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I was born in London, moved to Oak Tree Villas at Newton Poppleford in Devon at 9 months. Jean Bastin lived on one side and Brian Pring on the other, with Mrs Harrison the church organist in the fourth house, ...Read more

A memory of Newton Poppleford in 1930 by David Page

We have just bought a cottage here in North End and I am immersing myself in the wonderful history of the place. It looks nearly the same as it did all those years ago. Does anyone know when these cottages were built? I am like a ...Read more

A memory of Higham Ferrers in 2009

At 3 p.m. on Saturday 10th July 1965 I married Tony. Our marriage was conducted by Thomas Stanley Archer (Curator) of St Michael's Church. At the time I was living in The Cottages, Littlethorpe (now demolished) but had previously lived ...Read more

A memory of Cosby in 1965

I have many childhood memories of Mevagissey. My parents bought a cottage in Cliff Street, Mevagissey during the late 1950s. We used it as a holiday home until 1965 when my father retired from designing Colt Houses (all timber ...Read more

A memory of Mevagissey in 1969 by John Hilder

My great-great-great-grandfather JOSEPH FLETCHER Esq lived at Kay Moss Farm (as it was called then), now known as Key Moss. He is buried along with 3 of his children who died young and 1 daughter Ellen at St Paul's ...Read more

A memory of Witherslack in 1870

My husband's family were conned into selling their grandfather's cottage, he was the local molecatcher, John Henry Scott.(I wonder if he was born on the wrong side of the blanket! - as the name of the local gentry was also Scott.) The ...Read more

A memory of Bellerby in 1958 by Carol Steele

I was born at 228 Springhill Cottages, Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw in 1939. I don't remember anything about Beckwithshaw as we moved to North Shields and lived at 3 Vickarage Street for a while,then came back to live at 23 Brunswick ...Read more

A memory of Beckwithshaw in 1930 by Muriel Grasso/Nee Currie

I have just read the article written by Ethel Jones in 2008. It brought so many happy memories back for me. When I moved to Ironbridge I went to live at 79 Waterfall Cottage, Boweryard. It was 1946 and I was 10 months old. I ...Read more

A memory of Ironbridge in 1946 by Josie Crawford Nee Hurley

I was born in Broken Cross and went to the old infant school when Mrs. Richards, Miss Lomax and Mrs. Frith were the teachers there. I seem to remember school concerts being held round the corner in a building just ...Read more

A memory of Broken Cross in 1940

About 10 to 15 years ago I remember reading an article in the Sunday Post concerning a haunted cottage in Auldgirth. Apparently there was a considerable amount of poltergeist activity and eventually a clergyman was called in to ...Read more

A memory of Auldgirth