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I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

My name is Alan Jones, I am from Llandybie having been born at 4 Angel Terrace. This tiny terraced house between the Ivy Bush and the Church was locally known as "Ty John Jew". My Grandfather ran the "Red Cow" for many ...Read more

A memory of Llandybie by Alan Jones

Looking on the Henley Census Info site, I found a reference to Frewins Cottages and Frewins Row. Frewin is my mother's maiden name and the family seem to have been in Henley for over 200 years. Being an ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames by Peter Francis

My name was Sandra Goodfellow when I was born at home in Erbistock in 1954. I lived on Twining hill. I had a very happy childhood there with my three siblings, Mum and Dad. I started Erbistock school in 1957. It was a cosy, two ...Read more

A memory of Erbistock by Sandra Bayley

My mother (Clare Dawson) lived in the thatched cottage shown in the photo in about 1912. Her mother (Ms Dawson) was a teacher at the school. My mother was born in Foxwist Lane, her father spent most of his spare time at the Plough Inn.

A memory of Whitegate by David Watts

I recently moved to Hackbridge SM6 (having previously lived in Sutton/Cheam). I was told that the row of cottages called Centurion, between Park Road and Wandle Road, used to be an industrial ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge by Fifi Kimber

I was born in a cottage (now demolished) next to the tenements behind the old co-op in the High Street next to Spring Hill Brae. We moved to our new council house at 4 Hillview Crescent ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates by Kenneth Hunter

Where I was born, Wife of next door neighbour, had a Sister. She used to visit, now and again. Gradually, as time went by, my Father, and her Husband became friendly. After a while, We got invitation, to go and visit ...Read more

A memory of Boreham by Ivan Chamberlain

I've great memories of jumping through those bushes in the central reservation, before the zebra crossing, and subsequent Pelican crossing, was installed connecting the Post Office to the Co-Op on the corner facing ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham

i was born in Addlestone at Garfield Cottages, Garfield Lane (off Station Road) long gone now and replaced by the tower block of Surrey Towers. We moved to Courland Road in 1957 and I lived there until I married in ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by Marilyn Petrie