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Hi, is there anyone out there that remembers the Orphanage? I had some of the best years of my life there. It was run by a Mr Howarth and his wife, and there were seven houses for the boys and the same for the girls. I ...Read more

A memory of Fulwood in 1952 by Frederick Porter

My memories of Long Buckby are good ones, of being at the infant school. Teachers were Miss Garlick, Miss Shefield and Miss Cooke. The fun we had playing kiss chase around the playground, making new friends and learning to read ...Read more

A memory of Long Buckby in 1950 by Fay Storey

I was born in the 'Potter Street' Perry springs in the 1960s, wow how Harlow has changed from my day, I remember Wellford's corner shop also Wrights Dairy... And it was great going to the schools in Potter Street. Now the ...Read more

A memory of Potter Street in 1962 by Graham Nash

This field was behind our house and is accessed from a path that runs along the churchyard wall. From the age of about 7, I spent many a happy hour with my dog Shep - just wandering around the field looking at the Buttercups, ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1962 by Lynn Quigley

I was born in the house on South Avenue that my mum lived her entire life in until her death in 2006, I vividly remember a few shops on the Broadway from this period, including Safeway (now a small arcade. A short way along ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Neil Emery

Kingsnorth Gardens has given the people of Folkestone and visitors great pleasure over the years and to this day still attracts people who want to relax on a summers day and enjoy ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone by First Name Last Name

I was born in 1942 and brought up in Walthamstow in NE London. We were a working class family and Dad always managed to provide us with 2 weeks' holiday somewhere. How we came to holiday in Wroxall is still a bit of a ...Read more

A memory of Wroxall by Roy Beiley

My grandfather, Arthur Davies, was the head gardener at Caldicot Castle for many years. He was living there when he got married in 1925. At one point they lived in the gatehouse. Mr Cobb gave my grandfather a book relating ...Read more

A memory of Caldicot in 1960 by Graham Davies

I lived in Market Drayton during the war and went to school there, ending at the Grammar School. It was wonderful to see therefore what we called the Big Bridge with a glimpse of the side of our house to the left of ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1940 by Gwyn Lewis

I was posted to no 7 training unit number 9 troop 5th in February 1953, i did have a troop photo but with 5 house moves over the years they have been lost. If anyone out there has a photo of this group I ...Read more

A memory of Catterick by Robert Brown