Search Results

I was born and bred in Gravesend. This photo brings back many memories of summer days down the prom! We always came here with my mum. She used to leave us and our cousins in the park behind the cafe whilst they went shopping in town. We ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1969 by Trudie Grant

My wife Margaret and myself started a bakery and shop in part of what had been 'The Manchester House'. We had a small gas oven, a 10 qt mixer and a pie blocker and that was about it! One Easter we made 500 hot cross buns in that ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port in 1969 by Ian Mabbitt

Brown Edge was a brillant place to live, and I have fond memories of the village. Perhaps in my youth I did not really appreciate what I had, the village store (Keiths), the butchers, Harrisons and Sammy ...Read more

A memory of Brown Edge in 1969 by Linda Mitchell

Remember when I went for a walk with Nana and lost my ball off the edge.

A memory of Newquay in 1969 by Colin Morris

I too, stayed at this holiday home for children on the sea-front at Hythe in the late 1960's. The holiday was arranged by my primary school in the West Midlands, the home is no longer there. I believe it was owned and run ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1969

I lived on Long Street in Topcliffe 1958-1972 - opposite the old school, which is now a post office, and therefore on the other side of the road from this photo. I was excited by the fair, horses trotting along the road, smells, ...Read more

A memory of Topcliffe in 1969 by Jan Dickenson

In 1969, my father, a MSGT in the USAF, was stationed at RAF Wethersfield. While waiting for base housing, we rented a beautifully situated place named Barn Cottage, a 600-year-old converted stable. Our landlord, Mr. Ainsworth, ...Read more

A memory of Thaxted in 1969 by Bonnie Wood

Great memories of seeing Slade or Ambrose Slade as they were known then (noted for being the Skinhead group) about 1969/1970. Also downstairs (entrance was at the side in the market) in the George a GoGo bar ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1969 by Alan Stephenson

I lived in Gamesley for a very short while, but it's an episode of my life that I will never forget. I used to live at 10 Callow Close, it was late autumn of 1968. So much was going on then, the moon landing was yet to ...Read more

A memory of Gamesley in 1969 by Howard Davies

As a child I swam in the sea next to the Sandwell Gate and the ruins of The Freemasons Arms which was an old pub that was on the Fish Sands. I remember sunny days, swimming and picnics with sand ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1969 by Ruth Savage