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This boat was called Albion, I remember her well as I spent my childhood in Cardnell's yard either sailing the family boat or fitting it out -(some of the happiest days of my life) - she was pale green, an unusual colour for a boat as ...Read more

A memory of Maylandsea

Hi we moved to Great Kingshill in 1968 from Edmonton in N London. We also lived in Wood Green N. London. I remember my first impression of our new surrounds were not great. I suppose moving from London to a village ...Read more

A memory of Great Kingshill by Andrew Saunders

i lived at 13ward gardens just by the village green.spent my youth there until moving to new zealand when i was 25,spent many a day fishing for sticklebacks in the stream by the pond back in 1964,as i got older spent many an hour in ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham by Elkin Stephen

to have good memories of baughurst my parents both worked at AWRE we moved there when I was one and we left the area in 1970 when I was 15 We lived at 50 long grove and I also went to hurst school I now live in new ...Read more

A memory of Baughurst by Ian Garner

I lived along Windsor Lane which became Burnham Lane, also moved Counties from Bucks to Berkshire without leaving our house. The Mill was just down the road and I played with my friend Pam Willingale who later moved to Holyport. At ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham

In and about 1960 I was a boy who spent many an hour down the burn, at one end just below the station part of the burn had very sturdy concrete walls at either side, these walls were some sort of supports or ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery in 1960 by Michael Oakes

My grandpa used to deliver books by bicycle from Burnham to the Old Cottage, Wrexham, before the First World War. He ran a booksearch agency.

A memory of Slough

I was born in Goosberry Green. At three months old, Shackdon and Lovell doctors gave me only weeks to live. Mum worked in the isolation hospital, Matron Siblie, Mr Munt - amblance driver. Dad was a builder, we had animals ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1920

Hadn't changed when I lived there in '63, or when I went back in 2003.

A memory of Burnham by Carolyn Babin

I remember Living with my dad, at Little Bursteadand at sixteen or seveteen years old learning to be a plasterer. A family I used to go round to, for a chat and a cup of tea, was the Spencers -Ted was one. Now in my 90th year, just met up ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1930