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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

When I got out Buckhurst Hill Station and went up the hill, I had at a certain point to turn right. A little bit further was a tiny hospital or something like that. I was 17 years old and from Holland and hardly spoke English. I ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1964 by Tine Kooiman

I transferred to Ramsay when my parents moved to Earith in 1955. Imagine my horror to find out that I shared the headmistress' last name, Oddy. I was Carole Oddy and she was Miss Oddy. No relationship that I'm aware ...Read more

A memory of Ramsey by Carole Oddy Forhan

My paternal grandparents lived at number 8 Muir Street. We used to travel up from England to visit them for the long school summer holidays, for many years. If I remember correctly, their neighbours were the ...Read more

A memory of Balloch by gerr.quinn

For some time I had been thinking it would be nice to own a boat, and with this in mind I would keep my eyes open. It was only then I discovered boats for sale were very few and far between. You might think in a place like ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth by Ian Giles

I lived at 4 Bungalow ,Christchurch Road which was a prefab Next to the prefab was an old victorian house occupied by the Knights Youth Club I belonged to the cubs at Christ Church A crowd of us used to go to ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by John Newton

I returned to East Wittering a few days ago upon a nostalgic trip. I was absolutely amazed at how little it has changed since I had a family holiday there in 1962 when I was five ...Read more

A memory of East Wittering by Stuart Hall

I stayed at Eighton Lodge mother and baby home for 8 weeks; end of January to March 1974. I was 16 at the time and an unmarried mother. I lived in Benton, Newcastle, with my parents and 5 siblings. I shared a room at Eighton ...Read more

A memory of Eighton Banks in 1974 by Sue Hall

Lived on Rosebery Ave (next to the Brooke Hotel) until 1952 then left for Canada. Lots of memories. Guy Fawkes bonfire on Rose farm, now the bowling green for the Brooke Hotel. Hours and hours spent playing on the shore. ...Read more

A memory of Waterloo

My memory here relates to 1937 [the year I was born] on to about 1959. My mother ran the Wool Shop at number 29 Bellevue Road, next door to Westminster Bank. I attended Hearnville Road Primary School [is anyone else reading this ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1940 by Ray Lowrey