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I spent some of the happiest years of my life in Harrogate, working in "The Grange" hotel (an old peoples home basically, along West Stray), I also worked in "Blind Jacks" behind the Prospect Hotel (we sold Old Peculiar ale and ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate by bornawkward

William Evans born 1843 in Llanelli, Camarthen Wales moved to Bedlington Northumberland in 1861 and married Mabel Bell, in 1863. They first lived at the Barrington Colliery with their young ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Delaval in 1860 by Jemilla Russell Clough

I left Great Sankey at the age of 13, having lived at 37 Park Road with Mum and Dad and brother Chris, from the age of five. I initially attended Great Sankey Primary School on Liverpool Rd. I think where ...Read more

A memory of Great Sankey in 1963 by Ian Fackrell

We moved to No 4 Barrington Court Cottages (the first cottage right of centre) in 1947. My father arrived as head gardener in April and mum arrived in July when I was three weeks old. Mum was disappointed to find she ...Read more

A memory of Barrington in 1947 by Richard Burton

I found out that my great-grandmother was born at Tintern, she came with her parents to Warrington in 1870. Warrington was a big name in Wire and so was Tintern, that is the link. We first visited Tintern in 2003 and ...Read more

A memory of Tintern by Madelaine Kirk

During the war my grandparents moved from Great Yarmouth to Leicester, my grandmother worked at Freres biscuit factory in Woodgate, my father went to Slater Street School and they lived in Henry Street. It was a cul-de-sac ...Read more

A memory of Leicester by Lee Orbell

I stayed at Heswall Children's Hospital from Janurary 1980 to June 1980. I really enjoyed my time while there so much, that when my mum decided it was time for me to leave, I was so upset. I wanted to ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1980 by Maria Lonergan

I moved with my family to live in Heath Lane in early 1956, just at the end of the side road leading to the 'rec'.  At that time, it was a country lane with high hedges and there were fields where Granville Drive now is.  Reynolds ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Bob Young

I was a 13 year old boy from Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. My father was a Sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to Burtonwood RAF Station. We rented a flat at 35 London Rd, Stockton Heath. It ...Read more

A memory of Stockton Heath in 1956 by Jay Wilcox

I have very happy memories of my early years in Litherland. We lived at number 14 Beach Road until July 1971 when we moved (due to demolition) out to Warrington. I met my best friend (of 51 years) there Barbara from number 4 and we ...Read more

A memory of Litherland in 1971