Memories
19 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
Saving The Shipwrecked Sailors
Robert and Donald Mapleston and were excellent swimmers. (Their sister, my Great Grandmother, Anne Mapleston Jackson, passed away in 1944.) They lit bonfires to warn the ships, but when a ship wrecked they used a ...Read more
A memory of Land's End in 1870 by
Quarriers Were The Happiest Days Of My Life
My name is Elizabeth Bonner, but then it was Elizabeth Esnol. I lived in Cottage 3 with Agnes, the Mcdonalds and Anne, Margaret, and Josephine Murray, and Aunty Irene Munzy, Aunty Anne (House ...Read more
A memory of Quarriers Village in 1870 by
The Howard Family Of Barnes And Hammersmith
My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my ...Read more
A memory of Barnes in 1870 by
I've Finally Found The Caravan Site
I spent many a summer at this caravan site. My Gran used to own a caravan there. I have so many found memories of the pace and even though last time I was there would have been about 25 years ago, I can ...Read more
A memory of Bridlington in 1870 by
Looking For Information
I am looking for information about my great, great, great grandfather Stevenson Muirhead. I know he was born in Ireland in 1822 but died in Glenluce 1874. I know my great, great grandfather, also Stevenson Muirhead, was ...Read more
A memory of Glenluce in 1870 by
A Very Unusual Bank Building In Style
The bank's origins relate to Blackburn, Lancashire, then moved to Manchester where a later generation of the Cunliffe Brooks became a very wealthy local landowner. Opened an Altrincham branch on 7th April ...Read more
A memory of Manchester in 1870 by
My Days At East Quinton School
I went to East Quinton School in September 1978 and was one of the first pupils to enter the school after it had been refurbished. Mr Smith was the headmaster at the time, I was then at the school three weekends out ...Read more
A memory of Seaford in 1870 by
The Brickfields Those Tall Terraced Red Houses Still There
The Brickfields, a place to catch sticklebacks,newts, tadpoles and slow worms. A friend of mine used to live in one of the terraced houses,I believe they must have once been workers' ...Read more
A memory of Wickford in 1870 by
A Special Day
I have fond memories of the church as I got married in May 1973. I will never ever forget the beautiful atmosphere inside. I keep saying I will go back and visit it but I do not know if it still open and being used, can anyone tell me? Kind regards PAULEEN
A memory of Old Burghclere in 1870 by
My Lovely Halifax.
I remember going to Palins dance hall, I remember going to the cinema, but I do not remember the name of the cinema, it was near Bank Top, they used to play Telstar, as I said, my memories or skeche,
A memory of Halifax in 1870
- See All Results
Memories (19)