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I have an old photo named Thornton Estates. Devon.-Elevated large house, with stone retaining wall in front. I presume it belonged to George Thorne, or Jenkins.

A memory of Warkleigh in 1870 by Valerie Martin

I grew up in Bath Terrace in the early 1960s and the photo of Wilkinsons brought back memories of its pre-supermarket days of high dark wood counters, butter in barrels and the smell of roasting coffee. Pumphreys with the ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth in 1962 by Sue Edgar

Not long into married life we both walked into a miners strike that lasted until 1985. This was very hard having to adjust to married life and without no money because of the strike we both lost our first home. Soon ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1984 by Karen Surtees

My origins are the Thorne Suttons and I have been creating a family tree but am now stuck at Elizabeth Raper(c1765) who married William Fenwick(c1765). My tree comprises 340 individuals most of whom are from Thorne. Are there any ...Read more

A memory of Thorne in 1870 by John Wallace

What a year ! I was 17 and offered a job by Phil Peters at Bosham Sea School. I arrived in the February to help prepare the sailing dinghies and launch for the coming season. The launch was in the car park and the Wayfarer ...Read more

A memory of Bosham in 1970 by Stewart Robinson

I was 7 when we moved into 128 High Street, Aveley in 1942. Our back fence backed onto the rec' and my best friends were Donald Crawford, Ray Andrews and Bob ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1942 by Peter Gough

Although I was born in Easington, my parents and I moved to Horden to live in the 'prefabs' at the Crossroads when I was four. I thought that the prefabs were great houses and was sad when my parents ...Read more

A memory of Horden by Carol Donald

This was one of my favourite places as a child. My aunty lived in Thorpeness and we used to stay with her in the summer. We would often come to the beach at Warblerswick, and then go to The Dutch Barn. My earliest memory is ...Read more

A memory of Southwold in 1965 by Sharon Bogg

Picking Blackberries next to the House in the Clouds and then going back to make Blackberry and Apple pies with my aunty at her house in Thorpeness.

A memory of Thorpeness in 1969 by Sharon Bogg

I was born in Thorpe Coombe Hospital in 1941 and grew up in Erskine Road Walthamstow which led on to Walthamstow Market. My brother Barry and I would be given a threepenny bit piece by our granddad who lived with our ...Read more

A memory of Walthamstow in 1940 by Maureen Shanks