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I remember my grandmother telling me years ago, that I was distantly related to the Marquis of Bute. His wife the Marquess had an illigitimate child, who became my grandmother.   And I am also a descendant ...Read more

A memory of Treherbert in 1940 by Violet Kent

My late father worked for the Pemberton Estate as a tractor driver from 1946 to around 1958. I offer below, in his memory, an extract from the tribute I composed for his funeral in March 2005. ...Read more

A memory of Trumpington by Brian Goodliffe

I was born on Cavendish Street opposit St.Clements church,and moved to Ordsall flats in 1949 brand new they were ! We lived in Everard House near the Globe pub. We went to Mount Carmel infants school when Mr Glynn was the ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1953 by Catherine Conley

Born in Chelmsford in 1946 I grew up in Gt. Yeldham but after a career in the Fleet Air Arm the flying side of the Royal Navy I settled in Somerset. The small town where I now reside though quite away from the ...Read more

A memory of Great Yeldham by John Waller

In 1942 I should have attended Wembley Manor school but this was bombed and completely demolished, so we were split up and 2 classes went to Park Lane school. This school was bombed at night 3 ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1942 by Dennis Eyre

My first memory was going to school from Pen-y-Ball and being tought by Mrs Daisy Jones, Eluned Jones, Mr Bellis (the headmaster) and Mr Yeomans who we all loved, and also attending Sunday School every Sunday was ...Read more

A memory of Brynford in 1950 by Ann Hughes

SUMMER IN BINSTED I remember summer! It was more than one week in May I remember it lasted six whole weeks I remember summer! It started with a train journey - I remember great clouds of steam! Haymaking, ...Read more

A memory of Binsted by Sue Percival

I was at Burrow Hill school from 1952 until 1956. I was sent there due to acute asthma and bronchitis. I have lots of fond memories of my time there and remember a boy called Alan Whittaker and a boy called Edward, ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1952 by Frank Thurlow

i well remember ,as a 12 year old lad the woods and football pitch on friar park estate wednesbury.i came home one saturday afternoon to find our back garden full of football players from both sides drinking tea. it turned out ...Read more

A memory of Wednesbury in 1962 by Paul Love

I  lived in St Austell as a child but my Uncle Ewart and Aunt Ruby farmed at Trescoll Farm, Lockengate. From a very early age I spent every holiday with them and although only four or five years old at the time, I remember ...Read more

A memory of Lockengate in 1940 by Peter Marks