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I LIVED IN Scotland Bridge Road, New Haw, just down the road from West Byfleet. I attended WB primary school and then briefly the secondary school before I went to Woking Grammar. These were very happy days. I worked ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by tonyvermot

Not so much a memory as a request! My great-grandfather William Saward was Station Master at Audley End for 38 years, between 1857 and 1895. He lived in the Station House, where my grandfather Bertram was born and became a ...Read more

A memory of Audley End by david_saward

Hi Susan , I always thought that Joe Smith was the bookie that done the train trip to the sea side each year , got a packed lunch , and a coin as you said , My wife worked at Thompkins the Bakery , there sun Dave , married Jenny ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Colin Lennox

WE MOVED TO GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKS IN 1950 WHEN I WAS JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD. I WENT TO TREGENNA RUN BY MISS WATKINS AND ONTO GAYHURST AND MY SISTER WENT TO HOLY CROSS CONVENT. WE LIVE AT CHURSTON, BULL LANE, GERRARDS CROSS AND MY MUM ...Read more

A memory of Gerrards Cross by tony.joseph64

I remember a home for unmarried mothers in blundellsands Crosby, I am hoping to find local people who may remember it, it was called Berkley house but also had a catholic name it wasn't far from the station off serpentine rd I think. I ...Read more

A memory of Crosby

I remember well spending my summers in Garlinge during the late 50's and early 60's, my grandparents owned a bungallow also known as 'Hawthorns' next door my great uncle owned another bungallow also, he was manager of the garage ...Read more

A memory of Garlinge by johnmsmithfd

My Grand dad was station master through my young child hood in the 50s and we lived at 2 Market Street Right opposite the Parish church,until mum and dad got a prefab at the Hundred when I was 3. The roads are so empty to what I see ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by lornaheath5

In March 1954 a lovely spring day saw two new members of the Camp staff arriving at Lydd Station. Craftsman Pankhurst and Craftsman Francis. Stepping out of the train was like stepping onto a silent world. It was very ...Read more

A memory of Lydd by ronwfrancis

My grandfather (Frederick William Steward) was a gamekeeper and lived with his wife ( Florence )and there 6 children in a single story cottage,it was deep in the woods, we always went for a weeks holiday there,my father always had a ...Read more

A memory of Frenze by janetmains

My dad worked for Boots the Chemist in Chipping Norton. He was not concerned just with providing medicines for the human population of the area. Being ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Norton by michaelpeterpeyton