Memories

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Graham Kinnear Memories Of Brandon High School From Australia

Brandon High School, Motherwell, Scotland. Reminiscences by Graham Kinnear May 2023. Living in Australia since 1980. I was so fascinated by fun and games and adventures, that ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell by thebeild

Family Connections.

The gentleman in the foreground of the Quadrant in the dark suit is my father Albert (Bert) Brandon a local business man. He opened a fruit and flower shop at 12 Albion Street which was previously his mother's shop and sold ...Read more

A memory of Dunstable by Claire Allen

My Esh Winning Childhood

I lived in Brandon Road in the house next door to the Majestic Cinema from about 1940 to 1946. The house in those days was called Dent Dale which was written on the glass panel above the door. I used to go to the school ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning by James Wigmore

Oddington 1946 1959

I was born in Moreton in Marsh and lived the first 13 years of my life in Oddington. My father was a farmer and we lived at Green Farm right in the middle of the village. We used to have the village bonfire (November ...Read more

A memory of Lower Oddington by Tim Gaskell

Tales Of College Green

This shows College Green and its grand posh upmarket shops, at a time in the past when parking wasn't a problem. Many famous people lived round the Green over the years including Mary Robinson; actress and mistress of the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

St John's Gate Broad Street

St John's Gate in Broad Street in Bristol is the only surviving medieval city gateway, at one one time there were seven gates into the old city. Fortified gateways pierced the town wall at intervals. St John's Gateway, ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Evacuation

I am with my Dad, peter Brandon, who was also evacuated to the area during the war with his 2 brothers and sister and parents. They were in a terrace of cottages, Dinnaton Cottages south od Swimbridge. he went to Swimbridge school, probably ...Read more

A memory of Swimbridge by Tony Brandon

Barnes In The Sixties

My name is John Lines. I will always consider Barnes to be my home. I was born in 1951 in Railway Street which had allotments and even Jack Sedgewick's Pigs between the end of the road and the railway line. The Old Barnes ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by John Lines

3 Jacks

Hi, my name is Robert Hartness l went to BRANDON/Dalziel from 1963 till 1966, l would like to hear from any.old classmates who were in 3 jacks, it's been just over 50 years since I left Motherwell and would like to hear from you. Cheers

A memory of Motherwell by roberthartness

More Memories Of Bredbury

I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by david.b.carter