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Does anyone remember Ted and Edith Potts who lived at No. 4 North Croft? They loved ballroom dancing and used to go to the Embassy opposite St. Bartholomew's church where I was married. They were my parents. They lived next door ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hall in 1955 by Jean Sheard

We came to Shaftesbury from Singapore in 1955, when I was 4 and only spoke Malay. We rented part of the then rambling old house called Green Close, at the bottom of a hill. We then moved to 3 Lower Blandford Road and started ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury in 1956 by Josephine Morris Turner

I arrived in 1955, I was there for three years. I was not happy there, it was like a jail to me. I do recall the names of Clive Wood and Peter Adams - I do not recall any of the others. ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1956 by John Simmons

I was born and mainly brought up at The Warren Grace Dieu (Army father!) We all went to St Clare's .Thats me (Susan Warren), my sister Elizabeth, my brother Michael, my two cousins Monica and Nicholas Westgate and my Aunt Julie ...Read more

A memory of Coalville in 1951 by Sue Brown

It's the 5th February 1953 in the front upstairs bedroom of 15 Elm Street, and Abercwmboi welcomes a new resident - me! The house belonged to my grandparents, William Joseph and Claudia Morris. I was to remain a resident there for ...Read more

A memory of Abercwmboi in 1953 by Martin Wale

I attended St John's from 1952 to 1959. This was an all girl's church school with about 60 children in three classrooms, with a hall where we had dinner and danced to the BBC's "Music and Movement". We used ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon in 1952 by Lorraine Allen

This view is of Queen Street, just before the junction with High Street. The TOBACCO shop building is still there and is now a newsagent. The properties between this and the Royal Exchange were demolished and ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1951 by David Hawkes

I was at this school in '56, I can remember it well. The first day I cried my eyes out and I can remember Mrs Whittam looking after me, it did get better but took a long time. Then from there I went to St Peters, ...Read more

A memory of Raunds in 1956 by Marc Bandy

My memores relate to 1950 (year of my birth) onwards. My maiden name was Lockett. I was born at The Pines, Sheath lane in 1950 (delivered by John Lytle) and about 2-3 years later my father built 'Whitethorns' on Goldrings Road. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott in 1950 by Clare Dawson

When I was 6 years old my brother Ken and I went to live at Kenward, the Dr Barnardo's home in Yalding. It was a fantastic house and I can still remember the lay out of it. We had a wonderful childhood there. We had 'aunts' in the local ...Read more

A memory of Yalding in 1952 by Margaret Cadger