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I used to live on "ALICE" the narrow boat in the canal basin on Harry Machins boatyard. Great memories of playing on the "ACKY" with my best mate Jackie Hickman who lived at Wharfedale Cottages on Betton Road with ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1968 by Mary Paddock

My grandad, William George Stacey aka "George", moved into 37 Southern Cottages when it was newly built in 1933/4. He was a builder and worked locally. He and the family stayed there until his death in 1951. I would love to hear ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell Moor by Sylvia Stacey

I only have the fondest memories of living in Little Honeyborough. I was born in the left hand cottage on 'the bank' as we called it, on 16th March 1959. We we there 'til 1966, and moved to Neyland.

A memory of Little Honeyborough in 1959 by Kevin Chamberlain

The garage belonged to my mum's cousin and on the opposite side of the road or thereabouts my grandma's sister lived who could be seen pushing an old barrow around Hadleigh, wearing white plimsoles during the fifties. Just ...Read more

A memory of Hadleigh by Robert Keen

My mother lived in Dunmow from 1932 until 1946 when she left to live in Edinburgh. My mother's name was Rosalind Frecknall and she and her family lived at The Close initially, then The Downs. Her father, Claud Frecknall, taught ...Read more

A memory of Great Dunmow in 1930

I have just come across your site and postcard of Newbigin Hornsea... The garage pictured on the left was owned by my grandad, Arther Sherwood (who was married to Doris). My dad, Peter Edwin Sherwood (their son) and his wife Pat ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea in 1967 by Jane Sherwood

1950's to the 90's. My holidays in Alfriston began in the 50's through to 60's.We stayed with my auntie, Mabel Norman and uncle Bob. The place was called Winton Field Cottage, on the edge of the village. It took a while to get used ...Read more

A memory of Alfriston in 1950 by Robert Daniels

I moved to Ham in 1959 from Kew and left in 1984 after coming back from a short spell of living abroad with work. I went to St. Andrew's school (now St. Matthias' church) then, St Richards with St Andrews on Ashburnham Rd. We lived in ...Read more

A memory of Ham in 1965 by Ray Gillon

In the 1950's I lived in Dawpool Cottages, was in the choir at St Bartholomew's and went to Dawpool C of E primary and then Caldy Grammar. Life was long summers of the beach or the common and playing out till dark. The ...Read more

A memory of Thurstaston by David Blundell

My family moved to one of the staff houses in the grounds of Parc hospital when I was 18 months old. My father had been working as a plumber/heating engineer for a few years when he was offered a staff ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend