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I WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP TO THE AGE OF 12 IN ERBISTOCK AND I LOVED IT.  THE BOAT INN WAS RUN BY THE WILLIAMS'S.   I PLAYED WITH CAROL AND TIMOTHY IN ALL THE OUTBUILDINGS.  I WENT TO SUNDAY SCHOOL IN THE CHURCH AND THERE WAS A LADY ...Read more

A memory of Erbistock in 1959 by Barbara Parry

The Ballad of King James 1st and the Tinkler. And now to be brief, let's pass over the rest, Who seldom or never were given to jest, And come to King Jamie, the first of our throne, A pleasanter monarch sure ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by Roger Davis

In 1953, while we were staying in a caravan park at Felixstowe in the summer holidays, just to the landward side of the level crossing, we went to Harwich and visited David Wills baker's shop as David Wills was my mother's half ...Read more

A memory of Harwich in 1953 by Tim Partridge

I was born in 1947 and grew up in Brasted Road, Erith. I have very happy memories of my childhood. Saturday morning pictures at the Odeon, the dances over Burtons, the riverfront, the ice cream parlour in Pier Road, the library ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1960 by Patricia Goode

I have a vivid memory as a 9 year old of coming across in West Glebe a large circle of men one Sunday morning, who were laughing and shouting. They were playing an illegal game of 'pitch & toss'. A lookout must have sent a signal for ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1930

Apex corner was our local shopping area. I lived close to it from 1941-1956. The picture well represents it over that period. It barely changed in 15 years. The shops shown in the photograph remained the same. On the corner ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by peterannis

Mr Geoff Duff's memories sent to you on 27th July 2008 gave me such a surprise. I too remember the strange woman who would walk down to Woodford Station around 3.30 in the afternoon every day summer and winter obviously to ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1942 by Valerie Thompson

This 1953 photo shows Bristol's Horsefair in Broadmead not long before the rebuilding of Broadmead after the blitz of theSecond World War. Broadmead runs between Union Street and Penn Street, and was a part of ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1953 by Paul Townsend

As a young child mother would always take me to Barnsley where she'd do most of the shopping. Barnsley may have been something of a rundown town but one could always have a bargain. There in the old market was Oatfields caravan ...Read more

A memory of Barnsley in 1957 by Roland Mitchell

My uncle Joe Wolff was an American Soldier during WWII and spent the summer of 1942 stationed in various places in Wiltshire including Tottenham House. Although he was a private he was very ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough in 1942 by Kristin Simpson