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my family has past on thes medals for 8 generations from the world wars and more from before that there very old and are incredible acheivements my dad has told me all about them and all about how we got them
i dont have a photo on my computer so i will email the photo to my teacher miss scott

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Victorian coin found in grave yard in 2016 it might have been there since 1971. It is  really smooth because it has been used so much. Its copper rather then the modern day steel that is coated in a thin bit of copper it is complete copper.

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Victorian coin found in grave yard in 2016 it might have been there since 1971. It is  really smooth because it has been used so much. Its copper rather then the modern day steel that is coated in a thin bit of copper it is complete copper.

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Legislative assembly medal and Venezuelan Currency (Nati L 8c)

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Legislative assembly medal and Venezuelan Currency (Nati L 8c)

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The medal belonged to my grandfather when he served as Governor of the state of Apure in Venezuela in the 70s. The coin and note are bolivares, which are the currency in Venezuela.

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These are defense medals that were given to my great grandfather who was in the Royal Navy for his service in World war 2- 1939-1945.

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This is a shell fossil that I found when I was seven years old. It was already quite loose from other people trying to remove it but I managed to get it off after half and hour. I haven't taken it to someone to work out how old it is because no one is really interested in how old a shell fossil is.

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This is a picture of my Great Grandma - Joyce Emma Walton, taken when she was 16 on the 19th June 1927. She grew up in Worksop, Nottingham and went on to have 10 children with her husband James Rogers (known as Jim) from the army.

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These are notes from the 90s that my dad kept, the blue note is worth $50 Hong Kong dollars (approximately £5) and the green notes are each worth $10 each (approximately £1). The difference between the two green notes are they were issued from a different bank.

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This clock was given to my great grandmother by her bible class. It is an art deco classic 1930’s design with lots of straight lines. The chimes are the sound of Big Ben. My dad was given it to him by his dad and it now sits on our mantelpiece.

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This is called a cobbler’s anvil and was used for making shoes back in 1780. It is still used today but most shoes come from our factories. We got it from my

mum's work colleague who was moving back home to New Zealand but could not carry it as it was too heavy. So, She offered it to my mum.  She took it with

her and has kept it ever since 1997.

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Fragment of the Berlin wall (Oli Wiseman)

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Fragment of the Berlin wall (Oli Wiseman)

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This a part of the Berlin Wall, that separated East and West Berlin.  It was completed in 1961. It was made to separate communist East Berlin from West Berlin, and to stop people escaping from East Berlin. It was demolished in 1989 and this is a piece.

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These are Welsh Love Spoons that have been handmade by my Grandad who died last year. He made one when I was born for me (the one on the right). The one in the middle represents the three children he had as the wooden balls. My Grandad also made one when my parents got married.

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My dad found this stove in my Grandparents garage when he was a teenager and cleaned it. My grandparents don't know anything about it apart from that it had been there since the moved in the year my dad was born 1973 and they think that it was left there by the previous owner. It has a date code of 1934.

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A China plates and pot. It has been passed down for 4 generations

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This is the scissor sisters ta-dah and it’s special edition and it was made in 2001 and my parents probably wanted it because they liked it at the time

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Great Granddad During the Burma War (Max D)

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Great Granddad During the Burma War (Max D)

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Stanley Perton enlisted with West Yorkshire Regiment in April 1944.
He did his training in August 1944 (aged 20) and was posted to Burma in 1945 and Malaya in 1946-47. He did not come home until September 1947 over two years after war in Europe had ended. That is why they were called the forgotten army.

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This is a vinaigrette which is a small decorative box from the 18th century that was used for carrying perfume and scents. The perfume was contained within these boxes soaked in the sponge. It as a gift to my mum and we have kept it since.

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This mug belonged to my mum’s dad, it was his during the Angolan war in 1975-2002 between the Soviet Union (represented by the Cubans) and the South Africans. He fought in the first few years of the war until he died after getting shot. It was then passed down to my uncle. He served as a mercenary and later lived on a boat stopping pirates in the Mediterranean Sea. He then gave it to my mum and she’s had it ever since.

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This picture right here is a stock for a broom handled Maurer which was manufactured in Germany between 1896 and 1937. This stock that we have was made in 1898 (pretty old if you ask me). The 7.63 mm mauser pistol would of been carried inside this wooden stock and then attached onto the end to allow the person to have more stability when taking shots at longer range.These pistols were carried by German officers in the first and second world war. Also Winston Churchill carried a Maurer.

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this is a royal dolton Toby jug it belonged to my great grandma it commemorates Winston Churchill who was prime minister during the second world war

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James h - My nan has one of these she was given as a present for her birthday to keep as part of the history of nailsea which is where the glass was made in the 1835 the glass works was established in 1788 by john robert lucas on the site at hunting lodge it was the fourth largest glass factory in the uk

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This christening dress has been passed down through my family for 129 years! This is my sister wearing the dress for her christening. It was made in 1890 for my great great uncle, but was first worn in 1891. It has been worn by 4 generations, 10 people in total have worn the dress. I wore it for my christening in 2008 and I am sure it will continued to be worn by future generations.

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This is a 1st edition book called David Copperfield and written by Charles Dickens.  It was given to my Great great Grandmother in 1903 as a Christmas present from her Aunt Emma.  This book has been in our family for at least 117 years.

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This is a photo of my Great Grandmother who was a red cross nurse in 1942 during the Second World War. She was 19 when this was taken. This is the oldest thing in the house.

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This is a casing that you can put gun powder and hold a motar shell that will explode. We got given it from my grandparents and it is one of the oldest things in our house.

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This is my Great Granddads badge from his hat. He was in the Army in the Royal Engineers. He served in WW2 in Egypt. I was a baby when he died, but my Mom knows lots of stories he used to tell.

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this is an old camera from the 60s that belonged to my great grandad. He then gave it to my grandad, who gave it t my dad. Its called a super 8 camera

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His is an old pocket watch from my grandad. It was made in the 1900's and was a useful watch for an ordinary person to carry around. My grandad had this for a while and gave it to us a while ago. Its very special to me and i really like it.
Courtney FE

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ekco radio from 1957, it cost 18 pounds, 17 shillings and 8 pence. it belonged to my great great aunt and it still works!!!!!!!! there are 3 UK stations on it, the light programme, the home programme, and the third programme. (plastic pigeon not included) my dad remembers listening to it when he was child.
by lonny:)

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These knifes (called Kukri) belonged to my grandad who fought alongside the Gurkhas in Burma (now called Myanmar). Now they belong to my dad and will one day be passed on to me.

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Nailsea glass (Ben Jordan)
Made in Nailsea in the glass maker it’s about 18th to 19th century they were antiques my grand parents bought them they used to call the far right one a dump came in all shape and sizes

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this is my great granddads mechanical calculator that he used at his work being an actuary. it was passed down to my dad who taught me how to use it

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Nailsea glassworks was a glass manufacturing factory in nailsea in the English county of Somerset.the remaining structures have been designated as a scheduled monument.the factory making bottle glass and some window glass opened in 1788 and closed in 1873.little remains of the site, however it was excavated and preserved under sand before a Tesco supermarket and car park was built on it after 2000

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These medals were won by

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These were my great grandma's old binoculars for birdwatching. It is at least 40 years old and my dad remembers using them to see birds

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It is a picture of my great grandfather next to a glider which he flew across the Atlantic in WW2 to try to get supplies to England as all the ships were getting intercepted by German u-boats. It was made as a 70 year anniversary gift to my dad a couple of years ago. LOUIS P

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This is a thing about on off the medals that my great-grandfather got during both world wars, it was for the bravery medal and explains how he managed to get the medal it is something to do with riding a motorbike through somewhere really dangerous.

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This is from circa 1913 from my great great great aunt Mary Hudson who was a proud suffragette. We believe she made it for rallies she attended and it is one of the 3 main colours of the suffragette movement - green, white and purple. We don’t know exactly when it was from. It tells us that she was into equality and women’s rights. We don’t know when her birthday was but we think she was around 25 at the time.

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This book from 1915 was bought by my grandad in 1960. It is falling apart and the front and back covers have both come off. Next to the elephant on the front and at some points in the book Rudyard Kipling uses the symbol we now know as the nazi sign. Kipling decided well before the nazi party formed that the swastika was going to be his personal symbol because of its ancient Indian connotations of good luck and well-being although before his death (and even before 🤬 was elected Chancellor) he dissociated himself from the symbol and condemned the Nazi party.

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These are all the medals from my great-grandfather who thought in both world wars, three of them were medals for surviving on a motorbike in World War One and the other one is for bravery of sending messages for the brigade he is in

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This is the badge worn by my great grandpa on his beret in WW2. He served in France for 1 year until the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 . He was very lucky to escape but as he was on a boat he got a bullet through his leg and foot.

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i used to collect old coins but i deiced to chose my two oldest and rarest coins, the one on the left is an old coin called a groat, used in the 13th and 14th century.
It was found by my great uncle while he was metal detecting and he decided to give it to me as he knew i collected coins. the one on the right is the more rare and collectable one, used in the roman times around 1700 years ago, i got it as one of my birthday presents several years ago, it is made of silver and is surprisingly heavy for its size.

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This is an old clock that was my Great Great Aunt and Uncles. We got it from them after they passed away. It has three port holes that have to be wound up regularly with a specific key. It came from Birmingham.

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I didn't have any old item in my house, so I decided to talk about an old castle which I found very interesting. Elms Colliery is a disused coal mine in Nailsea within the English County of Somerset. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and placed on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the risk of vandalism and further decay. It opened in 1829 and closed in 1850.

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This is a horseshoe which was put up by the people who lived in my house before because it was apparently good luck when you get married

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This used to be my Mum's grandma's table which is at least 60 years old. My mum remembers seeing it in her gran' s living room when she was visited as a child. Once her Grandma passed away she got the table and re-painted it with cream paint

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This belonged to my great great grandfather ( my grandmas grandad) in the 1900s. He  died in 1910 just before his son was born. He worked as a surgical boot maker and had a shop in Cardiff. Instead of paying for it people would swap items for what they wanted, so my grandmas grandad, George Henry skinner got a music box for a pair of his shoes.

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Three Old Pennies and an Old Half Penny, Jake C

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Three Old Pennies and an Old Half Penny, Jake C

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The front of the bronze version of the coin, designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, is a seated Britannia, holding a trident, with the words ONE PENNY to either side. Issues before 1895 also feature a lighthouse to Britannia's left and a ship to her right (you can faintly see the lighthouse in the 1883 penny, the coin on the right). Various minor adjustments to the level of the sea depicted around Britannia, and the angle of her trident were also made over the years. You can see the differences between the trident in the 1912 and 1883 one penny. I also have the 1943 half penny (Ship Type 1). I am still unsure why the edges have been cut. These coins have been passed down through generations. This started from my great great grandparents.

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This is a 1970s dolls house. It was bought from a market in Birmingham in the 1980s, As a child my sisters and I played with it and now my children play with it. It is all decorated inside in the 1970s and there is lots or pieces of furniture too. There is a grand piano, working lights in the rooms and even an iron which squirts water.

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After the war all the leaders thought to bring people together and the exhibition showed and countryside,  the minerals in the country and thinking about moving on from the war. My grandpa said to me he remembers going to the exhibition with his parents(my great grandparents) and seeing a massive coo coo clock about the size of a tree he says!

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This is a musket ball from the siege of Berkley castle in the English Civil War. My dad bought it on the internet a while back. It's still got dents etc from use. It was found in the grounds just outside the castle walls.

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These are two Victorian pennies I collected for a film series I wanted to make in Year 6-7. They were made in 1890 and 99.
I chose these just in case they might be of any use to somebody on the website. They're a lot thinner than the ones they have today! We got them off Ebay I think a couple of years ago. They do have the limitations that they have a low rim so it's harder to know if somebody's trimmed the edge off.

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This is a book called Ivanhoe which was written by Sir Walter Scott (who was knighted in 1820) and illustrated by R.Johnson. It was given to my Great Grandad Herbet Symes by his Uncle Harry and Aunt Dorothy as a Christmas present in 1920. It was first published in 1819 but we don't know when are copy was made (it's at least 100 years old).

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This is an old bottle with some metal decorations that belonged to my great grandparents. It also has a music box inside it, there is a thing at the bottom that you turn and it plays 'With a Little Bit of Luck' from My Fair Lady. The music stops playing when you place it down on a flat surface.

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This nuclear bunker was opened in 1960 and closed in 1968. It is close to the A370 and has been broken into and vandalised. After this it was resealed by metal bars.

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This is a carved picture from the second Boer War ( 1899-1902).It was given to my Nan by her grandfather. It was brought to England by My Great Great Great Uncle who fought in the war. We don't know much about it except it was brought back with him from South Africa and it is linked to the Balubas people of the Congo.

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This is a gold ring with a diamond It has been in our family for 100+ years it belonged to my Grandad’s dad who bought it in a jewelers in Bristol because he liked it and then he left it to his son (my grandad) and then when he died he left it to his wife( my nan)

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The big silver coin is a Queen Elizabeth Jubilee token from 1977. The other coin is from 1855 with Napoleon the 3rd on. I have a whole box full of old coins which were passed down to my Dad by my Grandma.

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This belonged to my great great grandfather, and he bought it and had his name engraved in it in 1897 in Nailsea. It is a snuff box which is a form of tobacco that people used to take a pinch from the box and sniff it, it made them sneeze. It has been passed down though our family.

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Concords last flight was on 24th October 2003.  My great uncle was a photographer and captured the picture  whilst its last flight over Bristol suspension bridge

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This is a picture of the VE street party in newton street, off Stapleton Rd, St PHILIPS. The street was decorated with bunting and streamers. My grandmas father was invalided out of the navy and was back at work R.C.Davies coach works.my grandmas grandmother lived in the house opposite the house in the photo and lots of people were staying in her house due to the war. My grandmas other grandmother is holding my grandmas brother on the left and next to her is another close relative. My grandmas sister is on the right in the Robin Hood outfit. My grandmas mothers brother was a pilot and had recently been killed and news of his death had not long reached the family, my grandmas mother was there but didn’t want to be in the photo. Lots of the forces were still overseas and my grandmas father had been “invalided out” early and reunited to R C Davies. Close by to where the photo was taken there was a strong cement and brick rectangular building with an iron bar and a tick cement roof that was used as an air raid shelter that could keep about 40 people in it, but my grandma stayed in the shelter under neath her grandmothers house. Then there was a huge bonfire that was built and on top of it there was an effigy of 🤬 and everyone sang and danced and my grandmas grandmother sang “keep the home fires burning” which was the first ever world  war  song (Isabel  B 8F) 

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This is a picture of the VE street party in newton street, off Stapleton Rd, St PHILIPS. The street was decorated with bunting and streamers. My grandmas father was invalided out of the navy and was back at work R.C.Davies coach works.my grandmas grandmother lived in the house opposite the house in the photo and lots of people were staying in her house due to the war. My grandmas other grandmother is holding my grandmas brother on the left and next to her is another close relative. My grandmas sister is on the right in the Robin Hood outfit. My grandmas mothers brother was a pilot and had recently been killed and news of his death had not long reached the family, my grandmas mother was there but didn’t want to be in the photo. Lots of the forces were still overseas and my grandmas father had been “invalided out” early and reunited to R C Davies. Close by to where the photo was taken there was a strong cement and brick rectangular building with an iron bar and a tick cement roof that was used as an air raid shelter that could keep about 40 people in it, but my grandma stayed in the shelter under neath her grandmothers house. Then there was a huge bonfire that was built and on top of it there was an effigy of 🤬 and everyone sang and danced and my grandmas grandmother sang “keep the home fires burning” which was the first ever world  war  song (Isabel  B 8F) 

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This silver compass used to be my great grandmothers . It was given it to her in 1941. They were mass produced in America during the war. The creator emigrated from Switzerland to America.He was a watch maker. Her title in the war was Leading Wren Pye . She captained a boat which took all the important naval admirals to their ships.She was based in Southampton..

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This is a toy. My great Grandfather made it for my Grandad as he was a engineer. It was made some time in the 1900s.

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My great-grandad brought this home from the Navy after ww2

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A blanket this blanket was bought for me when I was 1

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2 pieces of jewellery that my great great great grandmother got on her wedding day 

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2 pieces of jewellery that my great great great grandmother got on her wedding day 

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Gold Compact Mirror - Ebony D

This is from my mum she bought it when she was 4 at a jumble sale for 10p. It is made out of gold and we don't what the outside is made of. And kept it safe.

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This was my Great-grandmothers kettle. The kettle itself was over 100 years old but that isn't the only thing about it.  It came from a house that was listed in the doomsday book which was created over 800 years ago! My Great-Grandma's family had lived in the house for a few centuries. It is interesting to know that when we visit there some parts of the house are 8 centuries old. This kettle was given to my mum when my great- grandma died

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this belonged to my great grandmother Iris - she got married the day before war was declared in 1939 - it was left to my mum when Iris passed away.

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This is an old butter dish that was made in 1868 by the John Round and sons company it was bought by my great grandparents and was bought for around £30 in todays money but now worth about £350 in a shop. People used butter dishes to keep butter fresh as back in those days there was no such thing as fridges so people needed somewhere to keep their butter fresh.

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They were given to my mum by her nan who was my great grandma. She used to collect stamps and these were the oldest stamps we found in the collection. The post dates are 1965, it shows they cost 4d which is worth approximately 29 pence. d stands for pence in old money.

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This is a locket of my great grandmother. It was hers as a little girl and she received it in 1913 at the age of 8. She used to take it everywhere she went - from holidays to school. When she died in May 1998, just before her 94th birthday, it was passed down to my mother and she’s kept it close to her ever since. She sees it as the only thing she has left of her and a precious item that she will keep with her forever.

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this is about 20 yrs old and used to be on my grandmas horse

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this is a jemima puddle duck music toy that plays a soft sound when you twist the bottom of it. this toy has been passed down from generation to generation and it is now mine.

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These are the medals that my Great Great Grandfather, James Hutchinson, won in the First World War- in June 1916 . The medal furthest to the right is the Victoria across: the highest and most prestigious award for service with the British and Commonwealth forces. It is very rare, and only 1358 have been awarded. At the time he was 20 years old and a private in the 2/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers (55th West Lancashire Infantry Division. He was awarded it for his services in Ficheux: a commune located in Northern France. He was awarded it for his bravery. He was the lead solider for an attack on a big German Camp and Trench. He was the entering man and cleared the 2 main Traverses as well as shooting the guards to gain entry. He then lead the other soldiers into combat. After they took out all of the enemy soldiers. He ran back in and rescued the dying British Solders. And gave them medical health. After this, he was awarded the medal by King George 5, as well as becoming a Corporal. The medal is shared between my family, and was recently exhibited in a museum in Manchester

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This bag was used by my great nan in 1946 when she got married and then used by my nan in 1971. This was the oldest thing in our house.

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This clock is about 300 years old and was made by a man called James Heron he came from Newtownards in northern island which is the same place as my father was born. The clock was bought by my grandfather who liked to collect grandfather clocks.

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This is a pair of wooden - ebony i think - bookends from Africa. These were bought by my mum's granddad when he was in the army in Africa around 1930/1940. Lots of visitors to Africa at the time have got them and they would have been quite cheap souvenirs . Although they old they are not valuable in monetary terms.
My mum grew up seeing these in her granddads house on the bookshelf and brought them to Nailsea when she moved away from Scotland to remember her granddad. they are very valuable to her. She loves them.

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This was my great great grandmothers (born in 1889) which she got for a wedding present. It’s a bone China trinket pot made by the Royal crown derby in 1909. The pot has sadly been cracked a few times but it is over 100 years old and probably the oldest thing in my house.

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Its my mum's old toy that she got when she was 3 (1979). Her mum saved up tokens from the packets of toilet rolls and got it for free. Its the oldest thing in my house. Its the only thing my mum has got from when she was a child. It has been with her everywhere, including where she worked: Paris, Italy, Hong Kong and on a cruise ship that sailed to Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Turkey.

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This chair belonged to my grandparents. Lloyd Loom chairs were very popular in the 1930s and 1940s because of the natural materials they were made from. They have actually become more popular again in the ast 30 years, but this is a genuine old one!

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This is my teddy from when I was 1. We kept only this one (we had lots and lots) for my memory box. I used to take Raffy everywhere

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This is the last letter written by Lance -Corporal Sydney Scott, my Great Uncle, before he was killed in action on 31st January, 1916. He had emigrated to Canada, but with the start of the war he joined the 95th Saskatchewan
Rifles – part of the Canadian Expeditionary force. He was in the bomb section (bombs meant basic grenades then) and was chosen to be part of a small night time attack party that went over the top into the German trenches. The letter is to his sister, Anne Scott. He knew it was a dangerous mission because he wrote a note with the letter, “In the event of anything unforeseen
happening…”  to make sure that it was forwarded to Anne.

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This was a gift for my mum when she was christened on July 2nd 1944. The silver spoon had originally been part of a wedding present to her great grandmother in 1848. The spoon was left to me by my mum when she died in 2001.

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This is the stool that my Great Grandfather sat on at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.  After the coronation it was sent to him as a memento of the occasion.  The coronation was on 2 June, 1953 in Westminster Abbey. My Great Grandfather was invited because he was the Receiver (treasurer) of the Metropolitan Police and was involved in planning the security at the coronation.