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My Mum, Nesta Smith (nee Sprake) was born in No. 3 Eype Cottages and lived there up until she married my Dad (Ron Smith) in July 1949.  They met when he was stationed close by with the Royal Army Service Corp.  They used to do ...Read more

A memory of Eype's Mouth in 1930 by Julie Gillibrand

It was 20th April when I married Joscelyn Hellier, who lived in Pear Tree Cottage. We were married by Rev. Reginald Kaye in St John the Baptist Church at Colaton Raleigh. It was a windy Saturday but it did nothing to spoil the joy ...Read more

A memory of Colaton Raleigh in 1963 by Malcolm Mc Laren

I left Crosby 37 years ago. On returning there a few years ago, I found an ancient cottage - by the name of Pinfold or Penfold Cottage - had vanished only to be replaced by shops. Surely this thatched cottage was a listed building? Does anybody have photos or memories of this happening?

A memory of Crosby by Les Norman

I lived in Rose Cottage from mid 1965 to July 1966 when we were posted to Germany. At the time it was divided into two cottages. Myself, my husband and my 6mths old son lived in no2 which was the cottage on the left side looking front ...Read more

A memory of Over Wallop in 1965 by Mary Rowlands

My grandmother's name was Amelia Gough and she lived in the second cottage on the right at the bottom of the green on the road to Mollington. Water was collected by bucket over the road from a tap in the vicarage wall. ...Read more

A memory of Warmington in 1940 by Michael Bennett

I would like to add a memory of Boxford, no, wonderful memories that I have of Boxford 65 years ago. As a child of four, I was evacuated with my grandmother Mary Jane Farthing, nee Carpenter, to Boxford to stay with her ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1930 by Alan Lloyd

My father's family moved to Harwich in the early 1900's to cottages below Upper Dovercourt Church and lived there for many years. I was born in 1950 when my parents lived in Ramsey then we moved to Valley Road. I still have family in the ...Read more

A memory of Harwich by Robin Wenlock

We moved into Roydon in 1939 as a temporary measure and stayed. I lived in Halls Green until the Parkfields estate was built in 1947. I have happy memories of our walk to school, road in winter, footpath in summer. I was notorious for ...Read more

A memory of Roydon in 1940 by Francis Offord

I can't believe nobody has posted a memory from Aberfeldy. I'm over in Victoria, BC now but who can forget during the war, the stern Mrs. Walker and her husband "policing," the Birks Cinema on a Saturday night when all we ...Read more

A memory of Aberfeldy in 1947 by Alastair Barnett

Jennifer and I started our married life in South Wales in a little village called Caio, at that time all Welsh speaking. You may have gathered from my writings I was recalled back into the army for the campaign that was called The Suez ...Read more

A memory of Caio in 1956 by George Larbey