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My husband, Ewen Donald McNeil Cameron, went to school at Crewkerne during the early 40's. He lived at Chedington Court, Misterton, where I believe his mother was housekeeper. In those days it was a finishing ...Read more

A memory of Misterton in 1943

I was born in 1935. My father, Fred Pritchard, had a couple of shops on the corner of St. Mary's and Nightingale. Our family lived in a flat above them until 1947. Around 1953 he converted one of them to a Launderette and sold ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Brian Pritchard

My nan, Lucy Williams lived in Cowper Road, Gillingham - she was a lovely friendly lady and my sisters often stayed with her (one at a time!). They remember Gillingham Park nearby, where they would go to play. My nan used ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1953 by Linda Edginton

I will never forget the days growing up in Poplar Road, Rhydyfelin. My friends were; Val Kerslake, Val Wiles, Barbara Young, Sylvie Elliot, Mavis Brown, John Baker, Dai Parsons, Dennis Webster, to name but a ...Read more

A memory of Rhydyfelin by Linda Hales

I lived in Bushey and then in Oxhey Village for all of my childhood, first in Aldenham Road, and then in Oxhey Avenue, and later in Villiers Road. In the early 70's I was living in Oxhey Avenue and my friend Annette lived in ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1974 by Jackie Brewer

The pictures in Francis Frith nostalgic photos, bring to mind the Cannock I remember. Even the pictures from 1955, the year of my birth, show places I recall. I would go with my grandad and John Brogan, in the old ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1960 by Robert Leighton

My dad, lived with his family in Bolton upon Dearne from the age of about 3yrs in 1921. They were (like many others) very poor. My grandad, Frank Coombs (who my dad is named for) and my ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Helen Higgins

I have many memories of living in Spencers Wood. I lived on the main road, house name Tidewell. My grandfather used to live in Ivanhoe further down the ...Read more

A memory of Spencers Wood in 1949 by Mary Parish

Adding to Mr Wroe's memories, I believe that the school Headmaster in 1945 was a Mr Henry Gardam and that Mr Ronald Pearson joined the school perhaps 2 years later. In 1945, Miss Innes was the ...Read more

A memory of Kirkburton in 1950

The garage belonged to my mum's cousin and on the opposite side of the road or thereabouts my grandma's sister lived who could be seen pushing an old barrow around Hadleigh, wearing white plimsoles during the fifties. Just ...Read more

A memory of Hadleigh by Robert Keen