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I was born at Trend-de-Hayes off Raworth Lane in 1926 and went on to live at Coventry Corners a couple of years later at a house called 'Roycroft'. I Started school at the Riverside Juniors school, our head teacher ...Read more

A memory of Hullbridge in 1930 by Roy Cox

Samuel George Marlow, who was reputed to be my great-grandad, lived at 10, Bungalow Road, Thornton Heath, London, SE25 6JZ at the time of his (belated) marriage to great grandma ...Read more

A memory of South Norwood in 1890 by John Howard Norfolk

The shop in the photo is that of Mrs Capron, the Large house in the background is Mrs John's shop. I have many memories of buying sweets from these shops. I used to play football on the green opposite Caprons shop. Just ...Read more

A memory of Pembrey in 1955 by Richard James

I was born at Alcocks Farm and attended Wray School in the early 1940s before we moved to Arkholme. My Auntie Lucy was the headmistress at Wray School (Mrs Lucy Bateson) and the teacher in charge of the infants ...Read more

A memory of Wray in 1930

This picture is of Queenie Shuttler's cottage. She used to keep a cow and made the most delicious cream. Her brother, Les Shuttler, drove me to and from the bus stop, about 4 miles away at the White Hart, Poulner, to go to school ...Read more

A memory of Linwood in 1968 by R A Fletcher

Attended Houghton Road Junior School, then in 1944 the Hill School. Lived 45 Windsor Street. Memories going to school eating breakfast of bread and dripping, transporting a ton of coal from the street to the coal house at ...Read more

A memory of Thurnscoe by Dennis Flavell

I was born in Templecombe Hospital in 1956. My dad is Ron Hatcher who was also born in Templecombe. We lived in Templecombe until I was three years old then moved to Castle Cary, but returned frequently to visit my ...Read more

A memory of Templecombe by Beverly Graham

My grandma and grandad used to live in one of the gate houses - Gerald and Lucy Woolmer!

A memory of Rushton by Linda Burrows Nee Woolmer R

One of my earliest memories of school in Easington is of Miss Nicholson telling my mother, Alice Stephenson, nee Griffiths, that she would look out for me when I started at Easington Infants. Actually, I was never in ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery by Carol Donald

I was in the first intake of the newly built Chippenham Grammar School. When we arrived for our first day there were no chairs, as war had just been declared and all transport had been commandeered for the movement ...Read more

A memory of Chippenham in 1930 by Joyce Holmes