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My name is Peter Warner. I spent many holidays at Upper Dean in the 1930s. My uncle was a farmer at Top Farm. I was also evacuated to Dean during the Second World War and attended Dean school. It remains to this day my favourite ...Read more

A memory of Upper Cuts in 1930 by Peter Warner

Tarrymount is/was a farm of about 75 acres, situated in the Braes of Enzie. My grandfather, Robert Urquhart, was Grieve on the farm. In April 1941 a German aircraft dropped a bomb which exploded  on the farmland. A ...Read more

A memory of Clochan in 1930 by R Urquhart

"I left for London. Bill left for a place called Slamannan. Walter left for Leicester and all three of us became Policemen." William Dey Urquhart, known as Willie or Bill. Policeman at Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Born 'Calternach', Boharm, Banffshire, 4th August, 1911. Died At Falkirk, 25 January 1983.

A memory of Slamannan in 1930 by R Urquhart

My friends and I spent many hours catching Sticklebacks in the pond. A fishing net cost tuppence in those days and was regarded as a lot of money but worth every penny. After the war it was so sad to see the pond gradually disappearing and like so many other childhood memories just fading away.

A memory of Chalfont St Giles in 1930 by William Taylor

My name is Irene Harriett Potts (nee Bryon), I was born 18-1-1921 at my granny's house in Bishops Wood (her name was Harriet Robinson). Our home was number 23 Offoxy Road, Tong, I lived there with my parents ...Read more

A memory of Tong in 1930 by Jane Rushby

I believe that before the convent was called St. Michaels it was St. Phillips located on Church Street opposite Fullers Bakery. The lady would come over on our break and sell sticky buns out of a square basket for a penny a ...Read more

A memory of Blackboys in 1930 by Ann Blaker

A relative of mine worked on the airfield for a private contractor until his death in 1940. His name was George Fynn, of Rainham in Essex. He was riding pillion on a motor bike whan they had a head on with an R.A.F. truck near the airfield. Would anyone know of this person?

A memory of Royston in 1930 by Bernie Fynn

This is the title of my memoirs that I published in 2010. I was born in Woodside Nursing Home, Woodford Wells on 30.11.30. My father was Dr.David H Smith, a local G.P. and we lived at 22 Primrose Road, S.Woodford until ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1930 by Ray Smith

My parents moved to Pottonin 1937 on the Land Resettlement Scheme from Sunderland. As I was only 18 months old at the time and we were not there long, my memories consist of photographs only and these are of members of my family ...Read more

A memory of Potton in 1930 by Albert Oram

My father, Dudley David Wright, who lived in a poor section of Grimsby with his foster mother Nellie Fields and was born in 1924 told me of summers he spent in Dogdyke on a farm owned by a Mrs Vintner. Another person who summered ...Read more

A memory of Dogdyke in 1930 by Josephine Wright