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There was I sitting on the Esso petrol pumps of Dad's garage (Croker and Farrell) next to Trinity Church, waving my little union jack and watching the Queen go by. So many happy memories of growing up there, such as tea over the ...Read more

A memory of Fareham by tony.brown

I've just received an e-mail from Ray Cooke today 29/2/2016, i have been in touch with him before and we did remember more or less the same things and people in the home, so after his e-mail i decided to have another look at this site, ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by Stephen Gilbride

Though I was born in London in 1938 I spent a lot of my childhood at my grandfather's home, then when he died in 1946 it became my Uncle's home in Bryncoch. The address was Glasfryn 132 Main Road Bryncoch, the house was nearly opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Neath by jonjacley

My Grandmother owned 2 bungalows on Newton Beach, one being a converted bus which was called "The Chalet" and the other was named "Duneside". She lived there between the months of April and October, and I spent ...Read more

A memory of Newton by gjhanson

The current fad for destruction of our lovely landscape and English and Welsh countryside has to stop! When I first came to Rockfield many years ago (from the Forest) it was a long way from Monmouth, now the suburbs ...Read more

A memory of Rockfield Park by Justin Grant Duff

When I was about nine years old, the family doctor discovered a very bad case of tonsillitis. "Better have them removed as soon as possible." he tersely told my mother. With a brand new National Health in place, I was placed into Great ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by barnacle.roy

I went to brunt life school. I was then called Ann Nieschmidt. My first memory of Morley was being taken to the picture house to see the sound of music. It was wonderful. Then we pretended to be with Mary poppins flying up and down the town hall steps.

A memory of Morley by gripper.15

Lived in Masons Avenue from 1959 to 1967. My aunt worked in the Poplar stores in the High Street. I can remember being fascinated as a child watching them pat the butter into small blocks in Sainsbury's and their ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone by hazeyann

I am asking PLEASE. If you are one of the members of staff reading this who reported the abuse just before castle school was closed down. I have knowledge for the true reason why Stanhope castle ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope by Ian Lambert

Yes I recall this well. The main attraction was that I could put my feet into a special xray machine to see 'the fit' of a shoe. One's toes could be seen wriggling. No doubt v dangerous but a child has no conception of that. So ...Read more

A memory of Hoddesdon