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Alfred Ellington. 01-06-2013. My earliest memorys are during the war when we lived in the rear half of the old Star public house. l would have been 11/12 and l remember helping father put earth on small fire bombs ...Read more

A memory of Ramsey St Mary's in 1940 by Alfred Ellington

My maternal grandparents lived at Old Rectory, School Hill, Alderbury (now called Court House). They were Charles and Elizabeth Sheppard and grandad worked at Longford as, I believe, a woodsman or carpenter? I still have 3 cousins ...Read more

A memory of Alderbury in 1940 by Pamela Chaldecott

In 1974 I began researching the Buchan Lineage, which of course lead me back to Scotland, and Auchmacoy. My own blood had been three brothers who were local masons in the early 1700's and I longed to see their work. I had ...Read more

A memory of Auchmacoy in 1991 by Nancy L Buchan

Family legend has it that Grandad took a small party of friends for a pint or two in Oakengates. At the end of the evening for a lark he undid the traces and when they set off the horses went and the cart tipped up, to ...Read more

A memory of Oakengates in 1940 by Marie Fellows

Does anyone out there remember the appalling air crash in The Valley, Bemerton Heath. If so, I would be interested to hear further comments and stories. I was very young at the time maybe 3 years ...Read more

A memory of Salisbury in 1951 by Gabrielle Collins

I've recently moved into a flat at 20 Manor Road, and just interested to know if anyone has any history of the building or its tenants/owners back in the 1800's? Thank you, Nicola

A memory of Wallington by Nicola Roadnight Brooks

I was born in 1951 and have many very happy memories of visiting my aunty Dolly and uncle Joe in the 1950's and 1960's. They lived in Queens Road but I can't remember the house number. Their house backed onto the ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1960 by Judith Bryant

Hi my name is Doug Wilson. This site brought back so many memories. I was born in a bungalow in Wingletye Lane in August 1954 but moved to Great Gardens Road when I was 9 months old. From the time that I was allowed to cross the ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Douglas Wilson

Born in the front room on Belgrave Road in 1953, I have fond memories of visiting my grandad and grandma in their little house on Peel Street. A typical two up, two down. The front step would be pumiced bright yellow ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1966 by Angela Garcia

As children, my two brothers and I would go to visit Nannan (my paternal grandmother) at Wells Bottom Farm, near Sowerby Bridge, Ripponden. We would stop at the Blue Bell Inn for a drink of pop, the highlight of the long car ...Read more

A memory of Ripponden in 1960 by Angela Garcia