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Looking at this picture reminded me of days we spent hiring a boat from Butlers boat house and going up the river to Walton-on-Thames. Good old days, won't see them again.

A memory of Weybridge in 1955 by Alan Palmer

Whilst the man is 'punting' he is in fact the ferryman and the boat is the Ferry at St Catherine. A replica was built in the 1960s (?) and was used for some years prior to the building of the present bridge. Mr Peter Turner who lives in Meadow Bank nearby might be more help.

A memory of Guildford by David Scrivener

My family moved to Bramford in 1935 when I was 5 years old when my father became the Station Master there, and we lived in the station house which is still there. My mum and Dad had two boys and two girls, ...Read more

A memory of Bramford in 1930 by Dennis Barnes

I was evacuated to Oldham in the early 1940s when London was getting blitzed and was taken in by Sarah and Levi Allen of 8 Bell Street, what a lovely couple. Just a one up one down on the corner of Blanche Street so they had the top and I ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1940 by Derek P Arker

I stayed at Chaigeley for the period from 1950 to 1955 and have some very pleasant memories of my time there. Mr Goynes was the headmaster and my favourite teacher was Mr (Hackenbush) Hill who taught me a whole lot ...Read more

A memory of Thelwall by Ron West

My siblings and I were regulars here for much of the 1950s and 1960s. Our maternal grandparents lived on Northgate Street and we often marched down to the park to go on the boats. There were five of us and my oldest brother was ...Read more

A memory of Colchester in 1960

I remember the creepy pasages down past the art room to the cloakroom. I used to grab my coat and run! I also remember being allowed to play among the conker trees which provided a corridor to run underneath. When the leaves fell we ...Read more

A memory of Chew Magna in 1968 by Jane Woore

As a young girl, me and my friends used to go on the lake in these boats, we had such fun. It's such a shame it's not the same these days.

A memory of Leicester in 1978 by Carole Bonsall

This was a familiar sight during the summer months. Health and Safety would put a stop to this kind of thing nowadays but back in the 1960s it was the thing to do. Lots of holidaymakers' kids would all rush to ...Read more

A memory of Overstrand by Phil Dunning

I remember the boating lake very well and I loved being taken on it by visiting relatives. The boats were dark red and had rope 'bumpers'round them and at the end of the day they all used to be collected up together in the middle of ...Read more

A memory of Hastings in 1957