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My Grandma - Bertha Lanaghan - lived in Third Street for over 50 years. She made hookey rugs as big as a room from old blankets, coats, etc whatever she could get, to sell for extra money. She dyed the wool three ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery by Kathy Ames

Rowlands Castle Brickworks originally established during the 1880’s, and must have been the biggest employer at the time, next to agriculture. Not all the workforce came form Rowlands Castle, but from local ...Read more

A memory of Rowlands Castle in 1963 by Richard Goodall

My early memories go back to the days spending our holidays at Grandma Davies in Broome. Grandma used to say it's only half a mile to Aston-on-Clun, we would walk there at least twice a week. The first time would be to Mr ...Read more

A memory of Aston on Clun in 1949 by Frank Davies

I was born at Newton On Ouse in March 1928. At the age of five I attended the local school whose headmaster was Alf Bradbury. Also at the age of five I began visiting Village Farm that was owned by ...Read more

A memory of Newton-on-Ouse in 1930 by Guy Jefferson

We moved to Oaktrow in January 1957 and until the house was habitable, we stayed at The Lion (prominently displayed in one of the photos). The village then had four shops, these being the Post Office towards ...Read more

A memory of Timberscombe in 1957 by John Nurcombe

I remember when my first racing bike was bought for me. I bought a survey map of north west Kent and decided that I would go to Eynsford as I had been there many times by bus and now I had independant means and no limit as ...Read more

A memory of Romney Street in 1956 by Peter Collihole

I can remember going to the sweet shop in front of the church and spending my pennies. It always fascinated me that a shop was also someone's home. I can recall the long summers playing out in the long ...Read more

A memory of Goodmanham in 1966 by Carol Mc Gowan

I was now old enough to drink (18) but unofficially you could always get a drink at certain pubs, which I'll not name but say thanks for looking out for me when I got tipsy on two pints of mild. My memories of ...Read more

A memory of Earlestown in 1964 by Brian Callaghan

My family owned the garage seen on the right of this photo and were living here when I was born. It went under the name of DH Beard and Son and my grandfather started the business in the 1930s. He also ran the local taxi ...Read more

A memory of Eastchurch in 1960

I moved to Binfield with my parents Rose and Cyril Richardson and my brother Brian in 1946. We lived in Rose Hill at a house called “Athlone”.  It isn’t there any more, it was demolished and six houses built on the ...Read more

A memory of Binfield by Terry Richardson