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My great uncle Frank and his wife Fan Sampson and their partner Chip Wright owned this park then. My grandfather Bert Sampson helped out there too. We used to come for family holidays from our home in London. I ...Read more

A memory of Norton in 1964 by Dawn Sampson

National Service As a 71-year old now living in Macau (China) I still retain the warmest memories of Bexhill in the 1950s. At that time I was a National Serviceman stationed at RAF Wartling (Upper Barnhorn) and courting a local ...Read more

A memory of Bexhill in 1956 by Peter Westwood

in 1961 i would be 5yrs old,and my grandad Sam Gibson would walk with me my sister susan and my brother raymond,along from where they lived round to the wreck,,the name the gave for the local swing park.they lived in ...Read more

A memory of New Brancepeth in 1961 by Ruth Hill

From June 1965 -May 1969 I lived with my family over the Stead & Simpsons shoe shop where my husband was the manager. This is the shop centre right of the picture with the 2 white blinds out. The large 3 bedroomed flat was ...Read more

A memory of Worcester in 1965 by Anne White

I am currently researching my family tree and wonder if anybody in Hooton Roberts might be related to me. My great-great-grandfather Joseph Simpson was born in Conisbrough 1839 and married a lass called ...Read more

A memory of Hooton Roberts in 1880 by Philip Maudsley

That photo wasn't taken in 1945! That's the location of our SMNCo. Beach Pitch No.2, and when the Southend-on-Sea beaches were opened again to holidaymakers for the 1946 Season, after ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

My father and uncle were Simpsons of Wembley.They sold American Cars to all sorts of celebrities(And Gangsters!!)from the 50's to the 70's We lived on the Barn Hill Estate in Wembley Park.My father knew,due to his business most of ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Gary Simpson

When I was little, I remember Stowmarket as being full of interesting shops. There also was a good market on Thursdays and Saturdays. I remember the 50p stall!! My Dad knew the bloke who ran that. Mind you, my Dad knew ...Read more

A memory of Stowmarket by Karen Dack

During the late 1880's my great grand father Thomas Sampson Lancaster farmed and raised his family of ten children in Hockley Heath, and Umberslade Church was their local place of worship. ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by Edward Williams

Hello everbody my name is Robert Guscott I was born at Windyridge Rilla Mill on 5th February 1953, my dear old Grampy Mr HLA Truscott ran the the Garage near to Sampsons Shop with Henry Doney and a Chap was Olver can,t remember ...Read more

A memory of Rilla Mill by Robert Guscott