Nostalgic memories of March's local history

Share your own memories of March and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Im hoping that local residents from the late 40s onwards can help. I remember travelling with my family late 1950s to vistit some relations who lived in March, in train carrages bolted together. My memories are vague but they were jolted today as I was looking for information on a cousin of my father and found someone with the same name who died in Cambridgeshire. The carrages were in what I would describe as a ...see more
Hi Does any one remember The Boot and Shoe pub in West End March? I am doing some research for a friend whose family resided in March for many years and one such resident was Robert Bond who was a publican at the above pub on the 1861 Census Any information or photos would be gratefully received!!!
Yes, you are right. This is the rec, I used to play there as a boy; you can see the toilets in the background. Looking at this picture you had the slide behind that, the swings, then the roundabout and last the rocking horse.
I wonder - this looks like the playground in Robingoodfellows Lane where I used to play - can anyone confirm this?
I was 5 years old when I was evacuated to March from the East End of London. My mother grew up in Turves where my grandfather operated the railway crossing gates. My parents stayed here after the war ended and my father opened a furniture shop and did upholstery. I was educated here and at Wisbech, the Convent School. I left March at the tender age of 17 to go back to London where I spent 30 years living in Swiss ...see more