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There tea room had a slot charity animal in the door way outside, our grandmother used to give us small change to post in it. The coins made a satisfactory clunk as they reached the bottom, or so it seemed when I was ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by Adele Hall

When I was a little girl growing up in Norwood Green in the '60s, I can remember being sent over to the shops to fetch our daily bread order, a loaf of Mother's Pride in a red & white striped waxed wrapper. The parade of ...Read more

A memory of Norwood Green by susan-mills

I was born at 7, Nightingale Row, in the box room which was originally shared by my mother Mavis Warren and her sister Glennis Byard as they were to become. The daughters of George and Martha (Dot) Edwards. The house was rented from ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by howardwarren257

The Lion & Swan Hotel Congleton Story has it that The Lion & Swan in Congleton was made from ancient timbers, even today there are some solid twelve inch by twelve inch supports on display but who knows ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by Alec Coles

Lived in Saxon road then moved to Tensing road on the havelock estate. Had great time riding motorbikes in batcherlors field with friends. Fishing in grand union canal also tried our home made raft. Went to george ...Read more

A memory of Southall by r.m.h1946.rh

Coral Merriman We moved to Berkhamstead from London in 1952. I went to Ashlyns which still had the Thomas Coram boarders. It was a Secondary School, Mr Gilbertson was Headmaster, we had Assembly every morning where all the ...Read more

A memory of Berkhamsted by tara1999

I lived in Upper Heyford from 1946 until 1965 when I was married in a double ceremony with my twin sister at St Mary's Church. I moved to Bicester. My  sister who married an American from the base moved ...Read more

A memory of Upper Heyford by Jean Beale

In the late 1800's my Grandmother's sister, Minnie came from Bristol to work at Goytre House. She was soon followed by another sister Hannah and my grandmother Annie both of whom worked at Maesyberrin, the doctor's house in Goytre ...Read more

A memory of Goytre by gwyneth.stratten

The bottom part of this secen now lies under the Heads of the Valley Road. This is taken before the ‘old’ road was built, showing open fields down to the canal bank and the former Navigation Inn. You can see the ...Read more

A memory of Gilwern by Ian Wiggett

I lived with my family, Mum, Martha Annie (nee Lumb), dad Arthur, sister Marie (now Richards) and brother Allen at the bottom end of Gas House Lane, now known as Gas Works Lane. We lived there until around 1951/2. I went to ...Read more

A memory of Lockwood in 1941 by Jack Wright