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My Harrison ancestors all came from Cambridgeshire, mostly from the Downham, where they were agricultural laborers and my father, Victor Alfred George Harrison was born in 1914 in Peterborough. His father, George William ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by edgwaredr

I spent ten years of my life at the Holmeliegh from 1939-1949. I was known to everyone there, children & staff as BUNNY and I can honestly say that although things where hard I was never mistreated in any ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by John Austin

I remember the school trip to the Isle of Wight May 19th to June 2nd 1961. I still have my notes and scarp book. I had a really great time and went back 2 years ago to have another look. The isle of Wight ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames by pipparoberts

I am trying to obtain information regarding a mid- air collision over Bracknell Berkshire in the 1940’s. Believed to be 1943 but could a few years away from that date. It is believed to be between a Hurricane and a ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames by stephenclark00

It was 1953 when my family moved into our council house in Chester Road Slough. I thought how good it was because we had lived in a very small caravan for 4 years and because the number on the door was the same ...Read more

A memory of Slough by John Wilkins

I was born in Hallgarth Street in 1935 and christened in St. Oswalds Church along with my older sister Dorothy and all the Fox's. dads family were eight children all living in Hallgarth Street, Whinney ...Read more

A memory of Durham by karenobrien13

In 1957 I commenced, aged 10, at Franciscan Boys Primary School, in Mr Norman Leslie Caunt's Class 4, and a short while later moved up a year into his Class 2. I have a photograph of Class 2 taken in 1958, with many of the boys' ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Peter Thompson

My maiden name was Agnew. I was born in Great Bookham and moved to Oxshott in 1949 when I was 5. We lived in Lattice Cottage, Steels Lane, then Woodfield in the Ridgeway, finally The Spinney in Heath Road until 1970. ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by jennylane305

I was born in 7 Ellenborough road my dad was Jim Perry my mum was Elsie Perry nee Spencer, we were and still are a very large family consisting of nine children. My dad was a real character who did anything from totting ...Read more

A memory of Upper Holloway by j.a.pugh

Is there anyone out there who knows of the Kichin family, my father grew up in Cleator Moor Whitehaven Cumberland region,his name was Norman George Kitchin he was born in ...Read more

A memory of Whitehaven by Alan Kitchin