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Does anyone know anything about my great-grand parents, they owned shops in Rhos, they were greengrocers, they had a horse and cart. They were George Ellis Hughes (Clifton)and Abigail Hughes (Clifton), they ...Read more

A memory of Penycae in 1940 by Beverley Vaughan

I'm writing about my mother and father who, during 1939 and 1940 lived at 'Cherry Tree' and 'Park Cottage', Gorran Haven. Does anyone remember these houses. Perhaps the house names have been changed since - possibly ...Read more

A memory of Gorran Haven in 1940 by Kerry Darbishire

It is my Dad's 65th birthday soon and when he was younger he was in a band called The Burnettes with Brian Vickers, Colin Fisher and Trevor French. They played at The West Wickham festival in 1964 at Blake Recreation ground ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1964 by Maria Puttock

I was 10 years old when we lived in Rusthall and all I remember is Lynda at the corner shop where we would pinch penny sweets - sorry! The huge rocks with toad rock, he was amazing and the council estate right behind the ...Read more

A memory of Rusthall in 1980 by Lisa Yates

I would love to know if this cottage still exists and if it does, exactly where it is. I have a watercolour of it from 1950s (or earlier), showing this exact view. I also have ...Read more

A memory of Studland

Here is another tale of recollection of the Wiveliscombe Donkey Derby. In November 1967 we had moved from the New Forest to Uppingtons, 6 High Street Wiveliscombe, a strange 3 floored Georgian house that sat ...Read more

A memory of Wiveliscombe in 1968 by Julian Bishop

When I was growing up a family called Judge lived in the house at the top right of this photo and I used to play with the son and daughter. They had a small field, which is still there at the front of the house, with their two donkeys in ...Read more

A memory of Riddings in 1972 by Rebecca Wilde

I used to live opposite these shops and I can honestly say the place is just the same today as when this photo was taken.

A memory of Langold by Andrew Bannister

Jacqueline Jackson, if you read this email me please waxrose@me.com  Would your great grandfather be a Harry Hann? He was the owner of Dorset Dairies next to my birthplace in Factory Road, Eastleigh. I went to school in ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke by John Scott

When my dad Derick John Jones was born in 1944 he lived in a row of houses called Dill Doll Row or Dill Da Row as some people called them, they were situated at Sandy Bank, Doseley, just behind the Cheshire Cheese pub at Doseley. My dad ...Read more

A memory of Doseley in 1944 by Angela Mathison