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I was first on Nash page, now first on Whaddon page, and I'm from Bletchley!  Well, I moved to Whaddon in Feb 1974 with David Hogg (originally from Nash)and we lived in Stock Lane, a tied cottage, and Dave worked for Mr ...Read more

A memory of Whaddon in 1974 by Margaret Hogg

Hi to all who may read this and maybe remember my family. My father was born in Stretton in 1920 and lived next door to a Granny Coombs in the centre of the village with his mother Niome, father Jack, ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1955 by Shelia Deakin

My first memories of Shevington were moving to the council estate on a very wet day and trudging through deep brown clay which served as the road.  At that time there was only one grocery store opposite the entrance to ...Read more

A memory of Shevington in 1952

I was born in the cottage in the courtyard, the youngest of three. My brother, Tony, sister Sheila, who now lives not too far away from Matlask, and have some wonderful memories of the Hall. Summer days seemed ...Read more

A memory of Barningham Hall in 1950 by Peter Mackay

I spent many happy holidays in much dewchurch in the 1950's. we stayed with my great aunt, Winifried Bishop who ran not only The Black Swan pub but also Poole House as a guest house. My great grandparents ...Read more

A memory of Much Dewchurch in 1957 by Geraldine Morsbach

Between 1938-1949 I lived in Llanarth Road then at Bryn Road 1949-1959. There was no Springfield Estate (only Springfield Villas, about 6 houses). Tradespeople at that time were Davies the bakers with door to door ...Read more

A memory of Pontllanfraith in 1940 by First Name Last Name

I was born at Newton On Ouse in March 1928. At the age of five I attended the local school whose headmaster was Alf Bradbury. Also at the age of five I began visiting Village Farm that was owned by ...Read more

A memory of Newton-on-Ouse in 1930 by Guy Jefferson

I was born in 1945 in my aunty's cottage in Searle Street, which ran from the corner of the Station Hotel below the railway line embankment where we would wave at steam trains as they went past. ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1950 by Deidre Parry

I was born at the War memorial Hospital in Chipping Norton in 1945 and I lived at Manor House Farm with my parents. The wilsons were the family who owned and managed the farm. They had three sons Edmund who was the same age and ...Read more

A memory of Ledwell in 1945 by Michael Lancefield

We moved to Straight Road, probably in 1938. It was just a country lane and we used to play on the road without any problem. The Harold Hill estate hadn't been built then, a good job because of the number of bombs, doodlebugs and ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1930 by Michael O'brien