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We lived in an old Victorian house on the Bank, I was eight years old. I remember a shop on the corner of School Street owned by a man named Ted Weihton and on the other corner Tates fish shop, the owner was a friend of my Great Aunt ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1954

I was born in 1981 and my earliest memory is living at 41 Waltwood Road, Llanmartin. I remember walking to school as a young girl and also remember a huge reservoir at the top of the hill. And a big car park or empty ...Read more

A memory of Llanmartin in 1880 by Kirsti Harris

Started my life in 4 Blamey Crescent living with my Gran Dodds, Granny Park lived upstairs and Granny Smith lived next door. Moved to 9 Milne Crescent (prefabs) when I was about 4 years old. I remember the "gang" I played around with ...Read more

A memory of Cowdenbeath by Ann Dodds

My maternal grandmother and three of her siblings were born in Watchfield in the 1860-1870s. As far as I know they lived in a farm cottage, until they moved to Highworth in the late 1870s where they lived in the public house called 'The ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield in 1870 by John Williams

The row of houses mentioned earlier were re numbered in the early 1950s. Our row started at 206- 214. The row of houses we lived in were actually owned by my grandmother Minnie Garbett. She bought them sometime in the ...Read more

A memory of Chadsmoor by Wendy Barr

My father W C Smith was QM. at Hythe From 1919 to 1940. Rising From RQMS. to Major QM when the school moved to Bisley. I was born in Bevan House, Sandgate in 1928, and lived at Military House within the barracks. I went to school ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1930 by Bryan Smith

My strongest memories of Lewisham is there being three cinemas there. The Gaumont (where I saw the Beatles live in the 1960s) - I went to Saturday morning pictures there. The Rex cinema, just by the bridge ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by Jackie Walder

Holland is a bustling Essex coastal town `resplendent`-a bride in her wedding day gown, tree lined avenues, with neat little plots, well kept gardens and a place for the tots, a school, four churches, library and hall, a ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1993 by Allen Warrender

I moved to 274, Oxford Road with my family in 1959. I lived there until marrying in 1978. The school bus collected me from outside my house and took me to Begbroke. At age 14 I moved to a school in Oxford City and caught the public bus thereafter.

A memory of Kidlington by Mary Frances Dorward

I was at Burrow Hill School in 44/46 I think, quite a few years ago. I also have fond memories of this place. I was sent there as I suffered from TB. I remember finding live ammo on the Heath and also the Badger ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1944 by Derek Salter