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I grew up in Sheriff Hill. My great-gran Margaret Jackson lived on Hewson Street and I lived with my parents in Leeming Gardens in the flats. I used to be sent to the corner shop on Hewson Street. It was called Robbies. We ...Read more

A memory of Sheriff Hill in 1958

My memory of Owslebury goes back to the hot summer of 1937. I lived in Bishopstoke at that time, being a lad of nine years old. My father had just bought our first car, not a posh one and looking back I doubt if it would pass ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1930 by Frederick Cannock

I remember the Co-op milk and bread deliveries and also the laundry being sent off, mainly the sheets and towels as we had no washing machine or central heating so washing and drying was a problem especially ...Read more

A memory of Shirley in 1966

Approx 1962 I had a weekend at Buckenhill Manor. I served with Ken Stewart at Boscombe Down when at week ends he was travelling around various book and agricultural fairs. As I remember it, his cousin and her husband founded ...Read more

A memory of Bromyard in 1962 by Morris Hedges

My family lived 7 Newport Road, my sister was even born there. As a kid in the 1950s I would go to Saturday morning pictures at the Essoldo, on Leyton High Road, it cost 7 pence. That's also where the library was. I had to ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1953 by Valerie Stephens

My grandmother used to live in St Nicholas Road next door to the corner shop opposite St Nicholas House. I have many happy memories of visits from Downend, and walking her dog Smokey. Gran died in 1968 after the police ...Read more

A memory of Easton by Julie Mainstone Smith

My wife Lynne and I visited Westbury in 2003. My Grandfather was born in Edward Street, where we think FG Collier & Son Ltd. have their premises. Donovan Collier, thought the family could have lived in the older part of the ...Read more

A memory of Westbury in 1870 by Les. Hibbard

I have just booked a holiday to Church Farm Caravan Site for May 2011 and the reason for this is I used to holiday there every year from 1975 to 1979. My parents had a caravan on the Saltings I think it was ...Read more

A memory of Pagham in 1975 by Jayne Barthram

I am currently researching my family history in Sandhurstnand and I am hoping someone might have some record of the smithy in the village. From census returns I know my family lived at the blacksmiths shop ...Read more

A memory of Sandhurst in 1860 by Ray Hobbs

First Playgroup opened here by Judith Morton (Vann) in 1970, the Minister was a Rev. Jack Dowson, he also married us and baptisted our two boys (Richard and David), we owned the corner shop on Bushbury Road opposite where the entrance to the old Methodist Chapel used to be. Remember me?

A memory of Fallings Heath in 1970 by Judith Vann