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I was born at 23 Fotheringay Road in March 1959, across from the Spar Shops, where at one time my uncle Bert ran an Askit van. On my way to Woodnewton School, he always gave me a Kitkat. He stayed on Argyle Street, behind the town ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Thomson Kerr

My great grandfather, James David Smith, owned the lease of this hotel from 1889 to 1896 when he moved with his family back to Govan. The hotel was demolished in 2011 and there are only three old photos showing ...Read more

A memory of Oban in 1890 by Carol Smith Tavinor

I was born at Cothill Farm in 1947, about 4 miles from Duns. I attended Duns Primary School and Berwickshire High School. My father (James) retired in 1965 at age 70, he and my mother located to the west ...Read more

A memory of Duns in 1965 by David Dickson

trying to find info if anyone reads this on a tobaconist and sweetshop,on argyle street salford,1943 to 1950.it belonged to a anthony robinsons grandparents,trying to find a picture if any one has any on this,it ...Read more

A memory of Manchester in 1940 by Julie. Aldcroft

My Nan and Grandad owned the grocers shop on the corner of Argyle Avenue and Whitton Road which was called Betts Stores. (Betts was our family name.) Mr Hill was the delivery man who used to go out on his bike to make the ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1970 by Sharon Jeffries

Looking through a box of memorabilia recently I was reminded of my childhood during the war when we were evacuated to Macclesfield. I googled Eddisbury Hall and was surprised and delighted to read the ...Read more

A memory of Eddisbury Hall by janine.page

Givons Grove was owned between 1859 and 1865 by my great grand uncle by marriage Duncan Fletcher, He was born in Glen Orchy, Argyll, the son of a farmer. He was sent to Glasgow in to business from where he went to Hong ...Read more

A memory of Givons Grove by Colum Scott

I grew up in Oriel Road in Lower Tranmere. My nan lived across the road from us. When I was 5 (1951) she had a stroke and my mum spent the next 5 years looking after her until she died, when I was about 10. In those days, ...Read more

A memory of Tranmere by Angela Carr

SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN THE WAR I have just spent a very pleasant time looking though some photos on FLICKR, my! It did bring back memories, Alnemouth in the war time Dad used to run 16MM mobile cinema in the church hall and I saw ...Read more

A memory of Alnmouth by David Hinge

Actually, I have no memory of 1971, as this was the year I was born. However, I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital, which I believe was situated on Stockdove Way (before a housing estate was build there - Haymill ...Read more

A memory of Perivale in 1971 by Ian Batson Wright