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My Mum and Dad moved into the village in the 1930's into a new house in Rogers Lane and lived there for 66 years.  My father was the village tailor working from a workshop in the back garden.  My mother was very involved ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Poges in 1950 by Vivien Halse

I went to the open air school and loved it there. We even done bee keeping, gardening and acted in plays. I remember a girl who used to lie on a bed outside the head teachers office all day because she had asthma, her name was Kathy. Also we ...Read more

A memory of Isleworth in 1950 by Veronica Bull

I was born at 19 Church St, St Peters, where my grandfather owned the butchers shop. My first memory is of playing on the lino floor just inside the front door. My father, who served in the RAF during the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1950 by Ronald Taylor

Hi, to everyone who reads this and I hope some of you can help. My Mum, met my Dad, in the Empire Cinema Neath, 60 years ago this year. She used to work there with her father (my Grandfather). Over the years she has so many stories ...Read more

A memory of Neath in 1950 by Gaynor Griffin

Aged seven I would join the queue outside the cinema each Saturday morning for the children's matinee accompanied by an older cousin. Once the doors were opened we were ushered in by a man with a voice like a sergeant major,he needed ...Read more

A memory of Newbiggin in 1951 by Lawrence Michael Whitfield

Who can remember going to the Saturday morning pictures? We would see films like 'Annie Get your Gun' and 'An American in Paris' , followed by the wonderful 'Captain Marvel' etc. My friends and I would often act out ...Read more

A memory of Ystrad Mynach in 1952 by Ann James

I was at Port Regis in the 50s. I took the lead role in the Thumbelina play. Does anybody remember the crowning of Our Lady? I have a photo of that event. On the other side of the coin I was put on bread and ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1952 by Lorraine Lamb

My family moved into Kennel Lane in the early fifties. My elder brother Alan and I, had plenty of fun and many friends. Only one side of Kennel Lane was developed until about '55 when they built the new houses. Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Little Bookham Common in 1953 by Colin Plummer

I remember The Avenue from when I was young in Circular Road (born there in 1948,) the trees always looked huge when walking down to the farm, I now know was Hyde Hall. My older brother helped on the milk round from there - the ...Read more

A memory of Denton in 1955 by Pauline Toop

My memories of Acton Bridge go back to the mid 1950s and early 1960s. The picture of boats at Acton Bridge Cruising Club takes me back to my teenage days. We had a boat called 'Scampi' which was a 32-foot ex-Norwegian ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1957 by Laurie Hatchard