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When I was married at 18 we managed to inhabit a flat in NEWALL TERRACE TEAMS and our neighbour was a character called Curly Smith who was well ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by derekarat

Ths is the memory of my cousin, Audrey, aged 79. We were talking yesterday and she told me how, with her mother, she had travelled from Lancashire to see her father who was stationed in the area. They had to get permission to ...Read more

A memory of Dibden Purlieu in 1943 by Jean Thomasson

This photo brought the memories flooding back. My parents moved to Verwood in '57. My dad worked for the De Havilland Aircraft company in Christchurch. I'm searching my memory but I think the building on the left had a ...Read more

A memory of Verwood in 1957 by Alan Langridge

I was home from school on holiday when I heard a noise in the night. It was the sound of a Doodlebug engine stopping. Next morning we heard that a Doodlebug had crashed just beyond Catfield Station and went to see it. The ...Read more

A memory of Catfield in 1940

I was a choirboy at St Luke's, we met for choir practice once a week. Mr Hatton was the choirmaster and took a register and we were paid for attending. Weddings were the big earner - we got two shillings or half a crown. It was all ...Read more

A memory of West Norwood in 1960 by Stephen Carroll

My father, Leslie Blunden Gains, was born in 1909 (died 1987 in Redhill) and brought up by his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Blunden in Compton at Hillside Cottage. This was the address given on my ...Read more

A memory of Compton in 1900 by Wendy Cowen

My husband was in the RAF and Odiham was our first place as a married couple. We were unable to get a married quarter and so my husband rented a flat over a driving school in Station Road. We both learnt to drive from there. I worked ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1968 by Christine Ketteringham

From a very early age, my older sister and I would be put onto the Yorkshire Traction 9:15am Barnsley bus by our Mam. She would have a word with Percy, the driver of this service for many years to come, give him some money to ...Read more

A memory of Staincross in 1940 by Richard Shaw

Started by the Moon family; anyone know the reason for the "Aberdeen"? The steam whistle blew at 8am amd again at 5pm. They had a couple of (old fashioned then) Albion lorries. My father used to wear the old fashioned stiff white ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey by Melville Grigg

I am helping research for a project making a model of Hemyock Dairy. Does anyone remember details of the Dairy Loading under the Canopy, or the Station Extension which was made of some kind of block work. Was this blockwork Concrete? Please email kimrailway@outlook.com with any information. Thanks!

A memory of Culmstock by Kim Palmer