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In the late 1950's I was the village policeman at Great Waltham.   The police house was the last two-storied house at the Barrack Land end of Cherry Garden Road with my 'office'being in the kitchen and the tsble there was my ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham in 1959 by johnbutcher

i done three months training in almer barracks blackdown concrete building in march 1953 i remember a sergeant swanson but not much more there was a camp picture house i remember watching james cagney in the roaring twenties we also go ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1953 by John Henderson

In 1955 I was posted from Catterick Camp to Burniston Barracks Scarborough. I believe the barracks have now gone. It was sited on one of the best vantage points, over looking Peasholm Park, the castle, and views towards the ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough in 1955 by Brian Mann

My father Eric Grubb was one of three sons and two daughters of George Grubb.  (who lived until he was 100 years old). We lived in Six Bells Cottages until we were rehoused in Cherry Garden Road. My mum Gertrude worked ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham by Sally Ann Gilbert

The first half of the building with dormer windows (from the left of the picture) and where the Job Centre is situated today, was a Temperance Hotel. Bridport had over 60 public houses at the turn of the twentieth century and ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1890 by Andrew Evans

I went to City Road School and vaguely remember the name Birchall. I seem to remember two of them, if I remember right one was tall and slim the other was just the opposite. The rounder one was quite funny, that would ...Read more

A memory of Hulme by John Griffiths

Looks like a barracks but is a main line terminal.

A memory of Windsor by Carolyn Babin

I lived in Bredbury from 1958 to 1979 and went to Barrack hill school. then went on to High field we used walk pass the slater house on bents lane. Mum and dad always went in to the club next door as my dad was one of the singers there.

A memory of Bredbury in 1969 by Karen Whittaker

I have wonderful memories of Pembroke Dock. We used to holiday there once a year at my mothers aunts. The first memories i have of holidaying there was in 1947 when I was 8 years old. The poor old town had taken a ...Read more

A memory of Pembroke Dock by stvgriffiths

Moved to Orchard Road South Ockendon from the east End (Canning Town) in 69 went to Mardyke school, still remember good memories about that school, can remember going down to the Mardyke river, there was a very shallow part near ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by ipatterson701