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I'd visited Otley the town in the 1960s, walking and rockclimbing as a lad of 18 /20 with friends I met at work in the woollen mills of Bradford and Shipley. My first memory is of looking down from the Chevin to this beautiful view of ...Read more

A memory of Otley in 2005 by Keith Carter

My wife and I had pre-arranged to meet my sister and her entourage in the Fox and Hounds at midday yesterday. The long and winding lane from Eynsford became muddier and narrower with each passing mile and we ...Read more

A memory of Romney Street in 2008 by Peter Collihole

It was a warm bright sunny day in May when my husband and I came to look at a house in Thorngrafton. What a lovely quiet atmosphere it had, apart from the mooing of the cows on the farm and the sound of the house martins singing ...Read more

A memory of Thorngrafton in 2000 by paulinedreece

It's a bit unfair to say my memory is from 2000, as it actually goes back to when I was born (1980) and only ends last year (2008). My earliest memories are of being at my Aunty Stella's. She wasn't really an ...Read more

A memory of Denton Burn in 2000 by Aidan Henderson

Oh sweet sweet choppington! the day i met you was wondrous and full of chopping memories. i love to be in choppington's warm embrace. i distinctly remember exploring your many sights and sounds... as well as your many ...Read more

A memory of Choppington in 2006

My husband Gerald and I moved into 1 Grove Cottage 6 years ago. We love living in a house so full of history and often try to imagine what it would have been like during the hundreds of years people have lived here. It's ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 2009 by Anona Coates

One of the many items on the Oxford "tourist trail" is a weekend long folk festival which is supported by dozens of morris dancing sides from all over England. This year Whitethorn Morris appeared ...Read more

A memory of Oxford in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

Hi, we have bought a property 75 yards from Ali Dent's the butcher, a little red-brick house in 'The Yard' belonging to a Mr Howlett. I wonder if you remember the cottage? If you're interested I can send you some pictures of the cottage ...Read more

A memory of Hilgay in 2007

This is the school 3 of my children attended between September 1985 to July 2003. It was Greensward Lane School, then it changed to Greensward College then it became a City Academy.

A memory of Hockley in 2003 by Christine Willis

On Friday 15th & Saturday 16th May 2009, Winchester celebrated traditional and contemporary music, dance and song in venues all around the city. Many events featured Morris Dancing ...Read more

A memory of Winchester in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk