Wroughton, The Pitchens Corner 1910

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Im an American USAF retired TSgt thatwas stationed at the Hosp in 1954/5 and I married a girl from Swindon in 1957 Sadie Waters that lived a7 47 Havelock Street. We were vmarried at St Pauls Church in Swindon, We now live in Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA and have been married 62 years. Would love to hear from anyone from the era of 1954-57

My parents moved from East London to Swindon and then to Wroughton in 1954. My parents were Pat and Geoff Leach. I am Janet (Leach - now Ford) and my sister penny was born in the maternity hospital in Swindon in 1958. My Wroughton memories are living in Snapps Close (just off Priors Hill) and of walking to school and to Brownies, and Guides, down Priors Hill - in the dark sometimes. No cars to take us ...see more

Me and our Jane knights was born at 20 Brimble Hill to Bob and Doreen Wiltshire. We then moved into Weir Side Ave with nan and Gramp, Frank and Dolly Wiltshire when our mother left. Have memories from before she left but the happiest are from when we moved in with nan and Gramp. I am the eldest of us 8 grandchildren, who are Karen (Bamford) Taylor, Martin and Stuart Wiltshire, Stephen and Nicky Harris and Tracey ...see more

My greatest memory was the summer evenings during the 1976 heat wave playing 123 & in in Manor Close. I spent many an evening pulling the pines from my clothes having hidden in the conifurs outside 12 priors Hill. We were never board if I remember, sometimes mischeveous but never board (nothing wrong with a bit of apple noggin). I remember when the Ellendune Hall was being built, climbing on the mounds of earth ...see more