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I was a 10 year old boy in 1950 and due to a case of TB i was sent to Chaigley Manor to recover. It was a wonderful place where we would go for walks and play .I remember we had a running race one day in the grounds and i ...Read more

A memory of Chaigley Manor

I came across this website purely by accident and was immediately fascinated by the memories of Shifnal. Somebody mentioned Cottams’ fish and chip shop on the Broadway. Cottams left and were replaced by a diminutive foreign lady ...Read more

A memory of Shifnal by paulevbel2

Hya I lived in Northolt in Southwell Avenue (originally Haydock Avenue) between 1954 ish and 1971 Attended Islip Manor Infants and Primary and then Vincent secondary between 1961 - 1966. Remember lots of the names ...Read more

A memory of Northolt

TBB (tech block b) housed a large stores area in which I worked for about three years. I was on a two shift system earlies 0630hrs start and lates 1445hrs start. I worked in receipts which faced the Great South ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London by Nick Beard

I visited and stayed at Barcote Manor twice in the 60’s and certainly in 1964. At the time it was owned by Mercantile Bank of India, who had purchased it prior or during WW2 to house their bank documentation. My father took ...Read more

A memory of Barcote Manor by bryan.woodford

I lived in Kinnersley Manor from the age of 4 till I was 14! I have very strong memories of the manor itself , I know that there were about 40 rooms and it was 3 stories high. The grounds were amazing, and we used to go swimming ...Read more

A memory of Kinnersley Manor by Jolan Seager

A pleasant comment on my last memory, made by Mr Steve Flora, whom I’ve never met, has prompted me to tell some more stories about Upper Boddington. On November 25th, 1944, a Wellington Bomber; no. LN242, took off from ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boddington by Peter Bishop

We moved to Sutton in 1956/7, Sutton Court Road, and I attended Sutton East before moving to Worcester Road and then going to Ambleside School in Cheam, then onto the Willows before completing my A-levels at Nonsuch High School for ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Rita Westlake

I lived in East Ham from the time i was born til i was 30 then moved to Essex. Does anyone remember the sweet shop on the way to Burgess Manor. Think it was in the road down the side of The White Horse pub. or may be not. I was at one ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Susan Kitchen

I have an old "Farmer and Stock Breeders" magazine, dated Monday 9th September 1929 The front cover has a picture of Mr Jowitt and his prize winning boar "Norsbury Woodman 8th". His address is Strode Manor, Bridport, Dorset. I know this is a little later, but it might help?

A memory of Strode Manor by Maurice Parkinson