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My grandmother was Agnes Alice Thurston(nee Stillwell) and lived in Patching prior to her marriage to William John Thurston .She and her husband left for Australia in 1909. Agnes's Parents were Charles Stillwell and Agnes ...Read more

A memory of Patching by wallywallisau

Hi My maternal Grandmother was Agnes Alice Stillwell who grew up in Patching and I have photos of the house they lived in with the family outside. Agnes married William John Thurston and emigrated to Sydney,Australia in ...Read more

A memory of Patching by wallywallisau

I was born 5.10. 1939 in Craghead, above the shop of Robert Oswald, Master Butcher, my mother being Robert's sister Jane Agnes Oswald and my father Frederick Gustavus King from South London. I went to Craghead primary school (I ...Read more

A memory of Craghead by bobking1776

Oh,what happy memories I have,i worked on the Baby unit at xmas,helping to make up the bottles for the babies,and then washing and sterilizing them in the autoclave.I also worked on Agnes ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1966 by Sheila Band

My maternal grandmother, Mary,(7) and her sister, Agnes(2) were sent to St Clare's in Pantasaph after the death of their father. She remembered having to wait on the day girls and was very ...Read more

A memory of Pantasaph by ba62sher

One of my strongest memories of the past in my Haydock is of War time. We had an air raid shelter just round from our house and we all used to pile into it when the air raid siren went off. I always remember Mr Martin who had ...Read more

A memory of Haydock in 1940 by Judith Mc Kay

Essex has the unhappy distinction of having executed more witches than any other county in England’s history, and the first major trial for witchcraft itself, as the main indictment, took place in Chelmsford in ...Read more

A memory of Manningtree by Julia Skinner

I have very fond memories of Huyton - especially Huyton village, in the 1970's. We used to live in Ardennes Road and my beloved nana, Sally (Sarah) Ryan, lived just around the corner in Salerno Drive. Even though we never had ...Read more

A memory of Knotty Ash by Lynne Mansoor

Hello, my name is John William Penrose and I was born in Bridgehill and attended Benfieldside School. When I first went to school I had leg irons on both legs; I was living with my uncle John and auntie Joyce and my nan Agnes and ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1955 by John Penrose

what a beautifull area this was back then.. its changed so much, so sad to see your birth place ruined..... Agnes Riley park so great for kids and mums n dads too , My Aunty would take me there on a Sunday morning ... it was lovely... Oh if this is progress give me the olden days every time ....

A memory of Balham in 1960 by Cindy Little