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The fondest memories I have was the time I lived in Tring. Born at number 36 Woodland Close and I lived in Tring until I was 21 years old. I remember Tring school and many of the teachers, Mr Thomas the Head Master, Mrs Thomas, Miss ...Read more

A memory of Tring by Christopher Wren

I Remember the early Twenties. My mothers family, had a woodturning business, pianos, violins, and such good quality instruments, in Bethnal Green, London, She had two brothers, George and Albert, and a sister Sara. Sara was a ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1920

This was the NAAFI shop that served the military quarters at Watchfield, which housed the then many miltary and civilian staff of the Royal Military College of Science, and some of the students at the college, ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield by Richard Hodder

I was born in Holland, Surrey in 1961. I have a lot of memories of the post office, especially the vast array of sweets, which we spent some of our pocket money on. It was a lovely shop, our magazines were picked up here every ...Read more

A memory of Holland by Judy Horne

I lived in the old Underwood camp in Llanmartin from 1953-56 when it was still in the post war state..prison huts, water tower etc. I remember the long walk up the lane ( no light when it was dark!). We were told that a hole in the hedge ...Read more

A memory of Llanmartin by Marilyn Lloyd

My Dad was in the Canadian army and was posted to London when I was 7 years old . We lived in the top flat at 27 Chartfield Avenue . What a magical place ! The back yard was huge, with apple, ...Read more

A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames by Lillian Refshauge

I am nearly 61 years old, and my memories are from when I was aged about 5 6,7...My father was a 'Sparky' at the time, and we lived in Birmingham..He was working in Worcester at the then called South Staffordshire and ...Read more

A memory of Sinton Green by ps161

1955 What an Eventful day that was ,with my Pocket money earned from the Farm , and Hedges of Hagbourne , I went for my Customary Hair Cut at Aubrey Gay's only to find it Chocker Block , So I Ventured into Mr . Bill ...Read more

A memory of Didcot by Lewis Holmar

My mother grew up in the Mainstone area in the 1930s and went to the village school there (by the Churchtown turn) for a number of years. Twenty years on, my brother and I would spend most of our summer ...Read more

A memory of Mainstone by Kevin Flynn

I left school in 1962 and joined Clipped Hedge Turkey Farm on the Heath. I had already been working on the farm before leaving school. John Goddard was the owner and had ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Heath by rojo.handelsbanken