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 My aunt was the Manager of the Imperial Hotel which once stood on the bank of a river (whose name escapes me), in the 1940s. I spent several holidays with her which were great experiences for a young boy from a ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1953 by Fionn Young

I have a small metal box in the shape of a book, it was my grandfather's. On one side it reads JOHN DOWSET KEEPER TIVERTON DEVON 1907 and on the other side it reads A PRESENT FROM ABERTILLERY. Please can any one give any insight? Thank you.

A memory of Abertillery in 1910 by Sara Brandli

I and my sister were sent to live with Mrs Prest and her daughter, Olive at "Brooklands", Great Hatfield. We were from Middlesex just outside London. We attended school under the watchful eye of Mrs Pearson of ...Read more

A memory of Great Coates in 1940 by Peter Giles

My first visit to South Devon was in 1950 as a teenager. We lived in London but my parents had discovered Salcombe and a boarding house in Devon Road and that is where we spent several consecutive summer holidays. From ...Read more

A memory of Hope Cove by David Roberts

Born in Oldham in 1947, 3 Jenny Street, Hollinwood. Went to Limehurst Junior School, then attended Hollinwood Secondary Modern in 1958. Emigrated to Australia in 1963 with parents and brother Michael, ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1959 by Maureen Richardson

I lived at no 22 Farm Way, North cheam. I remember my father going off to rejoin the R.A.F when the war broke out. I was 7 years old. My mother went to work in a munitions factory. After spending a few years on a ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam in 1920 by Heather Dunkin

I lived in Park South and would visit the Locarno and Macilroys ballroom. I saw most of the top bands of that era. Searchers, Dave Dee, The Kinks, Manfred Mann. I also visited the Jazz club at Macilroys called Uncle Bonnies jazz club. ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by Barry Dady

Having been born in Camberwell Hospital in 1935 and after being bombed out of three different houses during the war around Queens Road, (St Mary's Road, Consort Road and Raul Road), my sister and I were then evacuated to ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by George Highsted

After the Second World War my parents opened a shop at 25 Pickford Lane under the name J T Daborn. It was a tobacconist,toy and sweet shop. They opened in 1947 and traded there until retirement in the early 1970s. Customers might ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1949 by John Daborn

I went Brimington Boys School, off Springvale Road, from Sept 1957 to July 1961. I must say that I enjoyed my secondary education, made loads of friends, and liked most of the teachers, apart from Thrack ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1957 by Dave Allen