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How a Family that came to south Cambridgeshire Clifford John Masters, My Story I was born in 4 Chaucer Cottages Foxton on the 9th February 1940 The houses backed onto the “park” ...Read more

A memory of Barrington by masters.clifford2

Kay and I lived in Old Moat Drive for 35 years, married at St Lawrence Church our daughter christened there She went to St Lawrence school lots of good memories of the area, Paul Bennett

A memory of Northfield by Paul Bennett

My name is Tony Walton and I have many fond memories of Woodhouse Eaves. My family moved to the village in 1942 when my father was stationed at Beaumanor. I had two brothers, Brian and Peter and ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves by Anthony Walton

Back in the 1960s there was a beautiful Magnolia tree oposite the church in front of a solicitor's office in St. Lawrence Street. Forty years have passed and I live the other side of the world. I wonder if that tree is still there.

A memory of Ipswich in 1960 by robin_bather

I am currently researching my family history in Sandhurstnand and I am hoping someone might have some record of the smithy in the village. From census returns I know my family lived at the blacksmiths shop ...Read more

A memory of Sandhurst in 1860 by Ray Hobbs

I lived at 5 Manor Drive with my 3 sisters, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Mary. I was born in the house at 1am on a snowy night in 1954 and was delivered by my dad and Dr Poles, while Mary slept and Kathleen ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1954 by Suzanne Knight

I started at St Joseph's when I was seven as a boarder to join my cousin Julieanne Benifer who had been at the school from the age of 2. I liked Mother Lawrence and did not like Sister Bernard, she was not nice ...Read more

A memory of Monks Kirby in 1964 by Lorraine Mansfield

In 1953 my father worked as a builder contractor and was persuaded to allow the new vicar, the Rev .Lawrence, to hold Sunday school in a temporary bricklayer's hut. So every Sunday we picked our reluctant way ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood by John Gates

Gustav Holst became organist and chiormaster of St Laurence ,Wyck Rissington in 1891. Catherine Webb,nee Topham, Schoolmistress from 1871 til 1875. She married Phuvah Webb in 1875. The Webb family having ...Read more

A memory of Wyck Rissington in 1860 by Martin Newell

I was married at the beautiful St Lawrence's in 1955. But I don't recognise it from the photo as there was a lovely wicket gate. We had a long hot summer that year and a drought was declared. Guess what! The first rain shower for ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1955 by Rita Ford