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I remember Rosie's Cheap Shop so well. I can actually picture Rosie now with her slight lisp. Did she not run the place with her son/sons. I also remember the 10 pence lucky bags from the market, and the sweet shop called the 'Talk ...Read more

A memory of Batley in 1980 by Karan Antonio

I grew up in Netherton, it was a was nice place then, well sort of, amongst the fighting, as a child we used to go to Sefton church every Sunday, past the village green post office shop (not there now) and on through the ...Read more

A memory of Netherton in 1983 by Rachel Mason

This picture shows Hollidays livery. I am George Holliday's great grand daughter. My aunt used to talk about where the shop was and while I don't remember it, I do remember her talking about it. It was fascinating to find this picture, which ties in exactly with what she said!

A memory of Scunthorpe in 1985

I have lived here with my parents since I was 3 years old (1980). If anyone knows more history about the shop and the house I would love to hear from you. ssavage55@hotmail.com

A memory of Chigwell Row in 1980 by Steve Savage

My memories of St Combs: When I was a wee boy going out to visit my granny and granddad in Fishie, my granda Paddy used to take me out for a ice cream to the wee fish 'n chip shop in the middle of St Combs ...Read more

A memory of St Combs in 1983 by Scott Gray

I lived at 34 Ullerswater Road from 20th January 1963 till March 1980 when we moved to Chesterfield when I was 18. My earliest recollection was of when we went to Broomfield Park to go to the mother and baby clinic that was in ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1980 by Jon Lloyd

I was born in the 1980s and my father was Alan Prior. He used to work with Jim(or James ) Heath. We lived in the 'police' house with my mother Dawn. I remember being snowed in at one point and a lovely lady in the village ...Read more

A memory of East Ilsley in 1980 by Claire Louise Prior

I was adopted in 1970 and was moved from east London to New Haw. I was brought up in Grange Rd, family name Alexander. I never had much of a home life but it didn't matter because the time was spent fishing on the ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1982 by jasonalexander38

Buying matchbox cars in what used to be the Post Office, sometimes after nursey school, my mum and I would walk up there and pick one out from the glass display case at the front of the shop. That's in the days when matchbox cars came ...Read more

A memory of Elworth in 1982

To all the young 'ens of that era or anyone else - who remembers walking down and up the self beaten footpath behind the long established fish & chip shop opposite the old Heppinstall's general store (long since gone), to the ...Read more

A memory of Thornhill Lees in 1983 by Martin Bird