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Going ‘down the village’ pretty much referred to the stretch of Cove Road, between Hazel Avenue and Marrowbrooke Lane, where most of the shops were. Once upon a time Cove must have been the typical English village: two houses, three pubs ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1945 by Alan Hickman

As a child living in Chidd during the war we had freedom to roam anywhere we wished, ie Sidenhurst lakes (where I caught my first carp), the brooks where we fished for tiddlers which we cooked over a camp fire, climbed ...Read more

A memory of Chiddingfold in 1940 by William Mac Donald

My Mum Valerie Merrikin, nee Nichols, was born next to the old pub (recently knocked down) in Skeffington. Grandad Nichols worked at the hall and got the sack because he picked ...Read more

A memory of Billesdon in 1974 by Nigel Waterfield

I moved to Boot in 1952 when I was one. My father, John Heap, was the manager of the Burnmoor Inn, which was owned in partnership by his mother, Ruth Hargreaves, and Sid Cross. They also owned The Old Dungeon Ghyll in Langdale. I ...Read more

A memory of Boot in 1956 by Peter Heap

Some time ago I read with great interest in a local paper that the pool at Arley had been restored.   My formative years were happily spent at Green Lodge on the green were I was born in 1932.  My father lived there for ...Read more

A memory of Arley by Peter Astles

This is a view from the east side of the valley looking towards Holcombe Hill and the Peel Monument. The tower was erected in memory of Sir Robert Peel who repealed the Corn Laws in about 1846. The hill is a favourite local ...Read more

A memory of Ramsbottom in 1955 by John Tomlinson

My parents had a chip shop next door to the Cat Inn in Wordsley. Miss Bowater would walk me to school at Brook Street every day for the first few weeks there. She was a lovely lady, but my teacher, Miss W, was very stern and ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley by Jim Hope

I lived in Beaufoy Road for a number of years, I went to Falcon Brook Primary School, then Lavender Hill girls school. Had great times. Lavender Hill School now gone, does anyone have memories of it, the snow would be terrible coming down Amies Street, I had a great uncle uncle iving there.

A memory of Battersea by Janice Richardson

I was born in the village in 1942 at 61 Stone Row, one of four cottages behind the post office - the post office and village store was owned and run by Mr and Mrs Sargent back then. Alveley was a quiet village and only came to ...Read more

A memory of Alveley in 1947 by Bill Scriven

I lived on Peache Road from 1965 to 1978, having been born in Wendover hospital and my memory of the 'pig sty' was that it was actually a slaughter house/abattoir. I am really testing my recall now but I think ...Read more

A memory of Downend in 1970