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1964 and my parents announced to us kids that we were going to move to the countryside from Great Bar in Birmingham where we were all living at my grandmothers house My Father had died back when I was seven and mother had eventually ...Read more

A memory of Market Harborough by Keith Luckman

I grew up in Polzeath and my two best mates also lived in the area, sadly, both dead now. I remember in the summers the CSSM coming down and staying in New Polzeath, arranging lots of beach games in the afternoons but building a 'Pulpit" ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath by Christopher Le Bailly

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

My grandparents - George & Winifred Lowe - lived at The Black & White House, Betton (aka 9 Betton, Betton Old Hall) for many years (leaving in about 1977). My grandad was a gardener for Colonel George Wade of ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Marc Chrysanthou

My first job was at the Royal Bath Hotel in 1956 where I learnt all aspects of Office Work for 2 and half years. Boss was called Mr Dagley, and there were 12 of us in the Office. I was a very nervous 16 year old having ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by annwa37

Ah, Dolcis' shoe shop where most shoes cost 49shillings and eleven pence. I was born in Woolwich Road then moved to Pelham Road and worked at Hides in 1958, Then at Wheeler's Library where my boss was a little old lady who always dressed in ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by David Cawley

We lived on Coniston Road, the Smith family in the Fryin Pan, does anyone remember us? Jean, Barbara, Jimmy and Pat, we lived next door to the Kkennedys and no-one either side of us. Lots of happy memories, my brother Jimmy and I ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by Barbara Politi

"Thieves! Bloody villains and thieves, that's all they are. Makes my blood boil. I can't kill enough of the sods... no Sir!" I hadn't the heart to point out that I was actually a lover of all birds for fear ...Read more

A memory of Lower Radley

Armistice. There are more details on my History of Netherthong on the web. The news of the armistice reached Netherthong about 11am on the Monday morning but it was not fully confirmed until the flag ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong by Michael Meitiner

Betton in the 1940s-50s. I lived at Betton for 21 years from 1940-1961 with my mother and father Arther and Florence Holland and my stepsister Mary Clarke. We farmed at Moss Lane Farm until 1961. Down Moss Lane lived my auntie ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1940 by Brenda Bailey