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My grandmother used to live in St Nicholas Road next door to the corner shop opposite St Nicholas House. I have many happy memories of visits from Downend, and walking her dog Smokey. Gran died in 1968 after the police ...Read more

A memory of Easton by Julie Mainstone Smith

When we moved to Spinkhill in 82 there were many people who had lived in the village for quite some time. Gerard Cross and his two sisters Beryl and Agnes were one family. Beryl was a teacher at Spinkhill School for many ...Read more

A memory of Spinkhill in 1982 by Anita Staniforth

In the 50's / 60's I remember visiting Aunty Agnes , Uncle Trevor and Derek Hughes who I believe were relations of my Mum's. Uncle Trevor was in a male voice choir ..... Aunty Mary, the sister of Agnes lived in Llysfaen with ...Read more

A memory of Rhyd-y-foel by Pamela Bellairs

My gg grandmother, Elizabeth Sneedon, b 1854 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire and married to William Charties Edgar from Dunscore in 1782. Looking for info on her father, Grorge Sneedon b 1824 and family who was living at Halleaths in ...Read more

A memory of Lochmaben in 1880 by Derek William Biggar Dickson

My stay in this ward is full of happy memories. I remember Wally the porter pushing my trolley through the basement, I can remember seeing lots of what I presume were water pipes to get to the x ray department, with today's health ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1977 by Karen Lloyd

I grew up with the story of my great-grandfather Thomas Handley coming back from India and living at Kenmuir Castle with his wife Agnes Gordon Handley (nee Bain). In 2005 my sister and I came to Scotland with our ...Read more

A memory of New Galloway in 2005 by Pamela Pilgrim

In Kelly's directory, 1923, it shows a Joseph Parkinson as a confectioner, living at 123 Caerau Road, Caerau. I think this may be my Grandad who previously lived in Swansea where my father and aunt were born. ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1920

I was born in Sanquhar in Jan 1956, in my house in Deer Park, which is not far from Sanquhar castle. I used to go to the castle most days, go to the top and play there all day, used to play over the brae heads with my ...Read more

A memory of Sanquhar by Robert Pagan Gibson

I was at fallin primary,capt cracie was head,he was always marching us into the hall;I was born in 3rd block,then family moved to stirling rd,I remember the fire,was in the house with my gran and cousin david,mum had taken my brother to the ...Read more

A memory of Fallin by tayloremily6

I have just returned from a nostalgic trip to Southall. My Grandparents Joseph Remington Boynton Ellis and Agnes Ellis first lived in Mount Pleasant Cottages opposite Dormers Wells High School around 1930. Grandad Joseph, and his ...Read more

A memory of Southall