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Yes, I remember Warnham Court just, in those days the sunken garden was out of bounds, the terraces and the pines, but we still climbed them and many other places were also out of bounds. I remember the dog's ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1951 by Peter Hutton

As a child my family moved from Leytonstone, London to Church Lane in South Benfleet. Memories are sketchey but I remember clearly living in what were called at the time a 'bungalow stores', it was a pre-war pebbledash ...Read more

A memory of South Benfleet in 1967 by Michael Gough

Down St Mary School was built in 1878 on the site of the Bell Inn by the Rev. W T A Radford. In the 1930s I was a pupil in the infants' class which was divided from the upper class by a green curtain on a pole. There were ...Read more

A memory of Down St Mary in 1930 by John Shapland

Does anyone remember the old camp site run by Mr and Mrs Dymond? It was roughly where Woolacombe Sands is now, near the riding stables. I can recall it was a steep field (no terracing then!) and we used to walk down to the old ...Read more

A memory of Woolacombe in 1956 by Anne Bohin

In 1965 I met a young woman at a dance in St Albans. I was on a working holiday from Australia and we were young. Her name was Rosemary Maule and she lived in Seymour Terrace, St Albans. She was beautiful. I wonder where she is now? Where are you, Rosemary?

A memory of St Albans by Brian Clutterham

My late father was born in Troedrhiwfuwch on 16th Feb 1917. His name was David Thomas Harris, mainly known as Dai Tom. He lived in a terrace house later turned into a shop. He lived there with six ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch in 1910 by David Harris

Earliest memories... staying home from school (Church School now Russell Hall) in the winter because the boiler had burst. Swinging on my gran's gate on Highfield Terrace, and playing with a teaset and dolls pram in her house, and ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury by Margaret Stork

At the age of 11 we moved here & a group of us could always be found (gambling our pocket money at cards) on the steps in the photo. It always amazed us the number of tourists who would enter the close asking ...Read more

A memory of Edinburgh in 1957 by Ian Tant

My maternal grandparents lived in Talbot House at the end of Scotch and Pritchard Row (Elizabeth and George Reed) my paternal grandmother lived in Blandy Terrace Robert (dec'd) and Mary Elizabeth Stephens. I used to ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1955 by Yvonne Smith

Hi All, I am researching my great-grandfather and family, any assistance or info would be greatly appreciated. Balwins - shoe/bootmakers Hilda Longhurst, then Hilda Symes, and Charles Symes of 1 Keymer Terrace. York Cottage Charles Symes was a Parish Counciller. Regards, Martin

A memory of Keymer in 1900 by Martin Cooper