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I was born in 1947 and as a baby lived for a short time with my parents at Leyswood Lodge south of the village. My family on my mother's side had lived in Groombridge for many, many years and I was the ...Read more

A memory of Groombridge by Keith Grose

Mum, Dad & I lived in Sunbury during the sixties. I attended Nursery Road Primary before going on to Kenyngton Manor Secondary. Some of my favourite teachers were Mr Penfold (French) Mr Lucas (Geography) Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury by rhathas

The streets around Boston Manor were more spacious and had bigger houses than Hanwell. Southdown Avenue was very grand. Going towards Elthorne Park I remember Mr Mitchell our geography teacher at Bordeston school lived. On the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

THIS IS A MEMORY OF HANWELL LONDON After breakfast it was church. St Thomas the Apostle was the church 0930hrs. The organ was played by Mr Gosling who was also deputy head at Bordeston school. The priest was Mr ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

I remember my days at St James school they were hard days in the 1965 approx I remember getting the strap by sister Catherine for being late we lived in Harrow Wealdstone and I had to catch 3 different buses to get to burnt oak ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by richardfindlay

I was 10 years of age when this photograph was taken in 1955. Ecclefechan was the centre of the world to me at that age. I lived in Castle Acre and had the most wonderful childhood possible. I recall walking the burn under ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1955 by Jim Donaldson

I visited St Peter's in August 1976 as part of a search for traces of my ancestors, the De Vauxs of Adlington, French Hugenots who first settled from France, in 1630. They became Yeomen farmers on the Leghs Adlington estate ...Read more

A memory of Prestbury in 1976 by James Logan Bell

Gidday to all! Having recently travelled  to Penmark to rediscover my family history, I am sure that this is a photo of 'Kenson Cottage',which used to be the 'Rose and Crown' pub .My family(Gabriel) used to own the pub and smithy until ...Read more

A memory of Penmark in 1860 by Chris Gabriel

Working for Thomas Wallis seen here on the left, it was a large department store selling all household goods, from tea towels to carpets and furniture. Oh how I loved my job.  In those days the shops used to shut Wednesday afternoons ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1964 by Mrs Christine A Fellows