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My father was a sailor in the Royal Navy and was overseas from 1938 till 1944, so my mum and I lived with her parents, Mr and Mrs Walter Davey at 76 Woodhurst Avenue, Petts Wood, three doors from Chesham Avenue. Our ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood by gpogson

Hi, I have lived here, despite a short time in South Harrow , all my life. I remember so many shops , long since, gone — Sam Lee, toys and sweets, Clark’s cycles ,Coopers hardware, WH Smith, Woolworths, ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow by j.stratford856

My Ancestral 2nd cousin Lucy Margaret Marzials 1870-1885 :-An inquest was held on Monday, at the Pengwern Hctel, ...Read more

A memory of Blaenau Ffestiniog by sjevangelista

I remember taking a short cut thru the church cemertary to get to sandy lane ..I never was afriad at night, I ran mostly tho lol..Anybody elses shortcut??

A memory of Dereham by wayne.chamberlain5941

I lived at The Beechings, Holton (1959-65) and went to Mrs Gerard's class at Wheatley Primary School which was next to the old canteen -the main school was just up the hill by the church. Mr Evans was headteacher-a short, ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley by chrishalls

My father James Tregellis, , was evacuated to Malmesbury during the second world war , he had three billets in the town,and has many stories of the time he was in Malmesbury which I have turned into a short film script,and ...Read more

A memory of Malmesbury in 1942 by Lee Tregellis

I happened to just drop on this site by accident and read the short story by Sally Pethybridge, I must say Sally I remember everything you have written. A few years ago I wrote a small book which is titled, " How ...Read more

A memory of Kettleshulme by Alan Boothby

Yes Valerie - I too have a similar memory of the day I walked home from Cheshunt Secondary School on my last ever day. The sun was always high over Grundy Park during the summer months, and shone down directly onto your neck and head as ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt by Russ Boys

I was married in 1982 and moved into Park Farm (next to the church). There was a school, a church, village hall, a bowling green, two social clubs BNFL & EAT, a railway station and the Women's ...Read more

A memory of Capenhurst in 1982 by Joanna Pemberton

Hi,I was at faf greatworth in 1971/2 , being the only raf police officer active, except sgt woods, ( tea ,coffie treasurer ) . The singlys accomadation was unheard of any where, pikey cpl cook, ...Read more

A memory of Sulgrave in 1971 by Phillip Geraghty