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A delightful place to work if only for six months. We would lunch at the Brocket Arms or take a picnic into the grounds by the swimming pool. We did work as well; caring for the silk worms in the mornings and showing ...Read more

A memory of Ayot St Lawrence in 1967 by Glenda Hawley

We used to visit Dorney Reach a lot when I was a child as it was one of our favourite Sunday afternoon walks. We used to park and then walk down to the river passing the church on the way. The path was always shady and cool even in the hottest summer weather.

A memory of Dorney in 1965 by Linda Ellis

During the 1960's as a youth, I walked my two Great Dane dogs at Garth Park, Trealaw almost every day. The park-keeper in the 60's was called "Jock" a Scotsman with a very broad accent. I also played football every Saturday morning ...Read more

A memory of Trealaw in 1965 by Robert Oflaherty

I was probably only about 8 years old but I remember it oh so well. It was upstairs in the disco, she came from Leeds.  We spent more holidays here than I can remember as a child, me, my sister Lorraine and my mam and ...Read more

A memory of Humberston by Jeffrey Horne

I was born in Mountain Ash, my nan was Mrs Florence Huntley of 74 Penrhiwceiber Road. My parents are Violet Huntley and Les Jones, we used to live in Harcourt Terrace, Penrhiwceiber. I spent all my holidays with my nan as we ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber in 1965 by Gay Jones

I have very fond memories of the childrens pool in Lee-on-the-Solent where I used to live between 1960 to 1966.  Many summer days were spent at the pool which was located adjacent to the beach. I remember I learned to swim ...Read more

A memory of Lee in 1965 by Rosemary White

My family of four childen, my husband and I, moved into part of a large country house known as 'Ravenscourt', standing in 3 acres of land: we named our semi "Little Ravenscourt'. Within our ...Read more

A memory of Great Amwell in 1964 by Edith Wood Smith

My memories of Kessingland was us catching the coach from outside the bakers in Stotfold (my home town), travelling down via Newmarket, passing the site where a young gypsy boy had been killed many moons ago.  We would then ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland in 1970 by Jacqueline Lunness

me and noodle went to the erith musem and saw loads of cool stuff of how erith was during the war

A memory of Erith in 2007 by Noodle Nahal

Close to the Grand Union Canal which runs through Cassiobury Park is a splendid miniature railway. It loops through woodland, has level crossings over footpaths and criss-crosses several lines before returning to ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 2002 by John Howard Norfolk