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We moved to Oaktrow in January 1957, me travelling in the cattle truck. The rest went by car. We stayed the first week or so at the Lion Inn, Timberscombe. Oaktrow had been purchased the previous summer. We eventually ...Read more

A memory of Timberscombe in 1957 by John Nurcombe

Mother & I used to live opposite the Horse & Groom - that's right, we lived in the house next to the white barn, we only had two rooms, seeing that we were down from "bombed out" in London in the war. They made us very welcome as did ...Read more

A memory of Penn by Rita Francis

I remember in 1948 at age 5 years old staying at Monkham Farm with my aunt Ann Maddock and walking behind two cart horses and a single furrow plough with my cousin Deryck Maddock and the furrows being up to my knees. There was no ...Read more

A memory of Luxborough by Gerald Bull

I got married here in 1973, our reception was then at the Catholic Club, my mum and her friends did all the catering! The Vicar at our wedding was Barrie Barnes. Sheila Bakewell sang The Wedding while we signed the ...Read more

A memory of Coalville

My mother's family lived in Sturry all their lives. My Mum and her 3 siblings were born at 4 High Street and lived there for years. She even met my Dad there as he lived a short time at 3 High Street. My grandfather was head ...Read more

A memory of Sturry by jonsimzadi

I was born and brought up here. It's changed so much now but I remember that the 'Black Bull' was never a popular pub for the locals as Old Langho mainly consisted of two estates, Brookside and Larkhill. These were staff houses ...Read more

A memory of Old Langho in 1970 by Simon Thistlethwaite

I came to Bookham on the 23rd of Sept 1959 from Ireland. I started working at the Bookham Grange Hotel which was then owned and run by Leslie Colwill. Iwas 16 years old then and as green as the country I had come from. ...Read more

A memory of Little Bookham by Jim Coughlan

While exploring my British Roots in 2003 with my then 80+years-old mother we were blessed with the opportunity offered by the owner of the Woolstapler House, pictured in the lower right foreground of this ...Read more

A memory of Cirencester in 2003

I too remember the tall fizzy Ice creams at Caddy's, I suspect they were simply called Ice Drinks or something. As someone else mentioned (but I can't find it now) The Parlour was between Long Causeway and ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury by Graham Denton

I spent eight years of my school life as a Day-boy at Brockenhurst between 1955 to 1963. Being a somewhat shy individual at that time, my presence at the school was hardly recognized. I was known as 'Twink' until ...Read more

A memory of Brockenhurst in 1955 by Edward Williams