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Sometime in the in the late 1970s, I decided to go on a walking holiday, to follow the line of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway track. I caught a bus from London Victoria to Bath, and started my walk from there. I had to use my compass ...Read more

A memory of Radstock by Ken Cook

My family lived in Westbrook Road, off West Town Lane, Brislington, from early 1949 until April 21 1958, when I was just over 11 years old. We suddenly left on that day and moved to Hertfordshire, and apart from one ...Read more

A memory of Brislington by wbrk1958apr21

I have good reason to remember the above mention photo as I lived in the featured estate agents R. Cheeke & Co. from 1934 until I married in 1955 when I moved to 13, Gains Hill Road. I have read ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by norbet

From a book my sister left me I chose Rosedale Abbey as my destination on my first journey through England. I was alone and took the train to York in 1971. From there I went to Whitby and then the moorland train to ...Read more

A memory of Rosedale Abbey by David Ebertt

When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Gail Taplin

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford

My favourite uncle and auntie lived in Brooklands Avenue and we often use to have Sunday tea with them. My uncle George Ayrton was a lovely man and before I could read often read to me Robinson Crusoe, I can still hear his voice now and ...Read more

A memory of Helmshore by Stewart Entwistle

I was at school at Tylers Croft school in 1957 for 18 months before we moved to Oxfordshire. I remember walking to school from where I lived in Salmon Street, along Slough Lane and passed the Green Man pub and crossing over the Kingsbury ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by carole.gentry

I was at the prep school from 47 to 51 and then moved to the senior school. John Vivian Keith Marshall Stephen Impey and Geoffrey Ellis amongst many others were all in the same forms as me during that time. Mr Gobles took over some time in ...Read more

A memory of Harrow by nola

My name is Malcolm Ruscoe and was born in 1945 and lived all my single life in Weber Street, Collyhurst and I am now in my 70s. I am in the process of writing my biography for my grandchildren to read when I am no longer around to ask any ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by malcolm.ruscoe