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I grew up in Berwick Street, Liverpool. The best night of the year was Bonfire Night. My mates and I would collect bonny wood for ages before the big night and store it in a bombed out ...Read more

A memory of Fairfield in 1955 by David Clarke

I wish there was more history related to the house. I'm very interested to know how it was used before it became a place of bad memories. I am sorry to hear it became a reform school where children were abused but I am doing my family ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Laura Walker

Avebury is an interesting place to visit for history, archaeology and garden interests. My wife, Elizabeth, and I saw it on Sunday 24th April in bright hot sunshine when the stones are at their best; ...Read more

A memory of Avebury in 2011 by John Howard Norfolk

It’s lovely to read all your memories especially yours Deb, my best friend! I was at Berwick Road Primary school from 1960-1965, I remember the aptly named Mrs Pie the dinner lady, also Mr Jones the new assistant head who had radical ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1960 by Janet Taylor

I was born at the RAF base 2 Drone Hill where my father was based. I am now 54 years old and in July 2004 after losing my mother I came up to Coldingham to revisit the base, which to my surprise in now a caravan site, and the house that I ...Read more

A memory of Coldingham in 1954 by Christine Cowings

I seem to have opened up vast memory stores here! It's good to know so many people who were around at the time I was at Berwick Road are still around today. Mind you, fifty-ish isn't old these days never mind what teenagers ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Stephen Owen

What memories your comments conjure.  How I loved the 'rec'  as a child.  We started on the 'baby swings' and progressed to the 'big swings' and see-saw and round-a-bout.  The old shelter there was a favourite ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1960 by Janet Lee

Hi this is Tubby Laird, I was at Barwick house from 13 -16 I ran away twice and started a riot then got expelled. I remember getting the cane on each hand on the arse put in the cooler and cells at 2-3 times a week. Looking back how we ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Tubby Laird

Perhaps you would like to know more about Thomas Barwick. Sarah Goodborn was Thomas' s second wife and was possibly the sister of his first wife, Eliza Goodborn, who appears to have died in childbirth. He had three children with Eliza: ...Read more

A memory of Deal by Helen Middleditch

I was born at 23, St George's Place, Blackhill in 1951. My name was Valerie Wyporski and I had a brother, Leslie who went to Tin Mill School. My dad was Polish and was a painter for the coal board. He was known as 'Fred'. My ...Read more

A memory of Blackhill by valerie.mcnamara