Nostalgic memories of Ardingly's local history

Share your own memories of Ardingly and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Anyone on this site ever worked at Ardingly during the above years. If so would you know of a James (Jock) Storey during this time. He is my birth father and I am trying to find out information about him as I was adopted in 1951. Ardingly have no record of him in their archives and I just wondered if anyone on this site knew of him. He married Evelyn Burlong from Lindfield in 1948 and they lived in ...see more
My name is Barbara Tester and I live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. My beloved (late) husband, Brian Tester, was born on 26th July, 1930 at No. 1 Station Cottages, 1 Station Road, Ardingly. His parents were Bartley William Charles Tester and Gladys Evelyn Tester. His father was a stonemason who carried out a number of pieces of restoration work in Sussex throughout his long ...see more