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Lovely to read some of the reminiscences of old Mitcham, it was such a lovely place to grow up in during the late sixties and early seventies, before changes started happening. I left in 1990, aged 25, before the most ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham

I was born in the village and so was my father. Growing up was great, we used to walk over the common, which we lived in front of in Bunces Lane, leave doors unlocked etc, go for bike rides, in the village everyone knew ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Steph Devine

I came on tonight to see the house I was living in when I left to come to America. I was amazed to see the Memories of St. Helens pictures etc. What a pleasure to see the pictures, and read some of the memories. I remember all ...Read more

A memory of St Helens in 1946 by Joan Jory

My early childhood was spent a lot of the time at my grandparents farm, think it was called Coombe Farm. It was down a rough track off Sciviers Lane. It had its own copse and had several fields. I remember hay ...Read more

A memory of Lower Upham in 1960

Does anyone remember a plane crashing into a front garden in Buckingham Road on Friday 13 March 1964? It was in the garden of a house on the right-hand side as you go down the road, approximately opposite No 54. I was married ...Read more

A memory of Shoreham-By-Sea in 1964 by Vivian Burdon

Built as an Egg Farm and local produce outlet pre WW2 it became a Transport Café during the 1940's through the 1950's and into the 1960's. Well known on the A23. As a schoolboy I lived 100 yards south over the ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester

I remember as a little girl pushing the roundabout to get to the walk that passed the little stream. My mother was from Wroughton and I was born there in 1952. My mother married an American serviceman. Mom was Sylvia Neathway and she ...Read more

A memory of Wroughton in 1959 by Sue Dewitt

I lived in Halifax but spent all my school holidays at Lane End Farm. It was my grandad and grandma's farm, George and Carrie Morritt. Later it was my uncle George and aunt Ada's. Through all this time right up to ...Read more

A memory of Flockton in 1946 by Dulcie Chapman

I lived in the Swan Inn at Mitcham from 1960 through to 1966 in rooms at the back of the pub. My parents were 'mine hosts' during this time. It was patronised by many 'regulars' one of which was the local rag and bone man called Rosco and often ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Jan May

My name is Robert Best. I was born June 24th. 1939 in Plymouth and evacuated to Princetown in 1941. My Mother, her parents and I moved to Plympton when I was 3 years old. I have clear memories of Princetown, of riding the train up ...Read more

A memory of Plympton by rjbmk