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Seasalter - A place name from the past for 2 reasons. No.1 - in the 1960s my paternal grandmother and grandfather had retired from Tooting, Sarf London to Bapchild, Sittingbourne and had acquired a beach hut close by the ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter by mothpoet

I was born in 1947 and as a baby lived for a short time with my parents at Leyswood Lodge south of the village. My family on my mother's side had lived in Groombridge for many, many years and I was the ...Read more

A memory of Groombridge by Keith Grose

I lived in ferndale rd ,next to the swimming pool from 1942 to 1959 ,went to Clarendon rd , woodthorpe rd and stanwell rd school. It was great living across the road from the park and the stream, trees to climb, fish ,tadpoles ...Read more

A memory of Ashford by Pat George

I was raised in Mountsorrel in the Soar valley near Leicester. It was a Norman village that lay alongside the river Soar under Castle Hill. The hill got its name from the mote and bailey type 12c castle built by the Beaumonts – ...Read more

A memory of Mountsorrel by Janet Brookes

hi,i was a nurse at st peters hospital,chertsey,i lived at lindsey smith house,nursing comodation ,in the 80s ,brings back memories,best part of my life ,nursing.

A memory of Virginia Water by Mark Vaughan

My father was a Constable in the Metropolitan Police and in 1937 he transferred from central London to East Molesey. He bought a house in Rosemary Avenue but we had to move to Molesey before it was ready, so we rented a ...Read more

A memory of West Molesey by David Leach

Spring Grove Central was one of the happiest times of my life. Sadly the school closed and we were all moved to Heathlands in Wellingron Road South. I have been long gone from the area, leaving to train as a nurse at Guys Hospital. But ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow

My girlfiend (now my wife) introduced me to the Femina disco at the George. It was the first club I ever went to. Loved the music. The DJ played a mixture of chart records, Motown and something called Northern Soul, ...Read more

A memory of Walsall

My Great Aunt and uncle John and Mary Little built a beautiful cottage in The Haugh 'Almora' you used to have to walk past Military road and down the hill to The Post office [sweetie shop lol] My grandfather would take ...Read more

A memory of Haugh of Urr by John Lockhart

I was born there in 1947 when my mum was visiting her family. My folks met at the Sun Inn in 1944 when my dad was stationed nearby. They were married in the abbey in 1946 and her maiden name was Wackett, by name and nature as I and ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey by roger.jones1000