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My name is Alan Jones, I am from Llandybie having been born at 4 Angel Terrace. This tiny terraced house between the Ivy Bush and the Church was locally known as "Ty John Jew". My Grandfather ran the "Red Cow" for many ...Read more

A memory of Llandybie by Alan Jones

It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the  streets ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by Dave Southern

Stretching over about a mile on the A68 road to Edinburgh from Darlington, lies the small mining town of Tow Law. Approaching it from Elm Park Road Ends, on a clear day, as you pass the various openings in ...Read more

A memory of Tow Law in 1930 by James Irvine

This is the old afan colliery in full swing until the late 60's early 70's. This picture was taken from the Bwlch Road looking over Jersey Road. The lone white building is the old vicarage.

A memory of Blaengwynfi in 1968 by Philip Loveday

I remember travelling over to Nantymoel in an Austin 7 from the Western Valley. It was very cramped with my mother and father, younger brother and a friend of the family. This was a regular family outing to see my grandparents, William ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1948 by David Thomas

Barry Lloyd-Jones lived over the chemists shop and taught me how to stick balloons to the wall and to belch! My sisters friend, Lindsay Morse, lived above another shop, I think!

A memory of Pyrford by Julia Haldane

A two bedroom flat on the third floor, 46, Durham Buildings, became home to me, my two siblings and parents for about 9 months from 1961 to 1962. The flat had no bathroom but a small outside balcony which housed ...Read more

A memory of Battersea

My brothers and I returned to Bourne End at the end of the war. We had been evacuated to Nottingham. We lived in a small house called "The Nest". It was the last house on the road. Lunnon's Farm backed on to all the houses and a ...Read more

A memory of Bourne End in 1945 by Eileen Savedra

My name is Kevin Mears, I lived in Wickford from my birth in 1958 until I got married in 1980. I shall describe my memories of Wickford as a couple of walks around the Wickford area. My first walk ...Read more

A memory of Wickford by Kevin Mears

Hi, I am am Betty Edmonds, and I have the greatest memories of Fronwen School, the park in front of Adare Street, and buying frozen Birds Eye peas  at the corner shop near the Co-op. I also remember the faggot and peas man ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1954 by Liz Bowen