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I was an evacuee in Middlestown in WWII, from East London. The first time was with my Mother and we were billeted in a small cottage which backed on to a barn belonging to a farm run by Mr and Mrs Cowan. We were there for approximately ...Read more

A memory of Middlestown in 1943 by Derek Ettridge

I was brought up in Ecclefechan and my mother has lived there all her life. I started Hoddom Primary School in 1970. I can't remember who my P1 teacher was - it may have been Mrs Dodds. I do remember having Mrs McEwan in P2, Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan by Jane Mc Gillion

My memories of Acton Bridge go back to the mid 1950s and early 1960s. The picture of boats at Acton Bridge Cruising Club takes me back to my teenage days. We had a boat called 'Scampi' which was a 32-foot ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1957 by Laurie Hatchard

I grew up living in Moreton Gardens, my maiden name was Nicholls. I have 2 sisters Pat and Laura. My dear mum used to take us to church every Sunday morning, and I used to sing in the choir. I have some ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green by Anne Westbrook

I remember when I was transferred from the children's hospital in Birmingham to Bryn Bras Castle at the age of about 9 yrs - I was in the hospital for about a week before being driven by a Health Visitor dressed in a navy blue ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1944 by Shirleyst Name Hearne

I remember Chattins. They had a machine powered by AIR to take the money to the office and then return the change and receipts to the customer, it went up the wall and across the ceiling and then disappeared into the back ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill in 1945 by Mary Myers

My name is Stanley Fritter and I was born in 1943 at 'Cuckolds Green', during an air raid, so my mother told me, but we lived at 3 Brook Row.  My best and longest friend is Val Mudge, who lived next door, as youngsters we were ...Read more

A memory of Lower Stoke in 1943 by fritter3221

I met my late wife Angela in Walkford in 1960 when we were both very young. I was on holiday on my motorbike with three of my pals, and she was on a bicycle. It was a hot August bank holiday. She lived in Heath Road and was very girlish ...Read more

A memory of Walkford in 1960 by Peter Mccormack

When I was five years old , Mum Dad and me moved to Bubwith in to a house by the Derwent called Riversleigh. My memories are many and varied from the five years I lived there. The house opposite ...Read more

A memory of Bubwith in 1950 by Judith St John

Just out of Trumpington, on the road to Grantchester, was the entrance to an area known as Byron’s Pool, named after Lord Byron who apparently frequented the area whilst at Cambridge University. Probably hoping ...Read more

A memory of Grantchester in 1956 by Brian Goodliffe