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This is taken from by St Andrew's Church looking back towards Cheadle Hulme.  We lived on Hulme Hall Road at that time.  One or two years later I attended Sunday school at St Andrews and also Junos which was an organisation ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme by Bryan Baskerville

My Mum, Nesta Smith (nee Sprake) was born in No. 3 Eype Cottages and lived there up until she married my Dad (Ron Smith) in July 1949.  They met when he was stationed close by with the Royal Army Service Corp.  They used to do ...Read more

A memory of Eype's Mouth in 1930 by Julie Gillibrand

The Postman is believed to be John Blenkinsop. Five of the entrances to ‘Barney’ have the word ‘gate’ (meaning ‘way’) in their street names.   Galgate is the northern way into ...Read more

A memory of Barnard Castle in 1890 by Dave Charlesworth

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

I cannot be certain but I have vague recollections that there was an iron arch with gates in this road. It could be from my imagination but I often have flashbacks about cycling with friends to Feltham ...Read more

A memory of East Molesey in 1960 by Bob Jenkins

From Parish magazine - Fittleton:- IN MEMORIAM - JAMES YEATES On February 2nd the Feast of Purification there passed to his rest one who will be long missed in this parish. James Yeates was born June 18 1817 in the ...Read more

A memory of Fittleton in 1890

I remember being in the last year at Whitings Road School, and having our school 5-a-side picture taken on the back steps of the school. It is the earliest colour photo taken of me and the team, and I still have ...Read more

A memory of High Barnet in 1960 by Peter Burke

I live in France, but many of my ancestors come from Dorchester on Thames. It's too complicated to go into the history of how I managed to be living here on the border with Spain, but for me Dorchester is ...Read more

A memory of Warborough in 2010 by David Monks

My mother, before her marriage, lived with her parents at 2 Whitefriars Terrace, near Kings Lynn docks. Her father, Arthur Henry Drew, was master of a small coaster, the Lizzie and Annie, working along the east coast. She ...Read more

A memory of King's Lynn in 1930 by John Bunting

My wife Lynne and I visited the Anglican Church to search the headstones for my ancestors. On the day we visited, there was a Christening that had just been completed and the Vicar was chatting to the christening party. ...Read more

A memory of Hilperton in 1900 by Les. Hibbard