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Although I was born at 96 Manchester Road, I too remember Beaconsfield Street very well as my aunt and uncle lived there. Doe's anyone remember The Brownbills? I went to the Church School in the next street, before moving on to the ...Read more

A memory of Prescot in 1930 by Richard Ball

this is a strange but true story and I hope that one day I can meet the family of the above man. Arthur Warrington was born in the village i believe, he went to war in the first world war and also returned ...Read more

A memory of Ilford

I started school in September 1945 at Farnworth C of E School in Pit Lane. When I started school my dad worked at the Co Op as "first hand" in various shops in Widnes. Our headmaster was Mr. Turton and he was an ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by nwsandland

As a young woman i worked at F C Coleridge ladies fashion shop where Mr Chapman was the manager at the time also one of the ladies names Trudie Halliday who used to sing opera when the shop was empty happy times . Coleridges ...Read more

A memory of Leeds

I lived in langdale house in early 60's ,moved there from hanky park .went to regent road school all happy memories, we moved then up to little hulton in 63 I now live in warrington but I always say I'm a salford lad .stewart brooks

A memory of Salford by stewartbrooks15

I worked at TBM from 1949 until 1991. I started as a laboratory assisstant and became asst chief chemist. I was very involved with building of No 11 machine and then after I became Marketing manager for the opening of our ...Read more

A memory of Purfleet in 1949 by Roy Bradbrook

My mother Mildred was born in Aberfan in 1910. She had an older brother and sister, Myra (born 1906) and Harry (born 1908), their surname was Watts. Their mother was called Emily Roberts and Emily's mother was the local ...Read more

A memory of Aberfan in 1910 by Carol Price

I used to attend the Notre Dame Convent School (or Grammar School, as it was sometimes called). I was from Warrington on an 11+ scholarship and had to travel in by bus every morning - then walk past ...Read more

A memory of St Helens in 1949

I have just read various entries for remembering streets of Salford which had my childhood flooding back to me with lots of affection. I also can remember the cobbled streets, rag bone man etc. But I also remember the people. I was ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1950 by David Smith

My Mother and I arrived in 1974, from a divorced Warrington and the dilapidation of the north-west. Merrily drinking tea and eating custard tarts in the bare miners' cottage living room, sitting in a deck chair and eating from a ...Read more

A memory of Gwespyr in 1977 by James Harrison