Grangemouth, The Docks c.1950
Photo ref: G433301
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A Selection of Memories from Grangemouth

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Grangemouth

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12 years ago, I found a new family that I didn't know I had, including a half sister! My gran had died at only 32 in Carlisle and my grandad moved to Grangemouth when he married his second wife. I thought that my dad was Scottish until then, as he talked about Grangemouth a lot (he died when I was aged 10 so can't remember too much). He said that his stepmother wasn't nice to him and his brothers, so ...see more
My father Charles Randalls was born to Margaret and Charles Randalls on 18 April 1917 and grew up in Grangemouth. His father Charles worked in the soap works and his grandfather , also Charles, was a pilot on the canal. Charles went to Edinburgh Universty at 16 at was in WW11 serving in France,Italy and Ireland. He was a psychologist for the "War Office Selection Board". He had diptheria after uni and while he was ...see more