Memories

107 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Ravenscroft School From 1951 1958

I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more

A memory of Beckington by patwalker37srpen

17th Century Murder Replayed At Church Norton.

The more I think back on this incident, the more bizzare and terryfying it seems. In 2001, around Oct/Nov, myself and a friend drove to the car park at Church Norton church at about 11:00pm. We were at ...Read more

A memory of Sidlesham in 2001 by Jon Clatworthy

A Child Of The Fens Remembers

I was child of Ramsey St Mary's in the period 1939 to 1960. My family lived in the last 'grey pebble-dashed' council house going north out of village (3/4 of a mile from Ponders Bridge). My father's name was ...Read more

A memory of Ramsey St Mary's in 1948 by Terry Jacobs

A Childhood At Ardfenaig

Well, a little more than a childhood as I emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 24. I consider my upbringing at Ardfenaig to have been be the most fantastic thing that could have been. Sadly whilst it was in progress one ...Read more

A memory of Ardfenaig in 1956 by Richard Lacey

A Million Miles From A Game Of Football.

I wrote this piece for a writing group exercise in April/May 2019, near my home in NE Scotland. LIttle did I know then that some of the memories would form part of my Mum's Eulogy just three months later. The day ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by shea.carol

A Traditional English Pub!

The Queen's Head is little changed - maybe a horse trough on the pavement but the front of the building is pure English village pub! It was the starting point for many a village pub crawl and some fun times pushing ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

A Month Not In This World, An Inmate Of Parkside Hospital Macclesfield

It was early summer in 1967 when suffering from a 'mental breakdown' I was admitted into Macc in the middle of the night, horror upon horror me and my mates had often talked about ...Read more

A memory of Macclesfield

A Recorder And A Rolls!

It was August 1955. School summer holidays and when they were over, it would be time for me to begin junior school back in my Midlands home town. My mother had been preparing for that big event, purchasing embroidered cloth school ...Read more

A memory of Penzance by brucehaycock

Balloon Woods Wollatton

Balloon Woods. Most people says it was a hell hole. Yes some parts of it was. But to a child it was good. There were more quite a few blocks. Some had four floors, these were called Tansley Walk, Bealey Walk, Hartington Walk ...Read more

A memory of Wollaton in 1971 by Jean Smith

Blissful Days On The Amusements!

This picture takes me back! It was around 1962 and I was 11 years old. We travelled down to Clacton from South Harrow on a Valiant Cronshaw coach which we caught outside a pub in Northolt - The Plough, I think it ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea by Paul Starck