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My Dad was also in the Phil Douglas Band that played at the Tower Ballroom. His name was Les Campbell and he played the accordion. He and Ron played together for a great number of years. I remember being at one of the band ...Read more

A memory of Lee by Leslie Campbell

I was born in 1928, to John James and Olive Mellor, my grandfather was Percival Jackson Mellor, my grandmother Mary Ellen Mellor. They built with help Park Hill Farm, New Road, ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by John Mellor

I have been working at the above bed and breakfast for a number of years and am often asked by guests what was here originally. Is there any one out there that remembers the original building? I ...Read more

A memory of Charlwood by Geraldine Todd

I was born in 1949 in Victoria Road, Madeley and have many memories of life as it was in the 1950's onwards. I remember Jones' buses, Pooles the cobblers, Carters, Stodd's the Drapers, Shums the chemist, and most ...Read more

A memory of Madeley in 1949 by First Name Last Name

I was born in Hackbridge in 1944. I lived there until 1953 when my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins put me on a plane on May 2 to join my father who had emigrated to Canada the year before. My mother, who had lived in ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1944 by Paul Strong

As the ex-landlord of the Queens Head in Eynsham have many fond memories of the village and my customers, and cricket club of which I was president-1975-78. Known as the village with the most pubs, of which i have visited all, ...Read more

A memory of Eynsham in 1974 by lawrand

The Jewish Fresh Air Home and School was founded in 1921 by Miss Margaret Langdon, MBE, MA (1890-1980) and located at Blakemere Lane, Delamere near Norley, in the beautiful Cheshire countryside.  My time spent there was from ...Read more

A memory of Delamere in 1930 by Sid Grant

l was born in the flat above the chemist shop in 1947. Arthur Walker was the pharmacist.  We moved over the road to Cross Keys House in 1950 and lived there till 1965. The street was my playground, with best ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town in 1947 by Mary Adgar

Our family lived in the village of  West Horsley all of my life,  I was born in 51, my sister in 49 and my youngest sister 56. We used to bike down to Ripley and Ockham. I went to school at Sir Walter Raleigh, and Howard ...Read more

A memory of Ripley in 1960 by Loraine Roles

I have just discovered from resaerching the census results that my Great Grandparents ran the Odfellows Arms in Witton Gilbert round about the turn of the last century. His name was John McCormick and he was ...Read more

A memory of Witton Gilbert in 1900 by Alice Potter