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I remember Court Lodge very well and Knockholt as I wS in the children's home in 1964 I was 4 years old I can remember the couple who looked after us we had to call them mum n dad monrolly I think that's the name had a ...Read more

A memory of Knockholt by carinasop46

I am going back to the mid '70s here. I have found no reference to the lake anywhere, but it is not related to the Gurney Slade quarries. As a schoolboy, living in Shepton Mallet, I was keen on fishing. I ...Read more

A memory of Bruton by bru.enzer

I was born, during the Battle of Britain, at 8, Roan Street. Our back yard bordered St Alfege's churchyard. The house is not there any more because it had to be pulled down after the war. We had several 'near-hits' ...Read more

A memory of Greenwich by marionlangham

My family moved in to their new prefab in 1946when i was 5. I lived in no 5 James Street there.In 1947 i remember the very bad winter when we saw roofs of some of the prefabs being blown off, aand the snow was so ...Read more

A memory of Aberbargoed by lakeside_66

I went to Basildon Infant School in 1961. My first teacher was Mrs. Southgate, who left shortly after I started. I was very upset by this, but my new teacher, Mrs. Frith, was extremely kind and asked me to put the straws in the ...Read more

A memory of Basildon by gillianae

Born on the 4th January 1939 in 14 Council Cottages, son of Jack and Francis Cole and cared for by my Gran and Granddad who lived opposite, I had super baby years, although Dad was away fighting. I can vaguely remember ...Read more

A memory of Four Elms by John Cole

Aldershot County High in early 1950s I well remember the girls in my years. I started at ACHS in September 1951, aged 10 years eight months, having taken my 11-plus when I was barely 10! I recall the Stubbs twins, Ann and Susan, ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by di.lawer

I was born in 1948 over a corner shop in Churchill Street. We moved away before I was 2 years old, due to my bad health. My parents were William Brierley (who worked at Frodshams, Grosvener Road) and Mary Conlon. My only ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by Mary Scheurer

HI. Nice to see the photo and comment . I was born in 1945 ,half a mile inland at the crescent, an half circle of 15 brick bungalows. probably built in the mid 1930's. I worked on the Farm mentioned it was called Mount pleasant ...Read more

A memory of Aldbrough by Richard Michael Robinson

In the late '60's my mother & I had moved to Somerset. School holidays would often be spent at my Aunts house in Raynes Park. I was not 'a good traveller', at that age. I suffered very badly from motion sickness, & any journey on ...Read more

A memory of Perivale by bru.enzer