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My family first came to live in Studwell Lodge, which they bought from the Bruce family,  when my father retired from farming in Berkshire at the age of fifty five. It was then 1959 and I, ...Read more

A memory of Droxford in 1960 by Charles Skipwith

There are many people better qualified than I to write about Meonstoke, but this photo evokes memories of the Cooke's, who ran the village shop with cheerful kindness and where we shopped for essentials - ...Read more

A memory of Meonstoke in 1960 by Herry Lawford

I was born in Gileston Manor Cottage. My father was chauffeur to the manor residents, Mr and Mrs Clay. I had grandparents living in West Aberthaw and Sea View Farm, Batsleys. We then moved to Glyndwrtthan where I lived until I was married ...Read more

A memory of Gileston in 1930 by Primrose Goldsworthy

I lived in Dagnam Park Drive near Sedgefield Crescent and remember............Petersfield, Hilldene and Whitchurch shops, the "1st, 2nd and 3rd" woods as we referred to them, starting in Dagnam Park Drive, heading ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1957 by Ken H

I was about 3 years old when the present Queen was crowned. Us children went up to the manor house where they held a party outside. I remember someone with a cine camera filming the event. I have ...Read more

A memory of Wootton Fitzpaine in 1953 by Dave Sampson

I lived in Swale Avenue, Rushendon as a young lad. I was cared for by Mr and Mrs West. Mr West worked in the local pottery works. I can remember there used to be a huge glass works, a stone's throw from Manor Road. As children we would ...Read more

A memory of Rushenden in 1956 by Graham Pudney

Previously I had posted to My Memories, a much longer, "informative" post, but I learned from further research that a lot of what I had previously heard was not accurate in fact.  My memories remain unchanged, ...Read more

A memory of Beccles in 1995 by Julie Freitag

It's said everyone remembers where they were when President Kennedy was shot, I certainly do. I was at this spot coming from Snettisham when it came on the car radio. The picture of the church with the old barns is great as I was a ...Read more

A memory of Ingoldisthorpe by Gerald Wase

This is only an approximate year of 1954. There was the old hospital at Newburn by the Stanners and it was occupied by these Dutchmen who had came to dredge the Tyne. We would spend many an evening sitting chatting to them as they sat ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1954 by Jimmy Burrows

I was just reading the memory by Geoff Taylor and thought how weird it was that his grandad Robert Bignell was a shepherd at the Manor House and I Patricia Bignell am currently employed at the Manor house as housekeeper. Could ...Read more

A memory of Warmington by Patrica Bignell