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On the left is Mrs Foster's farmhouse. This view taken behind my granny's house - I would have been 3 then. I spent hours playing on the bridge (see other photo) and used to walk to the stream through the churchyard to go fishing. Julian Perry

A memory of Northlew by Dr J Perry

I was intrigued and interested to read Valerie Sims, (nee Stow) memories of some residents in Waltham Road, as I grew up there, and lived at no. 123 until 1969. I married a Cornish girl, and we moved ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by Ted (Edward) Marston

My mother was born in Hadleigh, (the Suffolk one) and was part of a quite large family headed by George Brewster. Many members of the extended family, frankly I never really knew. However, mum was always close to ...Read more

A memory of Polstead Heath by Ted (Edward) Marston

I went to this school when we moved to Hixon in 1961 and I attended there until 1967. Mr. Harrison was the head teacher, his wife also taught there as did Mrs. Shaw. My parents owned the village garage which sold petrol and did car ...Read more

A memory of Hixon by Paul Rosenthal

My husband was a career officer in the US Air Force. In July, 1971, he was posted to RAF Upper Heyford for four years. We found a house to rent in Shipton - Gale's Green - just two doors from the Shaven Crown. Our ...Read more

A memory of Shipton under Wychwood by jbp7466

My Grandfather Edward Garrett leased this property from 1900 to 1910. During this period he was publican of The Swan Public House . I have a photo of the home taken during that period.

A memory of Silfield by dgarrett

Mrs huntington lived in the house at the back of osmans where her husband and son worked, shn was my teacher at huntingdon county junior school early 1960s, I used to go to her house after school and walk her two poodles for some pocket money

A memory of Huntingdon by suej55

This was the home of my great grandfather Sir John Arrow Kempe whose daughter Cicely (my grandmother) was an artist and painted a beautiful watercolour of the main gates to the house, which I still have. Her son (my father) was ...Read more

A memory of Lyme Regis by jphillips3

I remember home time came my father would be waiting for me by the gates I pelt.doen the steps howni didn't break my neck ill never know he'd grab my hand and.wrnwould walk down the road past sunshine.corner ...Read more

A memory of Trealaw by demonwheels44

My name was Mary Butterworth and I was born at 25 Egerton Street in Winton. I left Winton Senior School in 1946 and began work in a baby linin shop on Patricroft Bridge. The shop was called Turners, next door to Tatham's the ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft by Mary Smith