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My uncle, the late William John Wilcox, was the proprietor of the 'Grapevine' from the mid 1930s through to the early 1960s. I remember it as a truly old fashioned 'pub' complete with a 'games room' with darts, shove ha'penny ...Read more

A memory of Meare in 1940 by Barrie R Collins

Hello Diane, How are you?I was born and brought up in Machen, 1 Brynhyfryd Terrace. Moved to Trethomas after marriage, lived in Lower Glyn Gwyn (1954) .The Glue Pot you talk about was the Lewis's Hotel (pub), do you ...Read more

A memory of Machen by Vernon Byron Evans

My grandmother used to be terrified of going down Dark Ark Lane, probably in the late 60s and 70s, whenever we went to Delamere Forest for family days out.

A memory of Sandiway by Ian David Holland

I spent the first 19 years of my life living in Hill Rise by Greenford station. As others have said it was a much freer time for kids, from an early age we were let out to roam far and wide fishing and swimming. Yes, ...Read more

A memory of Greenford