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As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959

The Army My call up papers came with a railway warrant for Gloucester, where I and another group of lucky lads, were picked up by army lorry and taken to the barracks of the Gloucester Regiment for our six weeks basic training. Unloaded ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1947 by Arthur Cottrell

My family was one of the first to live on Langley. I went to Domain School and Langley Secondry Modern. I worked at Thommys fish and chip shop the best chippie ever I worked with nice friendly people and we knew most of the ...Read more

A memory of Middleton in 1954 by Sylvia Montgomery

In the Fifties, my brothers and I used to swim in the 'side pools' that lie just behind the sea wall. We used to go down the access road at Vange Corner across the railway line to Johnson's Wood yard, past the woodyard and ...Read more

A memory of Vange Creek by jebullard

Memories of The Mumbles by John S. Batts Viewing on-line a collection of Frith’s old photos of The Mumbles has jogged many memories. For me the place was simply known as “Mumbles,” home to a much-treasured uncle ...Read more

A memory of Mumbles, The by John S. Batts

Very similar to Marjories memories. The things we looked forward too were the Church and Chapel trips to the seaside,and the week before the school broke up for Summer when the shows as we called them came in. ...Read more

A memory of High Etherley by Ronnie Leonard

The club was on Sunday night. There was even a group, cannot remember the name, but Chris Booker ran it. I remember the first time I heard them, pretty good they sounded too. One Sunday at evensong they played in the ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1961 by Nick Beard

Hello...my name is Joe Farrugia and, along with my younger brother Godfrey, lived at St Mary's from1951 to 1957. I recall very well the times with Fr Baker (think we nicknamed him Fr Backi) with his small black car ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by farrugia_joe

I went to this school from 1964 - 1970. It has now been demolished. The head teacher was Mrs Finneran and some of the teachers were Miss Baba, Mr Sloane, Mr Cook, Mrs Bintcliff and Miss Hooley. On the corner of the ...Read more

A memory of Dukinfield in 1970

I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill