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I grew up in East Horsley, where I attended St Martin's C of E Primary School. We had no car and we lived nearby so we always walked to the primary school and my mother walked to the shops on Bishopsmeade Parade. When ...Read more

A memory of East Horsley by Diana Johnson

I was born in Longton in 1933 at 151 High Street Post Office, Longton. All my childhood was spent there with my grandmother, Sarah Wright and my great aunt Matilda Ward (my grandmother's sister). Between ...Read more

A memory of Longton by Barbara Johnson

I lived many years in Dow St., Salford. My earliest memories are that of playing in the street with my friends, games which are long forgotten now, like hopscotch, 2 ball or maybe 3 if you were able enough, roller skating, whip and ...Read more

A memory of Salford by patricaxx704

In the long hot summer, and drought, of 1976 I remember being able to walk across the pond floor. It was just a mass of dried, cracked earth. That summer was so, so hot

A memory of Kingsley by D Toovey

My memory often takes me back to the early 50’s when l was a pupil at Saltburn High School but earlier than that l recall being taken to the cafe at Saltburn pier which had Lloyd loom chairs and ...Read more

A memory of Saltburn-By-The-Sea by Yvonne Twamley

The newly named Pioneer Christian Youth Hostel, (open to all faiths) was situated 197O in the flat (apartment) accommodation basement of the old Methodist Church. The hostel was served by ...Read more

A memory of Sinderhope by David Armstrong

These early memories were passed down to me by my grandparents (Bridgwater) who lived in Elmdon House Farm from 1936. Two of their sons worked on the building of the airport and I believe some of the workers ...Read more

A memory of Elmdon by Marion Perkins

I was at sun trap at the age of about 7 or 8 years old .I was. born in 1943 and was sent there after having a very serious. Illness.some happy memories but mostly remembering how hard it was for a small little girl .How hard ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by Julie Anker

I do not have that many clear memories from my stay there, I have a defence mechanism of blotting things out from my mind. I do not know exactly when I was there some time between 1974 - 1977. The only name I remember from that ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Yuri Buxton

I was a day pupil as a 7 year old in the Spring and Summer terms of 1953. I remember the headmaster, Mr. Arch. Mr. Randle and Mr. Griffin. There was a forth teacher, was that Mr. Peacock? I recall the Sunder march to the ...Read more

A memory of Boldre by Alan Locke