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My brothers and I watched the Queen Elizabeth's Coronation with a neighbour; the screen was so small they added a special magnifying glass. Even in black and white I thought it was wonderful. It was a cold day so felt chilly as ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Pam Piper

We came to a deserted Moresdale Hall in the 1980s and spent several years refurbishing it. Because it had 2 front doors and 2 staircases we were able to divide it and share it with my brother's family. ...Read more

A memory of Moresdale Hall

I lived in Hopkins St for 13 years from 1953 when I was born until 1966, when we moved to North Road. I went to Stanley Grove school , the headmaster was Mr Silver. I remember neighbours The Evisons they had 2 daughters ...Read more

A memory of Longsight by Ellen Dowling

Hi all, In the 60's me and my parents used to visit Stockbridge 2-3 times a year as my mother was born there. By the railway crossing at Marsh court next to the thatched white cottage my father would put a stone on the ...Read more

A memory of Stockbridge by Paul Sandbar

In the early 60’s my brother and I would go and stay with my great aunt and uncle John in a stone cottage “Almora”he built in the Haugh The garden was beautiful filled with gooseberry strawberries ...Read more

A memory of Haugh of Urr by John Lockhart

My first visit to Cornwall saw my family's discovery of Portreath. I was 16 and was blown away by the wonderful seascape that the beach by Smugglers cottage presented. I remember walking up from the sand to buy ...Read more

A memory of Portreath by Gerald Wilson

Born in 1955, we went from Botley to the New Forest and then we moved again where I went to school in Fair Oak when I was 8 years old. I remember the cows to be milked used to come down Mortimers Lane to ...Read more

A memory of Fair Oak by Jeremy Phipp

In 2003 my son and I travelled from Alberta, Canada to this tiny village in pursuit of our Owen family history. A family bible revealed that my great great great grandfather (Thomas ...Read more

A memory of Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa by allaboutmaddy