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I purchased Outlands in 1987 for £70,000, it was and still is my dream home with so much potential, we are still on generator and spring water, the river Camel with salmon and trout fishing is on one boundary and a stream on another ...Read more

A memory of Bodmin in 1987 by David Newton

I used to live at the What O Café shannons corner in 1960 ish. My father was the fitter for Champions Timber Yard. I used to go out on the lorries when they delivered. Robert used to work with my Dad. We then moved to Amberwood Rise ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by yoco63

My mum was born on May 1st 1914 in Ystrad Mynach. She was called Bertha May. She was born in the vicarage of Holy Trinity Chuch where she grew up, the oldest child of the then vicar, William James Williams. She later had ...Read more

A memory of Ystrad Mynach by susanwilkes100

My dad's mum lived in Fowler Street in 1901 aged 5 years old, her name was Frances Ann Coulson. She was married to a David Taylor in June 1914. Their son was my ...Read more

A memory of South Shields in 1900 by Joyce Collins

I lived at number 11 the park in eccles i have fond memoriesof our house which was knocked down for the motorway i remember lots of families that lived on the street my favourate game as a child was marbles there was plenty of holes in ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1958 by Jackie White

I lived in a cottage by the pond some 20 odd years ago. My neighbour, well into her 90's was Mac May (a version of her true name garbled by other neighbours' kids) who, every day, was out in her wellies digging in the garden. We had this ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead in 1900

My grandmother ran a pub called the Machen Forge in Blackweir and my mother has told me about when she was a young girl growing up there. The canel ran along the side of the pub. I would love to know if there are any photos of it.

A memory of Blackweir in 1920 by Jenny Horner

Many's the time we wandered along the edge of the harbour and up and down the landing stages, studying the leathery faced fishermen's busy hands as they worked on the nets, or repaired lobster pots. We'd peep around, what seemed ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1964 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

I have several photographs of the house on Magna Carta Island taken during the 1910s and early 1920s. The house was owned by my grandfather during this period, John Francis Mc Gregor (a stockbroker) who was married to my ...Read more

A memory of Runnymede in 1920 by Christopher Robinson

I was born in Maidstone 19 Hardy Street. Went to St Paul's School. I started at Northborough School.The house was converted into flats.at the same time my mum had twins.so had to move out .And moved to Milton Street. So went to ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone by swafflg