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I started at Harold hill in September 1966 as An apprentice electrical fitter. My lodgings were in Clock house Lane and I went to college at Hornchurch where I spent many a happy hour in the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Ricyard Luxford

This isn't exactly a 'memory' as it is a fact relating to my ancestors, the Follansbee's of Hamsterley, County Durham, England. It is recorded that the Follansbee's (various ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley by Cheryl Follansbee/Foljambe

Not a memory, but may mean something to someone else, Whilst clearing out my parents home I found a very old Bible, inside the cover, penned in beautiful ink writing the name Margaret Beattie, Burncleugh 1824. Nothing else. Who was ...Read more

A memory of Burncleuch by Sarah Coates

Few people are aware of the part Birtley, Tyne Wear, (part of County Durham in those days ) played in the Great War of 1914 - 1918. Belgium in 1914 was occupied by the German Army, and thousands of refugees fled to Britain where ...Read more

A memory of Birtley by ranorwood

A photo very similar to this hangs in my bedroom, I am a West and spent many a happy summers here. My family used to own the tearooms, my mother and her brother were caught in the fire in 1966 which resulted in the ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough by Natalie West

I went to Stanhope castle from 1975 to 1977. I do understand that there was a lot of physical abuse that happened. It happened to me too. I am trying to get to the truth about Stanhope castle. a lot has been covered up which I ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope by ian.lambert14

I was born at Dixon Street, Blackfyne, Blackhill, County Durham. My memories are from when I started school in 1943 at the Tin Mill School, Derwent Street, Blackhill, as far as I remmember I did not like it. ...Read more

A memory of Blackhill by Alan Sanderson

I was born in Hallgarth Street in 1935 and christened in St. Oswalds Church along with my older sister Dorothy and all the Fox's. dads family were eight children all living in Hallgarth Street, Whinney ...Read more

A memory of Durham by karenobrien13

I WENT TO WHEATLEY HILL NURSERY IN 1972 AND FUN PAINTING WITH MY HANDS AND LIVED WITH PATSY RACHES I AM MARTIN RACHES I WAS LIVING AT 27 BEVAN NEAR THE FIRE STATION IN 1970 AND AGE OF TWO AND LIVED WITH A MID ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley Hill by martinraches101

I believe that the original 'Fred' was an alias for a Elias Marsh b.1895, was a coal miner from Crook, County Durham. It is said that he walked to Slough around the time of the Jarrow marches. He is ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Nigel Marsh