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My secondary education was completed after spending 4 years at Irvine Royal Academy. The school was broken into two buildings known as the old school (pictured) and the new school in Kilwinning Road. Classes were conducted between ...Read more

A memory of Irvine in 1969 by Margaret Hubble

If you stand outside Toymaster (in the Carfax) and look towards Boots this is about where this photo was taken. The big building to the right remains; King & Chasemore but the buildings to the left were demolished in the ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by M

Burrow Hill School is now derelict. It closed in 1998 and I have just walked past the boarded-up site this afternoon. Although I have lived in Frimley Green since 1993 and seen one of its main buildings from within a ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by John Parker

I grew up in Higher Bebington Road, my mum lived there from 1957 up until she died in 2008. I have seen so many changes. When we were kids we would pond-dip in the ponds on the fields at the back of the Oval now football ...Read more

A memory of Bebington by Sue Fowler

My sister, Joy, elder brother, Richard and myself, John Keeling, were evacuated to Llanharan in June 1940. After a short time Richard and myself were placed with a lovely old lady at 12 Seymour Avenue, Mrs Surridge. I ...Read more

A memory of Llanharan in 1940 by John Keeling

Hi. My father was a teacher at the school. Mr Melling . My name is john and I was born in 1959. I too went to this school. I live in Cornwall now and have been away from north England for some 35 years. I went back there for a ...Read more

A memory of Chadderton by ja.melling

Great memory of tabernacle chapel pantomimes .Mrs ELlis and Watts.aPrince for Cinderella. Babes in the wood. Site now Houses on top of Dandos hill. ,any photos would love to see.David Young I think took lots ...Read more

A memory of Cwmcarn

These were the two weeks that my family would look forward to every year throughout the 60's, for this was the time when we would hire a caravan on the Blue Anchor site. I went back there last week ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter by alistair.burford

I remember a narrow brook in Bull Lane running along the bottom of the houses left hand side walking from the high street. My schoolfriend and I used to jump over it and try to push each other in. I sometimes think this is something I ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh by lamolossi

Dear Sir, my uncle, Billy (William) Ellis) used to own Wrexham Dairies. I used to come to stay with him and his wife (Auntie Flo) when they lived at 8 Pant Olwen in Gresford. Many a time I have been out with my ...Read more

A memory of Wrexham in 1965 by Richard Smith