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I am now 86, but in 1941 until 1945 I lived in Heswall. My family has been evacuated from Jersey in the Channel /islands and we lived in several places before finally coming to Heswall. there was a refugee school for Guernsey and Jersey ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by lavengra1

As a child growing up in Hyde Park it still holds very fond memories for me...Woodhouse Moor it never seems to change that much as I visit there once or twice every 4yrs or so...and having moved out of the area some years ago and would ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1962 by Kevin Rickett

I lived in Gamesley for a very short while, but it's an episode of my life that I will never forget. I used to live at 10 Callow Close, it was late autumn of 1968. So much was going on then, the moon landing was yet to ...Read more

A memory of Gamesley in 1969 by Howard Davies

Around this time a fire destroyed much of the Imperial Hotel which was, then, owned by Trust Houses. The previous year (1970 on the 6th of March) The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, was also much destroyed by fire. This started ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth in 1971 by David Smith

From a book my sister left me I chose Rosedale Abbey as my destination on my first journey through England. I was alone and took the train to York in 1971. From there I went to Whitby and then the moorland train to ...Read more

A memory of Rosedale Abbey by David Ebertt

Hello. I see that Linda, daughter of Mac - our old Maître D - has posted a memory of the Moorland. So nice to hear from you Linda and to know that your memory has not failed you. It's so sad to hear that your dear ...Read more

A memory of Haytor Vale in 1969 by David Smith

Such a lovely Village back in them ol' days !! I was born in Careys Wood in 61. Lavish memories of playing in Moodys Farm field (stories of Elephants being buried there ??) Wonderful Mr. Sheppard in his shop dishing out ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield

The Evans sisters, their donkeys, and their Kindergarten School are a substantial part of my childhood memories. We lived around the corner from them, and we were sometimes boarded there when our parents ...Read more

A memory of Barton on Sea by Edward Williams

My name is Jane Anne Simmonds (nee Hyde). I was born in Newton Abbot on 31st March 1956. My grandfather Herbert Hyde had retired as a Wing Commander in the airforce and was managing the Union Hotel. My brother John Hyde ...Read more

A memory of Newton Abbot in 1960 by Susan Cooling

It was wonderful to read about a place still dear to my heart. I lived in Devizes from about 3yrs old to almost 9yrs. My older sister went to the Grammar School after St. Peter's, you may even have met her, Elizabeth Guy. I ...Read more

A memory of Devizes by c_haniford