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While I was at university I spent the summer holiday vacations waitressing at Hopton's holiday camp,1952, 1953 and 1954. I am now living in Devon and am in the same drama as a male friend who had holidayed ...Read more

A memory of Hopton on Sea in 1952

In the summer of 1952 I learnt that my parents had decided to move from our home in the Midlands to the West Country as my father wished to return to where his relatives lived. It came as no surprise therefore, when one day they ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth in 1952

I was stationed at the Royal Signals camp at Denbury in 1952 and whilst there I met a wonderful young lady whose name was Frances Best. She lived in Kingskerswell and I fell in love with ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell in 1952 by opheliachapman2003

Happy memories of my first born in January 1952. He celebrates his 61st birthday today and this will be the first time he has seen where he was born. The weather then was very much like it is today, snowing.!! ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1952 by Pamela Allbrighton

I went to Smallwood school and lived in Garratt Lane. Did a paper round for Martins and Saturday job in Creedys. We did a concert at school, a dance to The Black Hills of Dakota and some gymnastics. Had a wonderful teacher called ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1952 by Margaret Wastell

 My aunt was the Manager of the Imperial Hotel which once stood on the bank of a river (whose name escapes me), in the 1940s. I spent several holidays with her which were great experiences for a young boy from a ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1953 by Fionn Young

I lived in the green bunglow at the Huxley caravan site in about 1953. My mother's name was Barbara Buxton and dads name was Roy Buxton. Dad has now passed away but my mother is now 83 and lives in a ...Read more

A memory of Cropthorne in 1953 by Lynda Wood

From our home in Kent, we went every year on holiday to Babbacombe during the 1950's and early 1960's. We stayed with my 'Aunty Amy' and 'Uncle Matt' at their boarding house, 18 Perinville Road. It was the most magic time ...Read more

A memory of Babbacombe in 1953 by Jacqueline Williams

Now a resident and Parish Councillor in Devon the Frith photos of Stonehouse took me instantly back to my early years growing up in the village. Not surprisingly one of my earliest memories is of the celebrations surrounding the ...Read more

A memory of Stonehouse in 1953 by Keith Phillips

I WAS BORN AT No 2 THE SQUARE IN 1938 AND REMEMBER DECORATING THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE QUEEN'S CORONATION.  I MARRIED IN 1959 AND MY FIRST FLAT WAS AT THE CHANTRY IN FOXBURY LANE.  I SERVED IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FOR 33 ...Read more

A memory of Westbourne in 1953 by John Young