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I was watching the Ride London-Surrey Classic Road Cycle Road Race today and the pelaton rode up Box Hill bringing back a particular memory, so I decided to look up The Upper Farm ...Read more

A memory of Box Hill

This is View Point on White Hill and is some 777 feet above sea level. As you can see there is a fantastic view towards the South Downs and west to Box Hill. It was from here during the war we boys watched the aerial dog fights. ...Read more

A memory of Caterham by jbsatlarge

My name is Lisa Rebecca Haynes. I was born on the 13th May 1972 and I lived and grew up in Newnham until I moved to Daventry and left My Family Home. I am the youngest of 5. I have 3 ...Read more

A memory of Newnham by lisahaynes72

my dad fred hunter was the 1st cemetery suprintendant of horden cemetery ,my mam eva was a sherburn hill lass until marrying my dad and moving into the cemetery house ,I can recall my mam saying as we looked out of the house window ...Read more

A memory of Horden by benoni65

March 1973 – Life at the Fairways Dilton Marsh Not too long after moving in I found out that the area near where we lived was in fact known locally as ‘The Tanyard’ and now years later there is a new road where the ...Read more

A memory of Dilton Marsh by keith.poole

In the summer of 1952 I learnt that my parents had decided to move from our home in the Midlands to the West Country as my father wished to return to where his relatives lived. It came as no surprise therefore, when one day they ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth in 1952

In the Fifties I discovered, or rather was introduced to, a coffee bar somewhere in Lemington, in Newcastle and this became the place to go! I don't remember what we drank - coffee? squash? I have no recollection. But what I do ...Read more

A memory of Lemington by Trish Bailey

My grandfather William, Bill to his friends was born in Markham in July 1925 but he was brought up in Blaina before eventually moving to Bargoed where he got married until he finally went into a nursing ...Read more

A memory of Blaina

My memories of Wembley High Rd are mainly Maynards sweet shop next to the steps, De Marcos ice cream parlor and the Lyons tea room above the shops (which later became the Job Centre). I remember also Wally Kilminsters where I bought ...Read more

A memory of Wembley

from Jeff Hubble Born in Church Path no 8 St Johns Place 1943 went to Star school thence Western Road Secondary till 1959 Remember Leo`s at the Cricket Green, the Fair at Three Kings, Saturday morning Pics cost either ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Jeff Hubble