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We lived at Moss Cottage, remember it had no electricity - only paraffin lamps. Have never been able to find out where this cottage was? At weekends we used to go to Dunoon, Rothesay, Millport, and Campbelltown on the Ferryies. My ...Read more

A memory of Skelmorlie in 1952 by Joseph Montgomery

I lived on Northfield farm in a tied cottage, the farm owner was Frank Wignall who sold it to Bill Sykes who I believe still lives there. I went to Robin Hood infant school, 3 of us had a taxi to take us to school every day. My ...Read more

A memory of Pleasleyhill in 1958 by Robert Tinsley

Gunsite Farm was at the end of Limekiln Lane, which was a dirt track. On the left were a row of cottages, on the right, bigger semi detatched where the better off lived. The Alan Rutherford family, (loads of them), Brian Cummings, ...Read more

A memory of Fawley in 1958 by Mick Reynolds

My army father was posted to the staff college in Latimer after his 3 years in the Korean war. One of the happier parts of my childhood in a lovely little rented cottage adjoining a farm with a big barn where we could play, there ...Read more

A memory of Latimer in 1954 by Alison Fowles

I lived in Hillbrow Cottages on the Eastbourne Road from 1950 to 1970s. My father, George Mison, worked in the sand quarry in Bletchingley and mum, Elsie, was a housewife. There are only 12 cottages at Hillbrow and ...Read more

A memory of Godstone in 1950 by Ruth Bradbury Nee Mison

Warborough Green is a beautiful setting, and I enjoyed my childhood there. We lived in Quaker Cottage next to The Six Bells Pub and my maiden name was Noakes. I was in the Brownies and later on in the Youth Club. Even ...Read more

A memory of Warborough in 1953 by Shirley Mallinson

I only have the fondest memories of living in Little Honeyborough. I was born in the left hand cottage on 'the bank' as we called it, on 16th March 1959. We we there 'til 1966, and moved to Neyland.

A memory of Little Honeyborough in 1959 by Kevin Chamberlain

1950's to the 90's. My holidays in Alfriston began in the 50's through to 60's.We stayed with my auntie, Mabel Norman and uncle Bob. The place was called Winton Field Cottage, on the edge of the village. It took a while to get used ...Read more

A memory of Alfriston in 1950 by Robert Daniels

The Miss Georges were relatives of my husband, Allen George. We believe they died in the 1970's when they were in their eighties. Allen remembers them in the 1950's, they lived in the cottages, St Mary's ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1952 by Olwen George

Alec, I remember the Cottages, and some of the families who lived there; Rush, Fretwell, Matthew, Raye, Smith and Jones.

A memory of Carlton in Lindrick in 1950 by Eric Moore