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This is actually called Tancreds Ford and was on the smuggling trail from the south coast over to Bagshot Heath where booty was divided up and moved on into London.

A memory of Frensham by Mark Gardiner

I am trying to help a dear friend of mine try and trace her family, the Booths and the Duncans. Her great great grandmother was Elspeth Booth, daughter of William Booth, born 1798 and Helen Duncan, born 1813. If anyone has ...Read more

A memory of Clatt by Sharon Mac Kay

My maiden name was Jenny Carpenter. My family (parents Chris & Gina, sister Katy) lived in Low Thatch (as shown) from 1987-c2000 when they moved away to Lincolnshire for work. During this time my sister and I walked ...Read more

A memory of Weston-on-Avon

My name is Arhur Brown and I moved to Potters Bar from Tottenham when i was about eight years old along with Mum Doris Dad Arthur and sisters Sylvia and Jeanette and two years later my brother Stephen arrived on the ...Read more

A memory of Potters Bar by Arthur David Brown

When I was a child in the 1960's, my granddad would take my brother and myself to the old Fire Station. He had just retired after 30 years in the Fire Service. His name was Albert Newns. He had been Station ...Read more

A memory of St Annes by shepherdplanning

Hello Dr Kley was my mum's GP, delivered me at home in 1964. I think he also practised at Bootle Maternity Annexe when it was located on Balliol Road. He was German and my mum tells me he was a lovely man but it been ...Read more

A memory of Litherland

Christmas and birthdays were an under-whelming time of year in our household. However, Eastertime, coincided with the arrival of Stanley Thurston's fair (and a big dollop of rain). l lived opposite Manor Rd Park (or reck) from 1956-64, and ...Read more

A memory of Luton

I remember sitting on this wall taking car numbers and having an ice cream from the booth situated in the area to the side of the pub. Also the fish and chip shop. The ice-cream booth blew away in a storm and was never seen ...Read more

A memory of Green Hammerton by Julia Dean

Born in December 1957 my maiden name was Kemp I must have started in Mrs Padgets class St Joseph's circa 1962. i remember the alphabet in pictures around the wall A is for apple B is for ball, C is for cat & ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract by Margaret Lewis

I moved to Cranham, Lexington Gardens, a new estate when I was about three in 1961. I recall being in the cab of the lorry as we moved from my Grandparents house in Eyhurst Avenue, Elm Park. I went to school for the first term at ...Read more

A memory of Upminster by Paul Bradford