Search Results

My mother worked in the cafeteria at lunch time, collecting the money from the students. She seemed to know everybody in the college and when she passed away at the young age of 48, it seemed that the whole of Swindon mourned with us. ...Read more

A memory of Swindon in 1978 by Patricia Beach

Hi, I lived in lots of places when I was young including Pewsey, Marlborough where I was born, Hook near Wootton Bassett, and Wootton Rivers. My memories of Milton were living at No3 The Crossroads opposite the garage, until 1973 when ...Read more

A memory of Milton Lilbourne in 1973 by Roger Lack

I moved to no. 6 from Thornton Heath, aged 3, with my parents, Sylvia and George. My maiden name was Ruthven. My brother Keith was born in 1958. I initially went to Bandon Hill school, but my brother got pneumonia just after ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1957 by Teresa Brett

I used to live at Grove Farm Cottages, Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill. My father was Noel Sargent and worked as a farm employee for Grove Farm which was either managed or owned by a Mr. Hocken. My father's name ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1959 by Terry Sargent

This was the NAAFI shop that served the military quarters at Watchfield, which housed the then many miltary and civilian staff of the Royal Military College of Science, and some of the students at the college, ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield by Richard Hodder

We moved to Swindon in 1957 from London (Wimbledon, actually) when my dad, a skilled engineer, got a job at Vickers Armstrongs at South Marston, with a brand new council house thrown in. In those post-war austerity days there was ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by besafisher

I was born at 4 Emes Road, but remember growing up at 64 Manor Road and spending a lot of my time chasing the old tramp who used to frequent Nappers (wouldn't do that nowadays!). My dad was Alf Andrews. Dad passed away from ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1962 by Jeff Andrews

i was born in perivale maternity hospital in 1944. i lived at 97 greenford road up till 1958. i attended stanhope infants, junior and senior school. i lived very near the play park opposite stanhope road. my mother worked at Coles ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1944 by Barry Dady

My memories of the boathouse and lodge is of my grandfather, Henry Philip Husted, also know as The Admiral. He coached the Cadets rowing eight teams where they took part in the Regatta's at Henley and Marlowe. My ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1957 by Gaynor Dabner

I used to live in Cedar Grove, before moving to Swindon with my parents and brothers and sisters. I used to be friends with l Whitfield who lived up the road from us. I still have relatives in Westbury. Last time I was in ...Read more

A memory of Westbury in 1965 by Michael Moore