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During the 1960's as a youth, I walked my two Great Dane dogs at Garth Park, Trealaw almost every day. The park-keeper in the 60's was called "Jock" a Scotsman with a very broad accent. I also played football every Saturday morning at ...Read more

A memory of Trealaw in 1965 by Robert Oflaherty

My mum first came across Bucks Mills when we went for a bodyboarding holiday in Westward Ho! before the march of the mobile homes..! Next year we stayed in Driftwood in Bucks itself and did so for the next 7/8 years until my ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1965 by Nick Neter

My earliest memories of Warsash was when I was 15 years old and being driven from Southampton, by my father, to look at a factory he had recently bought on Warsash Road. The 'factory' turned out to be an old motorcycle ...Read more

A memory of Warsash in 1960 by Richard Barron

47 years of living in Gods little acre, I think I know my home village a bit. From Maisie and Jimmy cornes from the shop. The old bakery and of course the best little watering hole in the world. Past and present the Terrace Inn ticks all the right boxes.

A memory of Pontrhydyrun in 1965 by John Bland

I am Irish and did nurse training in the Mayday Hospital from 1962 until 1965. The work was very hard, but we, the student nurses, enjoyed a good social life. I loved visiting all the shops in Croydon but had very little ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1962 by Anne King

I remember this beach well, especially the open air swimming pool which is also on a photograph here in this collection , I remember going on a school swimming session weekly ( Preston High school ) now john spence and dreading ...Read more

A memory of Tynemouth in 1966 by Neil Critchlow