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The Marl hole was the fun place for every Rubery kid, originaly there were three clay pits, the clay being used to supply the Brick & tile works which was situated at the end of the Avenue. The cottages along the Avenue and in ...Read more

A memory of Rubery in 1958 by Alan Dugmore

I remember walking down Green Lane from my home in Eric Avenue, Padgate to Woolston with my new girlfriend in the snow just by the Cottage Homes. We cuddled together to keep warm, she was 16 and I was 17 and had only met a few weeks ...Read more

A memory of Padgate in 1954 by Roy Green

I too remember Mr. Britnell and Mr. Kincaid, who initially lived in one of the workers cottages built for the local farm labourers in Dennis Way just round the corner from where I lived in St.Andrews Way. He took enormous ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1950 by Roger Osborne

The opening on the left of the photo is the entrance to Padgate Cottage Homes. I first went in there in 1948 as a 6 year old and finally left in 1953 as a 12 year old. The events that happened in there over those years were ...Read more

A memory of Padgate in 1953 by Rod Hearne

I have fond memories of Ebbesbourne Wake. During 1957/8 I lived with a friend in a cottage on Mrs Hiscock's Hillside Farm where I milked cows. I socialized with other teens from the Bowerchalke Baptist Church and we often led ...Read more

A memory of Ebbesbourne Wake in 1957 by John Crighton

I remember Shilbottle when, as a 5 year old, moved into 42 Farn View. The estate was unfinished and the children who moved in had one whale of a time taking the putty out of the windows every night when the workmen had gone. I ...Read more

A memory of Shilbottle in 1952 by Linda Leese

My family moved to Waltham Cross in 1955 when I was 4 years old and I have many fond memories of the place . As a child I used to go to a little sweet shop that was between Aspland's on the corner of Park Lane and The Castle ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Cross in 1955 by Sandra Norris

I lived in Wrottesley Park from around 1955. I lived with my parents after my dad lost his job as a farm worker at a farm in Pattingham. We were going to be made homeless after my dad's injury but we were housed ...Read more

A memory of Wrottesley Park in 1955 by Wendy Pugh

I lived at no. 11 Elmwood Cottages from 1950-58 with my parents, brother and sister and have fond memories of the village. We used to collect blackberries to sell to a man with a van who parked on the triangle which is ...Read more

A memory of Oakley in 1955 by Pauline Heywood (Was Page)

Does anyone happen to have any photos or information on Conduit Cottages which until about 20/25 years ago were a pair of semi farm cottages belonging to English Farm? They could be reached either by a ...Read more

A memory of Nuffield in 1955