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Bloody awful wicked place that needs more investigation. My brother like many of the others suffered greatly at the hands of MOD run schools, that were experimental failures. My brothers life has been ruined by his ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by sslade36

Construction of the floating harbour: In the 18th century, the docks in Liverpool grew larger and so increased competition with Bristol for the tobacco trade. Coastal trade was also important, with the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Born in 1951, I lived in Lechlade,Ledbury, Highworth, Oldtown, Cunningham Road and I lived on Penhill Drive in the late 1950s, I went to the infants and junior school. In the infants we learned to count by using small stones kept in a ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by Paul Everitt

I was born in Sutton Road, Plaistow (Plaster to us locals) in 1944 and from the age of 4 I was free to roam. Things were different then! Barking Road for all the shops, and the pubs. Rathbone Street market on a Saturday, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by George Davidge

The posting by Edwin has brought back many memories of the1940's. I know exactly the locations described in his "memory". The hut was owned and operated by Johnny Irvine. Johnny only had the use of one arm, but could wrestle big ...Read more

A memory of Ferniegair by asbell

It was on the opposite to the War Memorial at the top of Oldfield Lane,.always packed and noisy, great atmosphere. I definitely remember the Bartletts and the Digbys I went to school with some of them Carol Bartlett was in ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by s.rumble125

I remember sitting having lunch on the bank of canal seeing those charming barges slowly drifting past and making me feel that I would love to be on board going somewhere, anywhere at all just taking in the day in the warm sun, and walking over to the barge inn for a nice cool drink !!

A memory of Grosmont

i was there in 1966 i think we were a family of six 4 boys and 2 girls our house parents were Mr and Mrs coben i think and they had a son called grant we were in avon i think i was about 6 and my youngest brother was 2 and ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by christine_4616

Over a thousand years ago Bristol's harbour developed around the lowest bridging point of the River Avon. The exceptional tidal range of the Severn Estuary and Avon carried laden ships into the city and scoured the river of ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Bristol's historic King Street. The Llandoger Trow inn on right of photograph.King Street is a 17th-century street in the historic city centre of Bristol. The street lies just south of the old town wall and was laid out ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend