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My Family moved to the house to the left of the school gates in 1957, before the school was built. I lived there until 1965 when I married and moved to the USA. My brother went to this school, and I used to cut across the field to ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common in 1957 by Jill Trimble

My husband and I have many fond memories of Wooburn Green. We bought our first home, Millstream House, on Glory Mill Lane, right opposite the Wiggins Teape paper mill. Our first child, Clare, was also born in Buckinghamshire ...Read more

A memory of Wooburn Green in 1971 by jillplaisted

My great-great-great-grandfather Rhodes Green was born in Burnham and lived and worked in Church Street. On the 1851 census he is listed as a shoemaker (master) and employing 2 men. His sons are shoemakers and his daughters are ...Read more

A memory of Burnham by Monica Peck

My grandpa used to deliver books by bicycle from Burnham to the Old Cottage, Wrexham, before the First World War. He ran a booksearch agency.

A memory of Slough

I was born in Goosberry Green. At three months old, Shackdon and Lovell doctors gave me only weeks to live. Mum worked in the isolation hospital, Matron Siblie, Mr Munt - amblance driver. Dad was a builder, we had animals ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1920

I remember Living with my dad, at Little Bursteadand at sixteen or seveteen years old learning to be a plasterer. A family I used to go round to, for a chat and a cup of tea, was the Spencers -Ted was one. Now in my 90th year, just met up ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1930

Hadn't changed when I lived there in '63, or when I went back in 2003.

A memory of Burnham by Carolyn Babin

I lived in Burham probably 1948 to mid fifties. Does anyone remember the old camp site over the hill at the crossroads of Church St. & Court Rd. At these crossroads stood 17 big elm trees, the camp was setup for displaced people ...Read more

A memory of Wouldham in 1948 by Max Mayer

I used to fly my control line model planes in the car park shown in the photo. My mother and I lived in Highbridge from 1957 until 1960 when we moved to Burnham. I went to the school in Highbridge and remember the Queen being driven ...Read more

A memory of Highbridge in 1960 by Peter Guala

I lived along Windsor Lane which became Burnham Lane, also moved Counties from Bucks to Berkshire without leaving our house. The Mill was just down the road and I played with my friend Pam Willingale who later moved to Holyport. At ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham