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I lived in Annesley Woodhouse from 1936-1950, when I was conscripted into the R.A.F. for national service. I attended Kirkby Woodhouse School. The Owston's owned the post office, and the Chancellor's, ...Read more

A memory of Annesley Woodhouse in 1930 by Clifford (John) Challender

Hi my husband name is Derek Ward he went to Tylney Hall 1954-56 ,and he wonders if any one remembers him , he was eleven in 54 . He remembers a few names Trevor Fowler, Glynn Wardilove , David Knight ,John Durkin, Robert Powell ...Read more

A memory of Rotherwick by Ann Ward

I was born in 1952 and lived in Gildersome until I was 19 years old. My name until then was Lorraine Thompson. I have many happy memories of living in the village. Until I was 4 years old I lived in a terrace called ...Read more

A memory of Gildersome in 1952 by Lorraine Smith

Beach Path c1950 What a wonderful place to camp and fish in the 1950's and 60's. Plenty of fish and sea birds and so very peaceful. In recent years the old railway track Hooton-West Kirby line, which ran alongside Thurstaston ...Read more

A memory of Thurstaston in 1950

My grandfather, Thomas Richard Brown, was born in Northfleet in 1871.  In the 1911 census he was living at Mill Cottages, South Darenth near Horten Kirby.  He had a wife, Emma Brown, nee Nalson, and 4 children, Thomas, Richard, ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet by Brian Trimmer

My parents returned to UK to put my brother and I into separate boarding schools. I went to Kingsley, Horley from 1960-63. My name was then Alison Kirby. I remember Miss Willetts as my form mistress and she taught Nature ...Read more

A memory of Horley by alison

My name is Peter West and I started my life and spent the first 7 important years at the Oak. My dad was the landlord and and his father before him up until 1962 when he retired and I was whisked away in tears to go to ...Read more

A memory of Surbiton by peter.west127

In 1954 atthe age of eleven I joined the south Featherstone school choir, our music teacher was called Ronald Nuttall, who came from South Kirkby, I can remember two occasions when we came to Kirby ,one was to give a concert for ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby by waddbar

My dad, Adam Pagan, was a great dad who loved his town and told me loads of Maryport history about links with the mutiny on the bounty. I loved going on the shore and the fair coming. When I was young I lived in Kirkby ...Read more

A memory of Maryport in 1950 by Joann Whittaker

I was a Drill Instructor at RAF West Kirby and my wife and I set eyes on each other at a dance for the RAF personnel at the Methodist Church Hall in Wallasey Village on Jan 23rd 1950. A week later we had our first date at the ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1950 by William Hanna