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My memories are of Okenden in the early days, my father was born there and was from a family of 11 children, he was called Arthur Oakley, he lived there when the local bobby walked the streets pushing his pushbike, and if he did any ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1959 by Howard Oakley

Before we moved to the flats in Cuperhead, we lived in Culzean Place which were very small tin houses /maisonettes. We were a family of 5 at that time till we moved to the flats in Cuperhead, then ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1959

My name is Brenda Thompson and I was in Myrtly Street in 1959 - 1960 Does anyone have any memories of Myrtle street at this time. I lived in West Street just off Prescot Street with my mum and dad and ...Read more

A memory of Norris Green in 1959 by Brenda Thompson

In the late 1950's I was the village policeman at Great Waltham.   The police house was the last two-storied house at the Barrack Land end of Cherry Garden Road with my 'office'being in the kitchen and the tsble there was my ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham in 1959 by johnbutcher

My family moved to Hurtmore from Kent in 1959. From the first day I loved the place. We lived at no. 6 Quarry Road.  Mr and Mrs Hancock lived a few houses away. I started school at Rodborough which was up ...Read more

A memory of Hurtmore in 1959 by Anne Docherty

I was brought up in the Lodge, a lovely little village where everyone helped each other and as children we were safe to play out on the street, and although most people weren't too well off, there was a warmth and friendship between ...Read more

A memory of Moss in 1959 by Wendy Ann Evans

In the late fifties I went to the Cathedral School in Chelmsford and we lived in Rainsford Road then. Sometimes after school I would come home via New Street, and also later in the sixties when I went to the Grammar School. There ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford in 1959 by Alan Hart

I lived as a child in Down Road, Alveston (at Barton Cottage - now demolished) from 1959 to 1964 and have great memories of Thornbury. Having no car in those days the family would march down the hill into Thornbury to Mass on ...Read more

A memory of Thornbury in 1959 by Paul Martin

I was born in Wallace Street, Dumbarton, August 13th 1959 in my grandparent's (Andrew and Mabel Aitken) house named "Bourtree". My other grandparents (Jim and Margaret Brash) lived directly across the road in their house ...Read more

A memory of Dumbarton in 1959 by Gordon Aitken

My husband Bill and I married in Brantingham Church on a cold day in January 1959, the snow lay thickly on the ground. We moved into Holderness Cottage, adjoining Holderness House, the home of Mrs Dunn, an elderly lady of ...Read more

A memory of South Cave in 1959 by Jean Carr