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I was born in Hednesford in 1948; the house behind the Valeting Service shop, (63 Market Street), close to the Lucas Lighting factory, (now the Lightworks business premises). Coincidentally I later worked for Lucas Lighting ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford in 1948 by David Birt

Dad moved from Old Bexley, where he had a butchers, to Riverhead, and owned the shop at 4 The Square. It was Challisis before him. I loved the village and its history. We lived above the shop, and I ...Read more

A memory of Riverhead in 1960 by John Witcombe

My great Aunt Harriet 1892-1981 was employed as a nanny to the Whiteleys in Cossington in 1913. I inherited some of the post cards she sent home to the family. The Whitelys lived in a ...Read more

A memory of Cossington in 1910 by Pat Roberts

I lived at Mid Shirva Farm from 1950 till 1964. My father was the byreman, he was known as Wee Jock and my mum was Jan. I had a happy time growing up there; the summers seemed to be endless. I played in the fields during the ...Read more

A memory of Twechar in 1950 by Helen Dickson

Annie Dawsons - all the pillars were covered in mirroflex (tiny bits of mirror tile), Garners second-hand shop, next shop down? Mrs Garner lived in the house attached to the Travellers Rest, till she died (always ...Read more

A memory of Windhill by Ken Haddy

I lived on Lilley Street (off Queens Road) and used to go in: The Bottom Derby, The Osborne House, The Milan, The Forresters, The Salvage, the Robin Hood and occasionally ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Alan Briggs

I moved to Chislehurst in 1936 in our "brand new" house in Oakdene Ave. Cost about £475. Primary school was Willow Grove, long since gone. Secondary school was the new Edgebury School, very big, even had a playing field. ...Read more

A memory of Chislehurst in 1940 by Doug Killick

I remember you, Deeping St James, I remember too a lady called Ethel Fennel, the orchard at gran's house, being late for mass and having to sit in the dock, the wind howling down Church Street late at night (spooky).

A memory of Deeping St James by Eugene Mulligan

I was born at West View, Stanley in August 1939. My father bought 2 cottages and knocked them into a very large house. I had 5 older siblings and my mother's father lived with us. Our family name was House. I loved every ...Read more

A memory of Stanley in 1940 by rene.herriman

Our family immigrated to Australia in 1955 (we were Ten Quid Poms) but I still have acute memories of life in Lewisham. We lived in at 44 Aislibie Road, Lee Green, in a two-story semi-detached, one ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1949