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I was born in the village in 1924 and have a a lifelong treasury of memories of this lovely twin village, suggest you visit Rame Heritage or Village Family Tree sites for an informed guide by local historians - Jack Ford.

A memory of Kingsand in 1930 by Wiliam Ford

My family moved to Bramford in 1935 when I was 5 years old when my father became the Station Master there, and we lived in the station house which is still there. My mum and Dad had two boys and two girls, ...Read more

A memory of Bramford in 1930 by Dennis Barnes

bill.haylor@btinternet.com  Resident in and around Smallfield for 81 yrs. Shops and services were limited but adequate. Village hierarchy although unwritten was arranged in a manner that ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Bill Haylor

My mother-in-law has just passed away and we found this in her papers. My years at Stanford-le-Hope Laundry. I lived in a village where my mum and family had lived for generations. A signpost at the top of our lane said ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1930

My family were friends of the Vowles who lived in Green Lane. We stayed with them in 1935, I have a photo of them and me as a baby. My memory is of staying with them in the war years and going to school in the village, I seem to remember carrying a plate  to school each day for my dinner.

A memory of Stour Row in 1930 by Ronald Dartnall

I was evacuated with my school, Burleigh Road, Tuffnell Park, to Keyham on Sep 3rd 1939. I was 6. I sat with a girl called Ruth in the Village Hall and we were picked up by someone in some cottages at the end of the street and ...Read more

A memory of Keyham in 1930

Born and brought up in Barmston village, my book, 'Diz Thoo Remembr' recalls many of the happenings in the village from 1933 onwards. I was born into what could have been a family of twenty. My ...Read more

A memory of Barmston in 1930 by Donald Bemrose

A group of us children would often after church on a Sunday go for a walk home 'the long way'. Yes, walking then was just wonderful. Our trek often took us along the river to the farm, before ...Read more

A memory of Old Milton in 1930 by Phyllis Williams

My dad was born in Port Isaac in 1934. He went to school in Port Isaac. During my childhood and visits to his home village, he told us many stories of this school days and how they would go off fishing for the day in the small fishing ...Read more

A memory of Port Isaac in 1930 by Samantha Bailey

My first visit was with my parents. From memory, they had booked to stay somewhere, but for some reason we were directed to stay with a Mr & Mrs Salter who owned a farmhouse near the church. We were ...Read more

A memory of Mark in 1930 by David Cask