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I have found a photograph from September 1936 of my Mother Lilian with 2 gentleman and 5 ladies standing outside a building, and on the back she has written Co op Villa, Corby. Some of the ladies are wearing white aprons. I am not sure what Co op Villa is? Does anyone know?

A memory of Corby by kay

I remember this cafe on the corner opposite The Bell pub and in front of what was, or became, the National Westminster Bank. They sold Glojoy lollies - the best flavour being spearmint which 'creaked' when you ...Read more

A memory of Upminster

I was very proud of my first bike - even if it was a relic from the '50's or even earlier. My schoolmates took the mick - they had Sun racers or the new Raleigh Choppers. My oldie had rod brakes, no gears & weighed a ton - or ...Read more

A memory of Priddy by bru.enzer

My memory of the Rock House Hotel is very particular and rooted in the period 1973-1980 My stepfather's family owned the White House across the paddock field from the Rock House Hotel. The gate from The Huts & ...Read more

A memory of Thurlestone by julian_borra

My sister and I attended this school. I left in 1964/5 having failed my 11+, my younger sister staying till we moved to South London in 1967. When we were there Miss Blight was headteacher, Mrs Blight a teacher ...Read more

A memory of Camborne by alisonrichmond

Strange though it may seem, I spent several years at Chadwick Museum in my primary school years. I started school at St Edmund's, which was sited in the basement below the Church on St Edmund Street. From there we ...Read more

A memory of Bolton by j.chamberlain2

Attended Bookham Primary school.The headmaster was Mr Brown.Pupils included the Walker Smiths managers son and the Lloyds bank managers son. It was a small village in those days.My grandparents lived in church cottages in church road and I lived in middlemead road.

A memory of Great Bookham by scottpeter9

I have fond memories of being in Mr Birch's class with its big arched window and back stairs where he would lead us for 20 minutes of the Ring Game before lunch. There was a pottery room too but I never saw it ...Read more

A memory of Ashford by nogoodboyo72

Ah - This was owned by Mr & Mrs Saunders. Mrs Saunders was always in the shop - she wore a floral cotton pinafore with her hair up in a bun and spectacles. I can still remember the sound of the massive bacon slicer with it's ...Read more

A memory of Bursledon by cannizaro93

I was born in Moorland Crescent in the 1950’s. This council housing estate was built a few decades earlier and has a variety of different style good quality houses. Most people had nice gardens with flowers etc and ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by James Cooper