglas Kemp

1948 - onwards. My Mother and her two cousins were brought up by their Aunt and Uncle as above and I spent all my childhood holidays with them. Great Aunt Liz was well known for her teas for visitors and ramblers from CHA Porlock. ...Read more

A memory of Culbone in 1948 by Rose Marie Davies

Back in 1944 then being 13 years of age I was admitted into the Cottage Hospital in Epsom to have my tonsils removed. I recall at the time the only other person in the ward was a soldier at the far end of the ward, who each time the pretty ...Read more

A memory of Epsom in 1944 by John Forder

I lived in Goldsithney and used to go fishing with the Allans, Jeff and David and the son of Mr Murray a French teacher at Humphrie Davy. My cousins lived just 50 yards from the Allans and were called Tamblyn. We all ...Read more

A memory of Prussia Cove in 1961 by Keith Prole

I remember going to visit Granny and Grandad Green every Sunday mornign with my father, Geoffrey Green. When out visit was over, usually I was allowed a 'treat' from the shop that Granny Green ran. We would go ...Read more

A memory of Hurstbourne Tarrant in 1963 by Diana Peckham

I think this cottage is the one to the right of the bus shelter.

A memory of West Overton

Hi, I am trying to find any info on my family history in Frimley, does anyone know of brothers Edward George Parker (born 1902), Frederick William Parker (born 1900), and cousin William Parker (born 1910)? They lived in the ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1910 by thedaveparker

There is a long line of us 'Bartrams' living and working in Cromer. I myself was born in East Runton 1956, although at the time my parents Bernard and Mary lived in Gas Works Cottage, Cromer. We moved to Lynwood Road, Cromer in 1957. My ...Read more

A memory of Cromer by Phil Bartram