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My name is Brian Wilson, I was born in 1940 down Fen Drove now called Sykemouth Drove, Kirton Holme. Down this drove were farms, small holdings and houses 12 in total, today in 2016 only 4 remain. Ist farm on the ...Read more

A memory of Kirton Holme by John Brian Wilson

My Grandfather Edward Garrett leased this property from 1900 to 1910. During this period he was publican of The Swan Public House . I have a photo of the home taken during that period.

A memory of Silfield by dgarrett

My Father Robert Ruddle was born in 1920 and was raised in Sherrington. He lived in the dairy near the river but this is now a private house, but later moved to Yew Tree Cottage which is still there! Times were hard back then and ...Read more

A memory of Sherrington by Doreen Holmes

I was most surprised when my Google search revealed memories from so many years ago. I went to the Building Tech in Garratt lane when I was 13 in 1949. It was an escape tunnel for me from a ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by dwcreasey

I grew up in Mitcham in the 1960s. Born in 1962, we lived in Tonstall Road, close to the level crossing by Eastfields school. I went to St Mark’s Primary School from 1967 to 1971. I remember most of my teachers: Miss ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Karl Schneider

Good to see the photo of Herstmonceux in 1965 along Hailsham Rd. I was born outside the village in 1957, my father being the local Reverend from 1956 till 1973/4. The old car in the foreground was right ...Read more

A memory of Herstmonceux in 1965 by puck_productions

I was very fortunate to be evacuated to this beautiful village at the beginning of World War Two. I remember being lined up in the village hall with about fifteen other evacuees. My elder sister was ...Read more

A memory of Luxulyan in 1940 by Reginald Tipple

I spent my teen years during the late 1970s and early 1980s at Church Farm Caravan Site. We spent our days wandering the site or walking to the Crab and Lobster Pub at Sidlesham. That was before the harbour wall was put in, ...Read more

A memory of Pagham

Having been so lucky as to spend my childhood in a big house in Royal Avenue and spending many long summer evenings playing cricket on the beach with my grandad I have always wanted to return to Scarborough.  In particular the Zoo ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough in 1969 by Carol Best

My father was a police officer and we lived in Victoria Street, next door to the market. Our house, No 19, is now a cafe and sometimes I have a coffee there when I visit. Fleetwood was buzzing during the war.  Seamen, sailors, ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood in 1940 by Alan Binns