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I have some lovely memories of House Beautiful, me and my 4 sisters were sent there to give my widowed mum a break and us a holiday. I loved the daily walks to the beach, especially going down the zigzag path with shells in the ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1967 by Julie Allier

Yes I remember it well, always showed B movies and you were lucky if you saw the complete film without the projector breaking down, when it did there were boos and shouts from the audience. Also the carpets were loose and you took ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1955 by Bernard Strutt

My memories of Ombersley, Worcs, are from when I was 8-9 years of age, walking to Ombersley school with my sister Dot, holding hands, rain or shine, from Westwood House, four miles and back again after school, past snake ...Read more

A memory of Ombersley in 1954 by Robert Malin

I have copied and pasted a few sections of my great-grandmother's memories of Castle Bromwich to share. "As I was not robust as a little child, my parents took part of a small house at ...Read more

A memory of Castle Bromwich in 1870 by Andrea Knagenhjelm

Please can anyone remember if there was a house that sat on the side of Christie Road and the canal? All I can remember was that it was a big red-bricked 4-storey house the you could see from the main road? I believe that this house ...Read more

A memory of Stretford in 1970 by Robert Moore

I too lived in Ramillies Park between 1969 and 1971 (185 Ramillies Park,) and went to Talavera. I remember getting the bus from North Camp with a pink bus pass up to the top of hospital hill, walking up past the old ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by Steve Mc Connell

Does any one remember me? My name is Robert Cox. I lived at 47 Sheridan Road right next to the lane that went down to the tip (now built on). I went to Upper Horfield School and I still remember my first day at the school in ...Read more

A memory of Horfield in 1967 by Robert Cox

During the war years I lived at 280 Forest Road and each day had to catch an Allen's single decker bus for the journey up to the school, the driver of which would swerve his vehicle from side to side to amuse his infant ...Read more

A memory of Nanpantan in 1942 by Don Adams

My memory of Steventon started in 1947. For those who don't know about Steventon Camp, it was a disused army camp about 1 to 2 miles from Steventon village, on the Hanney road. (I see the storage depot is still ...Read more

A memory of Steventon in 1947 by Graham Davis

I was born in Hatherley Gardens in 1951. My memories are of all the lovely shops that were around, I wonder if anyone can remember some of them? Salters Prams, Larkins Sweet Shop, Rowes Sports, Hamlets estate, Economic Stores, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1960 by David Rennie