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I was at Port Regis for approximately 2 years during 1950-1952 from age 9-11. My memories are snapshots only as these memories have been blanked out and have only resurfaced after seeing the comments on ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1950 by Maureen Kenny

The Eliot Arms is the tall building in the background of this photo. My Dad, George Gaunt, took over the licence of the pub in October 1953. During their first winter in the village, Mum and Dad quickly discovered that when the ...Read more

A memory of South Cerney in 1953 by Alan Gaunt

When I was two I moved out to Wellbank from Sheil Hill near Tealing. When my house was getting built I got my photo taken in the foundations. Mattocks Primary School's extension was just getting ...Read more

A memory of Wellbank in 2000 by Joseph Higgins

NO 4 THE GAP My memory of Marcham started in 1946-7. My grandmother, Lydia Lawrence, used to live at no 4 The Gap. She was born in Long Wittemham, then she ...Read more

A memory of Marcham in 1946 by Graham Davis

I was born in Sutton Road, Plaistow (Plaster to us locals) in 1944 and from the age of 4 I was free to roam. Things were different then! Barking Road for all the shops, and the pubs. Rathbone Street market on a Saturday, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by George Davidge

I was born at 27 Langdale Terrace in 1963 at my lovely grandma and granda's house, Vera and Harry Kirtley. Granda worked at Westwood pit then Hamstley colliery and when that shut he worked at Eden. I ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1970 by John Priestman

I moved to a caravan in Hoo in 1967-68 and went on to have two more children whilst living in Lower Stoke - my three kids went to the local primary school and even now talk about the freedom they had as kids ...Read more

A memory of Allhallows in 1870 by Lynda Doukanari

I am the eldest son of the Mills family, we lived in the stable yard at the rear of Highclere Castle, at the age of 5 I went to Highclere primary school, a Miss Baker was the Head, assisted by the Misses Eva and Cissie ...Read more

A memory of Highclere in 1940 by Percival Mills

About a mile from Dialstone Lane School was a favourite play spot called Whistlehollow. It was a deep depression in the middle of fields and in the summer we used to try to dam the little brook that ran through the ...Read more

A memory of Stockport in 1940 by Ian Crowe

My strongest memories of Lewisham is there being three cinemas there. The Gaumont (where I saw the Beatles live in the 1960s) - I went to Saturday morning pictures there. The Rex cinema, just by the bridge ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by Jackie Walder