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Dear Reader, My brother Alex and I spent many a happy holidays with my great uncle & aunt Jim and Curly Pile. They moved from managing the Rock Inn at Waterrow 1954- 1965 (retiring) to BarBrook ...Read more

A memory of Milverton by Julian Bishop

I lived in Portland House, Evenlode from 1938 until 1957 and then in Portland Terrace until 1961. I remember Mrs Hoggetts at the shop. Football on the village green on a Sunday until the Fox opened at 12 ...Read more

A memory of Evenlode in 1943 by John Peachey

I grew up in Reynolds Drive,Queensbury. In those days few cars littered the road so it was quite safe to play in. I remember my lovely neighbours and in particular Mrs Sparrow and her son Clive, he and I were inseparable. My ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1943 by Sylvia Mc Math(Nee Drew)

Dear All, there are certainly many fine memories of Little Sutton on this web-site...bravo I was more of a Great Sutton lad myself. I lived off Sutton Way, near the roundabout. Went to the Primary school next ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1956 by Paul Parry

Hi all. We first moved to Chelsea in 1945 and took up residence at 58, Elm Park Gardens. I first attended Park Walk School then went on to the Cooks Ground School in Old Church Street (later changed to Kingsley ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea in 1946 by Robert Munn

I lived in Seacombe all my life, drank in five bars, Stanley Arms, Mona Castle, hung around with Jackie Beaty, Tommy Jones, Geoff Kilby, Bobby Benett, Johnny Rutter Sango, we had great times, went to the boys club. My friends were Tina ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1975 by June Hoey

I remember going there with all my mates, and the big tree on round about at Christmas and the toilets that were underground on the roundabout and the bus that went thought not the one way it is now good old days

A memory of Wallasey by June Hoey

My late father Donald Jack Baker was born at Cowes on the 18/8/1910, he would later become my father in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) on the 20/6/1940. Through no fault of our father we children grew up in homes ...Read more

A memory of Cowes in 1940 by Judith Petrou Nee Baker

I believe that Laindon Station may be remembered as the birthplace of Joan Sims, the 'Carry On' actress. She was the daughter of Harry Sims, the stationmaster. She was quite well known in local circles prior to ...Read more

A memory of Laindon in 1950 by William Diment

I've lived in Wingate all my life. I lived in 370 New Row; my best friends lived next door - the Davies Joan, Mary and Betty. We used to go to the Green Door workman's conses to rock and roll nights, John's ice cream shop - he ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1963 by Doreen Craven