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My grandmother (Edith Florence Pawley) worked in service in Shorne (I have a very badly damaged photo). I have a postcard written to her from her fiance, addressed to her c/o Mrs Levy, Court Wood, Pear tree Lane, Shorne, probably ...Read more

A memory of Shorne by dtpankhurst

My grandparents lived at 41 Shaftesbury Crescent near the baseball ground from 1946 till 1980, next door lived Ethel Paling, she was a wonderful cook, the smell of her baking I can still remember today. Next to Ethel was Mr ...Read more

A memory of Pear Tree in 1946 by Gayle Megill

I was born at Peartree Cottage which was half way down the high street. For a young boy growing up the war was one big adventure. The fire station was opposite our house and they made me some really great wooden toys. As ...Read more

A memory of Minster in 1930 by Michael Heyes

These memories really are 1944 to about 1953. The corner shop by the church was a favourite as they used to sell home made toffee when sweets were on ration. One character I can still see was Mr White the baker being taken ...Read more

A memory of Minster in 1944 by Michael Heyes

I used to live at Spring Villa on the main road in Birch Vale in the 1970s and what fond memories I have from Birch Vale! My three older brothers and I used to walk up behind the house through some farming land and across to the ...Read more

A memory of Birch Vale in 1970

When I was small, my brother and I used to play at the brooke near the school. I went too. We used to put our feet in the water and try to catch fish. When we were older and the waterfall was low we used to walk over it. ...Read more

A memory of Blakeney in 1945 by Rosemary Fortnum

My wife, Judy, grew up in WGC, from 1949 to 1974. She attended Ludwick School, Peartree School and finally, the now demolished Howard School. She worked for Rank Bush Murphy, then the Police Headquarters until we ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City

My maiden name was Jenny Carpenter. My family (parents Chris & Gina, sister Katy) lived in Low Thatch (as shown) from 1987-c2000 when they moved away to Lincolnshire for work. During this time my sister and I walked ...Read more

A memory of Weston-on-Avon

My mum told me she came to Peartree Farm Askham Bryan. She was an Ellwood from Batley. she described a hanging ham in the kitchen, her discovery of her allergy to mushrooms and playing in the fields here about. I have no ...Read more

A memory of Askham Bryan by Diane Gollop

My late husband's family multi-generational of Clapham and during research discovered the death of Benjamin Blackaby in 1857 at his address: Peartree Cottage, White Square, Clapham, London. My late mother-in-law, his ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by V Tranfield