Brandon Heritage

Tag: Town Street

  • TOWN STREET, circa 1920

    Do you recognise your ancestors in this map?  Or perhaps you share a surname of someone listed here? TOWN STREET 1. J. Austin 2. Harriet Dixon 3. Ernie Thompson 4. Jim Abigail 5. ‘Truget’ Dixon 6. ? Death 7. Frank Challis 8. Hannah Prior 9. Fred Pettitt 10. Primitive Methodist Chapel 11. Herbert Docking 12.…

  • Growing up in ‘Tip

    John DeCamps was born in Town Street (Tip).  His mother was Brandon-born, nee Dyer, so he has a few memories of his time there … “I was born in my grandparents house in 1942.  Mum and I lived with them till dad was demobbed after the war, then we moved to a Nissen hut on Rattlers…

  • Can you name these footballers?

    Brandon footballers, can you name any? John Basham has asked if we can get names to these men, so if you can help then please do let us know.  We have one or two names so far …      

  • Settling in Brandon – Bob Jones

    Brandon resident, Bob Jones, recalls memories of how he moved to the area almost sixty years ago, and settled in the town … “It was 1959 and we were looking for a property to purchase or rent in Thetford (preferred) or Brandon would do.  The London overspill development was progressing at this time but there…