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I remember walking by Ford Place down the winding road to the Mardyke to go fishing for tiddlers with my brother - when we crossed the river in the spring we could go to the woods on the other side and pick ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1956 by Pam Hall Nee Carrick

My brother Tony and I lived with our grandparents Mr and Mrs Ford at 112 Watney Cottages. What a magical time we had, we knew all neighbours and doors were always open. We would collect the cows in for milking with ...Read more

A memory of Highbrook by Jeannette Mcallister

Babcary is a tiny village located near to Keinton Mandeville, Somerset. My grandmother was born there and most of my ancestors on her side of the family (Dyers and Collins) lived the majority of their lives there and ...Read more

A memory of Babcary by Derek Marchant

I was married in St Leonards and St Marys Church, Armthorpe, on 26 December 1963. My husband was Reg Ford from Balby. We worked together at Peglers Ltd, Brassfounders, Balby. We emigated to New Zealnd in 1965, through the Peglers ...Read more

A memory of Armthorpe in 1963 by Linda Norton Barker

I wonder if anyone remembers my grandfather, Cecil Johnstone? He lived at 22 Orchard Avenue, Acomb during the 1950's. He worked as a Hexham (Moffat's) bus driver, and his wife was called Maud (nee Dart). During the 50's Maud owned ...Read more

A memory of Acomb in 1953 by Christine Catt

I was born at 15 Currie Street in a modern prefab which had electric lights when most other houses still only had gas. We had an inside toilet and bathroom luxuries that others could only dream of then. At one end of Currie Street ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1957 by Michael Box

Peter Twist, British test pilot flew over Elmer in 1955 and 1956. I remember our family looking up and seeing, at a height of seven miles, an aircraft flying. Then waiting for the sonic BOOM. He flew between RAF Ford airbase ...Read more

A memory of Elmer in 1956 by Martin Newell

My dad bought a brand new house on Craigwell Avenue in 1956. Builder was William Old. I was 4. The house was blue and yellow, 4 houses up on the left from Newberries Avenue. The construction went on for at least two years after moving ...Read more

A memory of Radlett in 1956 by Robin Thompson

I was born in 1940 in Danetree Road The Plough was the `local` for my parents. After the war ended,my parents moved in to The Plough and managed it on behalf of the owners,Gill and Madge Turk.The main business was running bars in ...Read more

A memory of West Ewell by littlefold4

I wasn't born there but the years I spent in Rumford were some of my happiest. We moved there in 1960, my parents bought a house in the very centre of the village which also had a grocery shop attached. It turned out ...Read more

A memory of Rumford by Barbara Fisher