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I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

James A Foster ...A memory from James A Foster Book of Memories "Memories of a Gorton Ragamuffin" on Amazon Kindle and Ebook Paperback ASIN BO7YZDDQSL. 115 Golden nostalgic memories of a Lad ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by jijosu55

I have great memories of staying with my Aunt in Polzeath in the mid 1970's. Her house was high up and we used to walk down to the town and to the beach every day. One night in 1977 (late August) the Tony ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath by Paul Jenner

I grew up in 26 Grayne Avenue, Isle of Grain. was there from 1972 to 1990. My family and I then moved to Australia. I found this site when looking up to see what my old house looks like now as its being sold. I was ...Read more

A memory of Isle of Grain by Sacha Owens

In 1960, Mick Turner and 8 other tradesmen purchased land behind the Sunninghill Post Office, called HighClere, where they drained the lake and built 9 bungalows. It took 3 years working every spare hour outside of their ...Read more

A memory of Sunninghill by Chris Turner

I remember staying for a week at Burnmoor Lodge back in the 1950's when it was owned by the Covenanter Union who ran outward bound type courses for young Christian lads. We had to get the Eskdale Railway to Boot and walk to the ...Read more

A memory of Burnmoor Lodge by Colin Roy

I was born in Windsor st 1950 Major was my maiden name I went St Oswald school till 11 then on to the New Albert Memorial secondary modern left there at 15 to start work

A memory of Collyhurst

We moved to Eastry when I was 2...now 60 years ago ....We lived in the house on the Premiere Garage High Street which was over the road from the newsagents called Bickers. As kids we played in the wood of Boystown behind the garage. ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Julie

What a fantastic website. So many fond memories. I moved to Croydon with my parents when I was two years old. Even in the mid nineteen fifties it would be considered a little too expensive to afford ones own camera, let ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Norman Allum

This goes back a long way, I think around 1950. I was a pupil at King's School in Rochester and used to live just off Brompton Farm Road. My parents used to allow me to sleep in the garden (an adventure ?), I ...Read more

A memory of Gadshill by Nigel Hinton