Memories

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Reminiscing

I was born in NW London. My first visit to Woburn Sands was about 1950 when my Uncle Ted and Aunt Ada moved here. They lived at the 'Dene' Aspley Hill. Aunt Ada did the housework for Mrs Russell the owner of the 'Dene' and my uncle ...Read more

A memory of Woburn Sands in 1950 by Roy Batham

93 95 High Street

This building was owned by my mother's family, the Longleys, from about 1915. 93 High Street was the head office of Longley & Broadhead, a firm of estate agents ran by my great-grandfather Henry B. Longley (of Woodcote Hall) ...Read more

A memory of Epsom by James Hakim

Fisher Family

My grandfather was born in Bristol in 1900, he was Henry Fisher, born 11 Walpole Street, Bristol. His father was Henry Fisher who was a master hairdresser, his mother Lavinia had a brother Reginald and two sisters Mable and Beatie. I ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1900

Going To School In The First World War In South Norwood

My aunt Doris Lacey (nee Allen) lived in Apsley Road, South Norwood. She started to lose her sight in her late 80's and therefore the pleasures of reading, watching television or going ...Read more

A memory of South Norwood in 1910 by John Howard Norfolk