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In 1949 the Royal Links which had hosted Royals and the glitterati of the day was the first to fall to the contagious bout of fires which mysteriously began to sweep the area. Imagine that wonderful central staircase (with no ...Read more

A memory of Cromer by ronaldjackson08

After being de-requisitioned and restored at the end of WW2, the Overstrand Hotel was a massive building standing only yards from the cliff edge, it opened, then closed, then re-opened with a new bar called “Bubbles Bar” to cater for ...Read more

A memory of Overstrand by ronaldjackson08

I remember the Slatter twins who were in my class at St Marks (Robert and John). The Davis shop in the road. Watching my mother buy bacon and seeing it sliced as Mr or Mrs Davis turned the handle on the machine. As you ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

I rember the third day of April 1961 , when I got married to Janet Walker she was the cobblers Daughter in Emley , a lovely girl and still is after 57yrs the next day we woke up to 1ft of snow. We bought our first house there , a ...Read more

A memory of Emley by gedwilson36

In 1977 I finished a Teacher Training Course at Redland College in Bristol. I was in need of a temporary job and was to find one in Avonmouth Docks where BOCM Silcocks (who had produced animal feed from grain and ...Read more

A memory of Avonmouth by kevin.bettany

Was student from 1943-1950. Canon Molony was the headmaster. Wartime. Poor food, dark at night and cold! But we survived. Michel Clark (535).

A memory of Worksop by a_m_ac

I attended Orange Hill between 1963 and 1969..best recall... Patricia Ranger...now Leary. My first year was at the school in Burnt Oak..I lived at the Spur Road estate and took the train from Edgware to Burnt Oak, then later walked ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by tmdleary

Another time we had a 'new bug' . Her initiation dare was to go down the front stairwell. This was something pupils were NEVER allowed to do. We had to use the tiny, narrow, middle staircase. Anyway, the girls in my dorm ...Read more

A memory of Horley by pamela.fabianska

I remember watching two or three boys try to walk across the frozen lake at Osterley house when the ice gave way and they all disappeared.Not sure if the survived,i was 11 or 12 at the time.

A memory of Osterley by micky.dripping

My time at Buckland: 1965 - 68 was the best time of my life. I have lived since then - many adventures, but Buckland was the start of it all. If only my first real boyfriend/partner would read this... I have tried so hard to ...Read more

A memory of Buckland by kate.buckby