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My memory is of the Cove Cafe in 1991, my name is Chris Broadbent and I now live in North Cheam in Surrey. I spent a glorious summer in Hayle and made friends with Ben Bailey who runs the cafe. I sold ice creams on the ...Read more

A memory of Lelant in 1991 by karen_broadbent

We moved from Coulsdon to Wallington in 1966 where I attended Collingwood School from 1965-1967, I then spent 3 years away at Boarding School in Caterham, before returning in 1970-1972 to attend Wallington Independent School for ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1971 by David Marshall

I remember moving from the east end of London in 1947 to a then new housing estate that is named Harold Hill. The nearest shcool then to where we lived was Harold Court, we used to have a very long walk either down Gooshays ...Read more

A memory of Harold Wood in 1948 by Patricia Hamilton

Between the years 1944 and 1956 my family and I lived in Preston, Lancashire and from there it was only a short ride on the train or bus to Blackpool, where we spent many happy days. This photo ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool by Diana Dioszeghy

We were bombed out in Cardiff during the blitz in Cardiff and my father got us a house in Porthcawl. We lived on Mackworth Road. I have many happy memories of those days. I went to New Road School  and then to the senior school, now a ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1940 by John Price

Does anyone remember Jack and Barbara Mahon who lived at Mill House, and had a small pig farm for a very short time, c 1934 to 1936?

A memory of Felsted in 1930 by Barbara Bryant

My family moved to Bishton in 1945 when my father began working at Bishton Signal Box. Because of the returning soldiers, few houses were available in the Newport area so we settled at Bank Cottage, Bishton. The cottage ...Read more

A memory of Bishton in 1945 by Bob Stinchcombe

I attended Brown Rigg Boarding School between 1964 - 1966 I remember good friends - Chris Briddock, Terry Pencott, Charlie Short, Ali Peek, John Bartle, Ian Wright. Peter Myers, Trevor Ord, Frances Ferguson.  Teachers - ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1964 by Ed Armstrong

I remember, in what must have been June 1944, when myself and our neighbours the Brays were watching what seemed like an endless stream of lorries loaded with soldiers coming down the hill (High Road) and on to somewhere, with ...Read more

A memory of Great Tarpots in 1944 by Colin Mackenzie

My family owned the Chinese laundry at the corner of Cannon St. and Liverpool Rd. The laundry was named the Soo Wing Laundry, after my grandfather. I was born in August 1941 and, as a baby, I remember being wrapped in ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft in 1940 by Peter Soo