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When you grow up in an ancient city such as Hereford and have really no other frame of reference you don't fully grasp the enormity of the depth of history that buildings such as Hereford Cathedral embodied. The Romans built ...Read more

A memory of Hereford in 1957 by Dylan Rivis

As I’ve only just stumbled on this web page so offer excuses if it’s past its sell by date. I lived in Sylvia Ave Hatch End from 1951 (as a babe in arms) until I married and moved away in 1976. My recollections may now be ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Martin Harris

My family moved from Haslingden to Newchurch Road in 1950 opposite the Farhome Tavern. As an eight year old I attended Western Junior School until 1953 leaving to attend Blackthorn Secondary Modern until June 1957 when our ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Tom Pilling

If it is the same Harry hargreavs I remember I use to knock about with him and he worked at the slaughter house that was on the Corner just where the mancunan way starts now, thats how ne came to be in the butcher game. .I lived in pine street ...Read more

A memory of Salford by a.smith500

In 1949 the Royal Links which had hosted Royals and the glitterati of the day was the first to fall to the contagious bout of fires which mysteriously began to sweep the area. Imagine that wonderful central staircase (with no ...Read more

A memory of Cromer by ronaldjackson08

I too, went to the Nursery School on Broad Street. I remember Miss Massey who slammed the desk down on my fingers squashing my signet ring, which resulted in my finger swelling and the ring having to be cut off! Such a nice lady to ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1956 by Lynn Bryan

Two years after our first visit we came again, bringing our own river cruisers towed by our own cars. We had located a slipway to launch at Martham boatyard prior to starting the holiday. The location at Martham was ...Read more

A memory of Potter Heigham in 1970 by Mike Atherley

I came down from Scotland when I was 16 & was a nanny in Broad Hinton for a year for Mr & Mrs Huddy (can't remember the name of the house), & then I decided that I wanted to work with horses, so I got a job ...Read more

A memory of Clyffe Pypard in 1969 by Alison Cloy

I was living in Castle Street at number 18 when this photo was taken. I remember the hunt gathering in the car park opposite on Boxing Day and the bakers on the road down to Tungstate where mum would get me and my sister an iced bun, and playing in the castle grounds on my scooter.

A memory of Guildford in 1965 by Bob Whitehead

On the right of the photograph the second shop belonged to Arthur Sansom, the Newsagents and Confectioners. It has a sign board above the shop front: PICTURE POST. In the Easter holidays of 1959 at the age of 14½, I took my first ...Read more

A memory of Locksbottom