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Holmeleigh Children's Home had routines, each cottage home operated supervised by housemothers and assistant housemother who were responsible for daily care needs of children under their care which could be up to ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle in 1967 by Elizabeth Farrow

I remember going to the Astoria cinema in Streatham High Road mainly to flirt with the boys in the back row upstairs. One such lad was someone called Wizz. He lived near Eardley Road at Streatham ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1950 by Patricia Cohen

I grew up on a small farm called Rams Green, St Mary Hoo, on top of a hill over looking the sea... I think its now called Fenn Croft.. Those were the happiest days of my life. I often dream about playing on the marshes, ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Hoo by Sarah Jane Mcentee

Now 92, I remember Mr Molyneux the Headmaster, Mr Castle, Geography, and Mr Biggs who took us Gardening on a plot at the back of the RH&D railway station. We had our shool dinners in a shed opposite the school. Oh! memories

A memory of Hythe in 1920 by Tony Baker

I worked in the brewrery on the keg line with Jake W, Pat B, and Andy D, I ended up running the cask beer department under Trevor G, who was a brewer. I made some very good friends in the brewery, I have been trying to contact Jake ...Read more

A memory of Salisbury in 1994 by Jon Pinfold

I was really shocked but pleased to find this photo - it is of my mum and nana in 1955 on Scunthorpe's High Street - we lived in Allanby Street. I was 10 years old when this picture was taken - it has brought back fond warm memories thank you - Linda.

A memory of Scunthorpe in 1955 by Linda Chafer

I was born in 1946 and spent the first 3 years living in a curved un-insulated "nissen" hut next to the gunsight in Adel. We then moved to 71 Raynel Way in 1949. I attended Cookridge School and used to walk up ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge in 1949 by Brian Jarvis

I was a boarder at Beauclerc School in the 1950s and remember Miss Garlic and Miss Walters. Miss Garlic did everything - stoked the boiler (called Robin), looked after us, taught, issued the bills and weeded the garden. She kept ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1950 by Josephine Felton

From early 1970 to 1975, when I left Brixham, we used to go on a very regular basis, winter times Friday/Saturday, Summer time every night (except Sundays) when I could make it, and sing along with my local friends ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Gabriel in 1972 by Richard Simpson

I was on the ward for TB patients in 1952 waiting for a lobectomy. I am now 76 and have survived. I was wondering if any old patients look at this site. I was Pat Fisher then, and have so many memories of in spite of ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1953 by Patricia Cohen