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I was born in Hayfield Cottages, Auldgirth in April 1931. My first year at school Mrs Garthwaite was my teacher. She lived in the house just north of the school. In the mid 30s my brother Bob and I saw an airship fly over Barbra Mill. ...Read more

A memory of Auldgirth in 1930 by Samuel Jardine

I was born in Chalford at "The Little House" in Chalford Hill in 1932 and lived there until March 1940. I was the youngest of six children who all lived in the cottage and have very lovely memories of both the cottage ...Read more

A memory of Chalford Hill in 1930 by Dinah Milgate

my dad John Hollis was born in tied cottage at whatcombe march 29th 1930, his dad Frederick Hollis trained race horses at the stables at whatcombe for Dick Dawson, a beautiful part of the country, anyone know anything about whatcombe around that time,

A memory of Whatcombe in 1930 by Jacqueline Hollis

The stretch of road we see is called Bell Lane.  Bell Lane curves back to Bristol Rd. The big house partly seen in the distance is Bell House which has quite a history.To it's left goes Bell Holloway (still fairly unaltered) and ...Read more

A memory of Northfield in 1930 by Donald Cook

The Jewish Fresh Air Home and School was founded in 1921 by Miss Margaret Langdon, MBE, MA (1890-1980) and located at Blakemere Lane, Delamere near Norley, in the beautiful Cheshire countryside.  My time spent there was from ...Read more

A memory of Delamere in 1930 by Sid Grant

I used to live in Cherry Tree Cottage, Warden Point in 1930, my father was Jock Martin, a sergeant in the R.A.F. stationed in Eastchurch. My mother was Phylis Woollett, daughter of Frank Woollett, mine host of the Crooked Billet. ...Read more

A memory of Warden in 1930 by Frank Martin

I am looking to find information on Rose Cottage, my father in law's family lived here in and around the 1930s, not sure what date from or to.  I am looking for old photographs of this house and any ...Read more

A memory of Great Malvern in 1930 by Karen Burgess

Hi all. As a child of around 7 years or so I recall vising my grandad and grandma who lived at a small cottage near the railway crossing. I will look up the name of the road and add later to this story. My grandad's ...Read more

A memory of Llandrindod Wells in 1930 by Joe Brown

I was born at 1 Kings Cottages in April 1931. I have two brothers, and as young boys we were close friends of the late Gerald Mitchel. Gerald's mum, nee Doris King, lived with her husband (Syd, who served with the RAF) ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Tony Harper

In the row of cottages on Pill Creek mentioned by Malcolm Macmeikan lived "old Searle" who built small boats in a shed on the quay on the opposite side of the creek. At age 11 or 12, I painted one of them, a rowing boat ...Read more

A memory of Feock in 1930 by Philip Woodward