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My next door neighbour Jean was put into Quarriers along with her older sister and brother by her father who was off to serve King and Country as her mother had died in childbirth and as they had ...Read more

A memory of Quarriers Village in 1910 by Lynda Armstrong

In 1974 my parents lived on a residential Caravan Park (2 Fox Corner, Thickwood Caravan Park, Colerne) and I am after some history of the site, for family tree purposes. They lived there for only approx. 8 months and ...Read more

A memory of Biddestone in 1974 by Becky Tucker (Nee Peacock)

I'm sure this photo is mis-titled and I think it was taken from the end of Staveley Road where it joins the A316. The playing fields of Chiswick County Grammar School for Boys being on the right-hand side.

A memory of Chiswick by herbievorley

This is Main Road Hawkwell, looking up the hill to the White Hart, taken from about where the fire station is now. The small white building in the middle of the photo is O'Leary's the butchers.

A memory of Hockley in 1965 by Ken Benson

EPNBC development and planning departments should be ashamed at letting 'what was then’ turn into 'what is now’ it’s an absolute disgrace and we are supposed to have progressed.

A memory of Ellesmere Port

My great-great-grandfather, John Mingins, was a tailor living in Witton Gilbert with his family. Unfortunately, in December 1853 an Irish navvy, Michael O'Brien, picked a fight with John outside the butcher's shop and ...Read more

A memory of Witton Gilbert by Jennifer Hunter

You can compare this image to an up to date photo at http://www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk/hh/frith3.htm

A memory of Horsham by M

A very short distance from Stonehouse is the tiny hamlet of Standish. Both these places have an unusual connection to my family. Firstly from my great grandparents' time in the early 1800s to the later part ...Read more

A memory of Stonehouse by Denman Lalonde

This photo shows the top and bottom yard of Oughtibridge Silica Firebrick Company. Both works were joined by railway line across Station Road and a “gynny track” which went under the road below the old Raybok Works. Many an hour ...Read more

A memory of Oughtibridge by von.clive63

If you stand outside Toymaster (in the Carfax) and look towards Boots this is about where this photo was taken. The big building to the right remains; King & Chasemore but the buildings to the left were demolished in the ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by M