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A commemorative brass plaque in the church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham was erected in memory of these men of 489 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RNZAF (and their comrades in other Coastal Command ...Read more

A memory of Langham in 1944 by David Burrowes

Nice to see the old village hall again, I used to go with my mum to Mothers Club in the 1960s and lots of jumble sales, church bazaars, barn dances and even football training. At some jumble sales we used to try ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1961 by Alan Ramsay

Does anyone remember the thatched Ramsey Cottages in Halbutt Street? I'm not sure that that was their official name but Sir Alf Ramsey lived there - hense my name for them. They were demolished to build a small housing estate of modern boxes - vandals!

A memory of Dagenham in 1950

After Townsend's chemist shop was Hudderstone's which was a family business and Mrs Hudderstone pleasantly sold sweets, lemonades, ice cream and newspapers in the front of the shop and Mr Hudderstone ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym in 1957 by Timothy Purnell

My parents took over The Chocolate Box, a little general store which sold mostly sweets in 1946. I lived there in the old thatched cottage and the attached house, which was called the new house, as ...Read more

A memory of Waterbeach in 1946 by Carole Oddy Forhan

In 1971 my father The Right Reverend Kenneth John Woollcombe became the youngest Bishop Of Oxford at the age of 47 and we came to live at Bishop's House, Cuddesdon, opposite the Theological College, next to Bishop's ...Read more

A memory of Cuddesdon in 1971 by Philippa Morrison

The building being constructed next to the co-op was a small supermarket that would be first named Coopers then, Fine Fare. The Shop next to the co-op on the right was Bill Croft the bicycle shop. Out of view to the left of the car ...Read more

A memory of Warlingham in 1962 by Alan Smith

I was child of Ramsey St Mary's in the period 1939 to 1960. My family lived in the last 'grey pebble-dashed' council house going north out of village (3/4 of a mile from Ponders Bridge). My father's name ...Read more

A memory of Ramsey St Mary's in 1948 by Terry Jacobs

The old school was still in the village - the toilets seem to be well remembered - how I hated those. The old school for me smelled of those tablets of paint which were used in art class, for dabbling. That smell ...Read more

A memory of South Weald in 1959 by Dermot Keenan

My Harrison ancestors all came from Cambridgeshire, mostly from the Downham, where they were agricultural laborers and my father, Victor Alfred George Harrison was born in 1914 in Peterborough. His father, George William ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by edgwaredr