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Living in Farnham Common and then in Farnham Royal, I knew Bourne End well. A long time ago some very good friends of mine bought a house in Blind Lane. Unfortunately, as so often happens, we have lost touch. If ...Read more

A memory of Bourne End by dcpharrison

I lived in Hele Gardens Plympton St Maurice in the 1950.s and attended Plympton Grammar School as did my wife. Does any one remember the name of the vicar of Plympton St,Maurice at that time? I think he had a ...Read more

A memory of Plympton by canonjedwards

Of course this is St.Luke's parish church in Cannock which stands on ground which has connections with worship going back for many centuries. There is a battered and worn ancient preaching cross in front of the building which has ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

One of the shops to the near right of the photo was Riley's fruit and veg. at Christmas time there would be lots of cut pines outside of the shop for sale, the strong smell of the pine lingers in my memory. Such a pity that ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1950

I spent many a Saturday, walking the woods of the tower, beating sticks and making noise. After a good 8 hours trudging up and down slopes and in the mud, they feed us a bowl of bad stew and beer. There was always a joke about who ...Read more

A memory of Hoghton in 1983 by Vicky Keating

dear sandra , I have just been looking through my notes about the street family and the George you mention is my granny sarah ann's brother , and was my dads cousin.I can remember my dad talking about his cousin playing ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School by Evelyn Mould

My Mother owned the Kings Head and i worked in the reastaurant with her she done all home baking and had Eton College lads and there familys eating there,also a great trade was the Army lads from both barracks,I married one in 1956,we ...Read more

A memory of Windsor in 1948 by Dorothy Wade

The only school in Haverhill was The Cangle. The new secondary modern, now known as Castle Manor, had not yet been finished. We arrived at school very bewildered being the first of the Londoners and feeling like aliens. I made ...Read more

A memory of Haverhill in 1959 by Peter Willems

In about 1961 my father became the manager of Blackbushe Airport. As a result my mother, brother (16) and I (9) moved from our comfortable town house in Cheltenham to a large mobile home attached to, what was then, the ...Read more

A memory of Blackbushe Airport in 1961 by Nikki Mc Allister Freeman

I was born in one of the cottages behind the coach in the photograph. Lots of good memories

A memory of Dymchurch in 1950 by Edward Mc Manus