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When I attended the school, the headmaster was Mr. G.J. Lomer (George). He lived at Lamb Park in Par.Other masters were Messrs. Lydiatt, Bassett, Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie's punishment was a slap on the calves. There were ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey in 1940 by Melville Grigg

Back to Mr Ottaway. One day he got fed up with returning the tennis ball, he took out his penknife and cut it up into little pieces! Just up the road a bit, towards the church was a little shop, "Puckeys" where you could buy ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey by Melville Grigg

Born in Grandma's house in 1947 before moving round the corner. Loved the sounds and smell of the docks, watching the big ships come in to unload and load cargo then waving to the train drivers as they chugged along. Played 'kick ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Sandra Heath

When the VI rocket raids started we spent most nights in our Anderson Shelter, as did most of our neighbours. My parents slept in the lower bunks in the shelter and I slept in the upper one. In the ...Read more

A memory of Collier Row in 1944 by Edward Lawrence

Hi, this is a long shot. I'm trying to trace my family from Northolt, my aunt and uncle, Alice and Albert Priest; they have six children, Teddy, David, Jimmy, Annie, Trudy and Danny who will all be in there 40's to 60's now. ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Bernie Brodie Browne

Lets get this right; come off the High Street by Frog Lane on the road that goes back to the A4. The cottage in question is on the corner, go straight on to the church. It's basically the same big wall before it now, and it's all one house.

A memory of West Overton by Andrew Couling

I am Barking born and bred on 25.04.1921 and lived in Fanshaw Avenue which was not far from Eastbury House. I have now reached the age of 92 and would like to share a memory which until very recently I kept to ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1940 by Winifred Lines

In September 1970 I had my hen night at the Coffin House; it was then a restaurant and I went for a meal with friends. Being born and brought up in Brixham I have great memories of the town and often return. I am currently trying to ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 1970 by Maxine Rickard

Heronhill , off Weensland Road was the mansion house where there was a boarding school for about fifty four girls and a few very small boys. The school was called St Helen's, between 1945 and 1949. The headmistress and owner was Miss Jean ...Read more

A memory of Hawick

I first came to Whitstable by steam train in 1952 with my mother and grandparents, and we stayed in a boarding house in Cromwell Road, I think. After that we came to Whitstable every year for two weeks in September, ...Read more

A memory of Whitstable in 1954 by Allan Crawley