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We came to Corby in 1956 from Staffordshire and I attended Samuel Lloyds girls school. We used to spend our dinner money in Tipaldis. My dad, Ted Simmons, was the groundsman for Stuarts and Lloyds Recreation Club and we lived on ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1956 by Joan Simmons

My mother Eileen and her brother Ian Carter were evacuated to Great West Farm, Quethiock in 1940. Here are her memories of that time:- On June 16th 1940 we were evacuated from Marvels Lane School, Grove Park, London ...Read more

A memory of Quethiock by Mark Lambert

I lived in Woodgrange Avenue Kenton from 1953 till 1967 when i got married and moved to Bletchley where we bought our first house. I remember at the bottom of our road and just around the corner was an Ironmonger shop run by Mr and Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Kenton by dianefash

I lived in Woodgrange Avenue Kenton from 1953 till 1967 when i got married and moved to Bletchley where we bought our first house. I remember at the bottom of our road and just around the corner was an Ironmonger shop run by Mr and Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Kenton by dianefash

I was at this school from 1949-57, when I lived in Longacres. I seem to remember a bronze plaque on the hall wall stating that it had been built in 1908. It had evidently been built as a temporary structure, but had managed to last ...Read more

A memory of Durham by frank.lee2

My Family moved into the newly built Prefabs in Woodville Road when they were first opened up for occupancy. I can't remember what year it was. Does anybody know what the date was? The Prefabs were kitted out with a Fridge ...Read more

A memory of Ham by philip.lintern23

Hi i am pauline margaret coleman. i used to live in ardwick in legh place until the were demolished. i move to glossop for 40 years but i now live in cleveleys..i used to go to ardwick ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by johnmcguire161

Can anyone help or remember, when was the allotment started, what year? Also I am trying to find out about a sandstone "pot" quite largish that was in the allotment in approximately 1966/67. The story is ...... My ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Valerie Waring

After reading the other accounts of Chopwell I decided to add my own, I hope I have got the names and dates right as I am doing this from memory, apologies if I get some of it wrong. All my mother’s side of the family were from ...Read more

A memory of Chopwell by prippon

I went to the infant school then dycorts then harrowfields, , I remember going to school in the smog, we always had fog, snow, the milk cart was horse and cart, rag and bone the same, names like the tattems, ginger hinde, ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Roger Slate