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Wolverton brings back fond memories of my British Railways apprenticeship. I spent about 12 great months in the carriage works when I was 20 years old during 1961. In those days it was quite a journey travelling from Harrow ...Read more

A memory of Wolverton in 1961 by Alan Creek

I am writing on behalf of my 85 year old mum, Dorothy Clark, nee Gamble, who used to go in your shop! My mum was born in Alma Road, Shorn Cliff and moved to Folkstone High Street at around 3-4 years old, then back ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone by Della Clark

Holland is a bustling Essex coastal town `resplendent`-a bride in her wedding day gown, tree lined avenues, with neat little plots, well kept gardens and a place for the tots, a school, four churches, library and hall, a ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1993 by Allen Warrender

Wayne’s comment made me re-read my piece and I was driven to expand. This is St Gile’s Church. My parents were baptised and married here in 1937 and I was baptised and then confirmed by Mervyn Stockwood here. To ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman

Assisted and guided by my daughter, I have recently started researching my paternal ancestry and find Longforgan and Castle Huntly loom large in it. My great great grandfather, Robert Robertson (1775-1867) was ...Read more

A memory of Castle Huntly in 1860 by Thomas Robertson

I was brought up in Ecclefechan and attended Hoddom Primary School between 1968 and 1975. Teachers I recall were Mrs Dodds, Mrs McPherson, Mrs Davidson, Miss Kirkpatrick (Mrs Wilson), Mrs McBride, Miss Gibson (Mrs Redpath) ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1975 by Douglas Murray

My great aunt, Miss Olive Howlett moved to Troutstream Hall around 1955. She retired as matron of St Columba Hospital ,St Johns Wood, and together with Miss Eva Birchett opened a home for the aged (then for ...Read more

A memory of Batchworth Heath in 1955 by Philip Cousins

My Dad wrote of his time at Hutton Residential School. This is what he wrote: September 1939 - January 1949 I was evacuated in September and on my arrival at Block 2, I nearly had my head knocked off by my cousin, ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by sueblaxland