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I was born in Bovey Tracey in 1952, on a Wednesday afternoon, the eleventh of June. I arrived in the middle of a garden party being held at 'Grey Gables' a house owned by a Mrs Pedrick (I do not remember her husband, but we children ...Read more

A memory of Bovey Tracey in 1952 by Peter Campbell

The Staty Fair is really called 'The Statute Fair' as it is held one night only but the high street is actually blocked off for 48 hours. My family have lived in Kimbolton for over 500 years, my grandad had the butchers shop in the ...Read more

A memory of Kimbolton in 1960 by Lisa Wright

I was a 13 year old boy from Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. My father was a Sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to Burtonwood RAF Station. We rented a flat at 35 London Rd, Stockton Heath. It ...Read more

A memory of Stockton Heath in 1956 by Jay Wilcox

This particular photo holds a lot of memories. Tthe bakery on the right hand side was owned by an old lady Mrs Rymes. My friend Di and I thought she was at least 100 years old back then!  She used to sit in a chair in the corner of the ...Read more

A memory of Langley in 1959 by Pam Salzmann

My grandma Annie Moody lived in Amble as a child. She was born in 1897 but I think they lived somewhere else first, but she and her parents are on the 1901 cencus as living in Amble. My mother (her daughter) Mary Maddison nee Stewart has many ...Read more

A memory of Amble by Joyce Powell

I used to visit my aunt and uncle in the middle to late fifties. They used to live at the bottom of Smock Alley in a large bungalow.  I remember walking up to the post office and cross roads. ...Read more

A memory of West Chiltington in 1956 by John Tomkins

My 11th great grandfather, William Thomson [or Thompson] was Vicar at All Saint's Church from 1603 until his death in 1623. Don't know if this is the original church or not but wanted to post the 'memory' anyway. His descendents moved to the "colonies" in 1635.

A memory of Westbury by Sally Pavia

I just stumbled across this site, and I had to post some of my memories here!  I remember so much of Hatch End, (I'm going to run out of characters in this box - may have to add anther one).  I remember Budgens and also ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Sharon Scott

Does anyone remember my mother and grandmother?  My mother Sheila, married John Edwards and moved to Jersey in 1959.  Lily lived in Warborough till her death in 1979. She lived in Gravel Walk, Warborough until approx ...Read more

A memory of Warborough in 1955 by Lesley Perry

I remember well the parade through the village on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee. My mother and several other mothers dressed six of us young boys as toy soldiers and we had to march in the parade.  However, the ...Read more

A memory of West Lulworth in 1930 by Albert Spavins