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I remember going to the pictures on a Saturday and watching 'Old Mother Riley', also going to Timothy Whites and buying a Christmas present for my mum in there.
Owen Ellis Roberts was born 8th Sept 1892 at Weoley Park Farm, on his death certificate it said Weogley Park Farm, Northfields, Birmingham, I would like to thank Birmingham archives and Warwickshire library for their help. Mother Catherine Roberts (nee Phillips), father John Owen Roberts, Farm agents with a possible son John Owen junior born 1891. Looking for any information relating to this family. Was it ...see more
I wonder if anyone can still remember me, I was born 1941 in the back bedroom of the flats at 47b Martin Way above Millers butcher shop. I still say today best years of my life, the shops along that parade where, Unwin's off licence, Alan's greengrocer, Millers butcher shop, small library, Lynne's ladies hairdresser, Partners provision shop, also last shop was Job's dairy, a bit further up the hill was a small ...see more
I was brought up by my grandparents (Man and Dad) Williams practically from birth. I thought they were my mother and father and we lived at 22 Other Street, with my brothers and sisters who of course were not - they were my aunts and uncles. Granny Fortte lived in the parlour (front room). I started school at three and along with the rest of the family (I remember Freddie) used to walk to school every day. We walked ...see more
My nan and grandad lived in the grounds of Parndon Hall. My grandad worked for the Arkwrights. An unexploded bomb landed near the cottage they rented. For a few weeks they were given rooms in the Hall. I spent a few days and nights in that grand Hall.
I have recently been given for safe-keeping a family Bible listing dates of family births, deeaths and marriages and christenings, all within the village of Farringdon and the church of All Saints. The earliest record was dated 1757. My great-great-grandmother was Mary Knight who married William Newell from Arylsford, their daughter Ellen Sophia was my great-grandmother and she married George Radfod from the ...see more
I remember growing up in Barkingside in the 1960s, going to the State cinema on Saturday mornings, the trolly buses that ran along the high road, Green & Dyson groceries where my mum worked, Fairlop School 1961-66. The wasteground before the swimming pool was built, Barnardo's village where a lot of friends stayed, Pages model shop and Marments. Many fond memories of Barkingside and I still live there.
Finding this website I think has answered a question I have pondered on over the years. I remember having Scarlet Fever when I was about 5 - 7 years old, after which I was sent to Broadstairs on convalescence. I never knew where I was sent and only remember a little of what happened while I was there. The only definite thing I remember, is having to drink all of my cup of tea, even the grouts, yuk! I have ...see more
During the period we lived in the Fruit Shop in Hooley (see Hooley pages) I belonged in the Girl Guides and my Sister Moira was in the Brownies. (Actually, when we moved into the Fruit Shop I was still a brownie, but sadly got stripped of my 'Sixer' status I'd had in North Harrow Brownies, as the Hooley Brownies' complement of Sixers was complete.)
Once a month we had Church Parade ...see more
I remember the hall next door to the garage in Lampits Hill. We used to attend socials there on Saturday nights and if my memory serves me correctly they were always well attended.
In the fifties I remember the Regal cinema at Temple Fields. I think it was an old factory converted to a cinema. I used to go on Saturday morning with my older brother. You had to be arrive early or it would be full and you would not get in! There was a piano and we would have to sing before we could watch the films. "We come along on Saturday morning, greeting every body with a smile etc" could be heard every week. Great ...see more
If you happen upon Sunniside near Tow Law be sure to visit one of the two pubs. They are the most friendly I have ever been to. Just introduce yourself and mention this note. At one point they wanted Sunniside to die off as a village but the beautiful people that own the pubs, there are no shops, nothing but them, open their arms offering coffee, tea, and good company. The Comedian offers ...see more
A few years ago my brother and I visited Ascott-under-Wychwood. My father's family, surname "Venville", lived there for a very long time. Venville as a surname was rather rare and it wasn't until the wife of a Venville family member in Wales did some research on the name back in the early l990s that we found out about our family connections to Ascott.
In the late l950s our family, in our ...see more
I stayed on the 'Florance Gibson' ward from January to December of 1979. Although it was a very difficult time for myself and my parents, my memories are very precious to me. I got to see Paul Mccartney for free that year, camped out and did lots of things. I remember Nurse Skillings, nurse Morgan, Mrs Daniel, Mrs Thomas. I wonder if anyone remembers me? Ian Hunt
I lived in West Acton for all my childhood (apart from the early war years when my school was evacuated). I attended Acton Wells School (now demolished !) and then went to West Acton School which had just been built, and which was near to where I lived in Saxon Drive. I started at Acton Wells School when I was 5 years old, and used to go there on the Central Line to North Acton Station. All the children from my road and ...see more
I'm sorely puzzled. The New Addington Hotel I saw in March 1977 had twin Dutch gables. And it was rather handsome. Anyway, I then went on to a job interview in Vulcan Way (Holt's). "You get 45 minutes for lunch. We fetch in our own" How about the Hotel? "Any good with your fists, Mr Kingsbury?" In the event, no problem. Didn't get the job!
There was a pub near the railway bridge on Overy Street called 'The 3 Tuns' was that the one? I was born in a house in Dartford Road in 1955, the family moved to a new bungalow, no. 6 Tuffnail Road, tel. 23838, in 1959, I have clear memories of almost every moment of my life starting from when I was a babe in arms. Those very early memories are in the form of visual recollections and feelings, ...see more
My grandmother and her children lived in East Grinstead on Glen Vue. It was just a dirt road which came to a dead end. I do not remember my grandfather as he died when I was very young. I can remember spending Christmases with my grandmother. East Grinstead was hit by a bomb in the war. There was a direct hit on a cinema and the death toll was over 80. Later in the war a doodle bug hit the town in almost the same ...see more
Can anyone remember the smelly old factories? I think there was one one where the fire station is now, also there was some sort of works on the Becton bypass where I was lead to believe from my mum that they boiled up old animal bones, the smell some days in Stokes Road was terrible, then there was the smell from the Thames when you were on the ferry.
View showing Holme Valley Memorial Hosital (in centre of picture).
View from Cliif across to Quarryfields. showing Hightown Lane and Wood Lane, with Holt Lane at the top and Holt Farm.
The building on the left is Cooks shop and you are looking up towards the Main Road. On the right in the foreground is the entrance to the Gilberdyke Memorial Hall & playing fields. Behind the Morris oxford is where the new fish shop and post office is now built. About in the middle of the photo on the left of the road was Chippy Dolans shop, a little wooden building that served the best chips in the world!
My memories of Arthur Gossop was going to buy nails from him, even as a small boy I was amused that you could buy them by weight. I cant remember how much a pound of nails cost, but it wasn't very much in money. In later years I used to deliver Sunday papers for Alan Williamson and the White Horse was the last stop to hand over the money and paper bags
My grandad was christened at St Hilda's church in 1890, he was married there in 1914 and was buried from there in 1965. My mother also got married there and I was christened there. My grandad was Alfred William Morland and he worked at the Pease's Mill for over 40 years. Our branch of the Morlands goes back to the 1700s, all in Darlington.
I regularly went to St Hilda's church and eventually spent some time in the ...see more
Hi ! My name is Martine and I am French. I came to New Marske by chance when I started to study English and I staid with the Alexanders and their three children, Jean, John and Moira. I had a great time with them and I enjoyed it so much that I came over there every summer for three years in a row. I was a massive fan of England and I wanted to stay. Life decided otherwise and I never came back until three ...see more
Holidayed on Pagham beach as a young child in the late 1950s. Somewhat dilapidated bungalow with outside toilet called Sand Toy (now vastly different). Remember going to the amusements and paying 3d to ride on Muffin the Mule, and put pennies in the one armed bandits (some still there). Rode on trays down the dunes behind East Front Road (now houses). Happy happy memories. Have since returned for 25 years with my own children and now my granddaughter.
My cousins Helen and Isobel lived in Polmeur Road and they took us to the local dance.....as you say, it took all Saturday to prepare for the jiving at night......what a palaver, and we rolled our hair up in the big rollers and put a scarf over, something we would never have done back in Hemel (where we moved after leaving London).....but it was great fun.......all the kids were great and kept asking my Sister Mary ...see more
My Mum, Elizabeth Crawford married Dad and went to live in London.....I was brought to Kirkconnel at a month old and baptised in the Parish Church......every year we came up with Dad's motor bike and sidecar to visit my Granny Kenny (she had married Peter Kenny after my Grandad James had died in 1944)...... I well remember the miners rows and the green wooden door with the onion shaped knob in ...see more
We lived in Lewisham High Street over a DIY store (I think) and mum often took us to Peter Pan's playground. I always thought there was a tunnel in Catford as the bus conductors used to yell 'Catford Town'all' as we got to that stop. My first school was Plassey Road Infants which I think has recently been demolished. Happy times! We moved to North London in 1958 when I was 7.
My two aunts used to run the old M stores in East Studdal, my family used to stay at the shop and I have fantastic memories of travelling from SE London in my dads 3 wheeler to visit in the school holidays. The shop was a real old fashioned shop with jars of sweets and other essentials. My aunts, Maud and May (hence the "M" stores) used to sit out the back of the shop. Wonderful memories.....
My family lived in The Globe in Crane Street from 1973 until I guess 1980, although I had left in 1979, John and Kitty, ran a fab pub which was always very busy with many customers working in the council and police station. The pub was headquaters for the police rugby team which was very popular. I can remember many after hour drinking sessions going on. I think the decline in pub trade happened when the pits started to ...see more
14/08/11 My grandparents used to take me on holiday in their motorbike and sidecar to Hunstanton and Heacham when I was a small boy. It would have been between 1948 and 1950. I remember vividly going on a boat with wheels down the pebble beach, and being ferried out to a larger ship where we would be taken further out to sea to watch the seals. I am not sure if these trips which I describe were from Hunstanton or ...see more
I was born in Sanquhar in Jan 1956, in my house in Deer Park, which is not far from Sanquhar castle. I used to go to the castle most days, go to the top and play there all day, used to play over the brae heads with my pals, and one good friend Gordon Ralston. We would make tents with blankets over the fence and play for ages, used to play front garden, when I heard the tune of 'The Lon Ranger' on the ...see more
My grgrandparentsx3 were married in Upleatham church in September 1826. They were Thomas Dennis and Mary Miller. She had been baptised there in 1804.Does anyone recognise the names??? I am hoping to visit the area in September (2011).
I was living with my grandparents at that time, Amy & Sid Berry, their son Stanley (uncle to me) was the local hairdresser and he went around on a pushbike, later a moterbike & side car, to cut local men's hair. Everybody knew Stan, he later opened a shop in Alcombe next door to the fish & chip shop & later a shop by Legs sweet shop in Alcombe. I have lovely memories of those years, and my ...see more
Hi, I was born in 10 Horner Street, in 1941, parents were Idris and Olive, one sister Pat, lived in England for a while. Came back to Wales in 1953, worked in Hestons rubber factory for about a year then the nylon spinners at Pontypool till 1970, then went off to Canada. My mate Brian Plummer, from Cefn Fforest, lives just up the road. Last year we had the pleasure of meeting Tyrone Cushing, who we knew from Cefn ...see more
The house you can see straight ahead (was Gordon House) was the house I was brought up in. My neighbour lived above the coffee shop that you all remember, I have lovely memories of that house, of that time. It's such a different place now....
My grandparents lived in the Almshouses, not sure which one first, but certainly No4 and then later they moved to No12 - this is the house and window which is featured in the photo. Externally it has barely changed since I remember it, though a recent visit and oeek through the front door showed the stairs and downstairs toilet have been rearranged. I remember vegetables and fruit in the garden which parallels ...see more
It was Harrison Gibson, circa 1965. Raised eyebrows. HG had lost their flagship store in Ilford only a year or two before.
The picture is of Graigwen taken above Pontypridd station with Graig yr Hesg in the background.
I was looking at the Treloars web site and came across a nurse named Anne Sones who was enquiring about her nursing set. I was not a nurse but I was a patient around that time. I remember Anne Sones and Ann Hawes.
I used to live at No 6 Concrete Houses just over at the end of the wrath. I lived there for around 7 years from when I was born in 1969. It used to cost 2p to get in but sometimes we used to climb over the wall. I did swim in the pool during the summer sports. Steven Moxi and Jason Thomas were my friends from the pill.
I was brought up in Chipping Campden, living first at the pre-fabs in Berrington Road, then Littleworth Estate. Enjoying my childhood in the countryside, glorious summers, apples and cherries in abundance in the orchards at harvest time. Searching for treasure in the ditch at the junction of Hoo Lane and Back Ends. At this junction was a garage where the Automobile Association man stored his official ...see more
While on Google Earth 2 days ago I looked at the white signpost on the driveway of Port Regis, it still looks the same as the first time I saw it in the 1960s.
Today it says 'Nursing Home', but it still looks the same along with the white fence, for me like looking back in time.
I lived Himley Road Tooting in the early 1960's in Barnfield Lodge (No.3) and exchanged house with the Brownhills to move to 216 Cowick Road. I attended Fircroft school as an Infant and then Sellincourt school as a junior. After moving to Cowick Road I was moved to Franciscan Road school. The Head master was Mr Coombes and my teacher was Mr Caunt. Leaving Franciscan I went to Hillbrook school for a year and the Hillcroft ...see more
100 years ago roughly my maternal great grandfather Alfred Akerman owned and managed Ferry Inn, Rosneath. He was owner still in 1930. I have a Ferry Inn brochure (undated)..probably about 1920 because it says guests can be met by limousine or by horse-drawn carriage in Glasgow. Alfred's great grandfather was the same Richard Akerman a character in Charles Dicken's "Barnaby Rudge". I visited Ferry Inn in September 1956 but did not go in.
My grandfather was the manager of Smorthwaites, the Chemist, opposite the Anchor Hotel in the middle of Liphook. My mother was born in Liphook and lived in the house next door to the Chemist's on the south. My earliest memory of Liphook was to be taken up onto the flat roof of the Chemist's shop to watch the VE day parade. Obviously as a child growing up my parents and my brother's and susters came back many time to ...see more
I was born in Epsom and lived in Glebe Road from 1968 - 1980. My earliest memory was fishing at the pond, the wonderful swans, smurf stickers at Roundhills garage at the end of our road, humbugs (for free) at Goldings and Suzie the beige Boxer dog! I remember 1/2 penny, 1 penny and 2 penny sweets on trays at the sweet shop, skatebording with my brother Martin and friends down the sleep slope in Glebe Road and ...see more
Just to add to my comments about growing up in Kelloholm, my mum Elizabeth went to Kelloholm school, it was built in 1925, and my mum was born in 1929. She used to go up Killie swiming when she was a girl. She had brothers and sisters staying in Kelloholm, a sister who stayed in Anderson Street, her name was Jeannette Pagan, married name was Anderson, married to John. She had another sister who stayed at ...see more
I have great memories of Petts Wood - although later years than those already recorded. however I think my parents where characters within the area with both being involved in local business - Dad (John Webb) with Peter Potts had Impact Drug Store on the Queensway, which was next to Mr Newman the shoe repairer. He also ran a garden furniture "outlet" on the ground that has now become (well quite sometime ago!) an ...see more
My great uncle Daniel Davies, son of Elizabeth and John Davies lived and died in Brongest. Daniel's wife was Hettie (Esther). They had three children-L G Davies, Elizabeth Davies, Daniel Owen Davies. Daniel I believe served in the Royal Horse Artillery during 19/14. He died and was buried in Salem Church Brongest in 1945. Anyone with any history of his family I would be delighted to hear from you. Michael Farley.
I was born in Roddymoore and lived there until I was six, I remember the walk up to the school and the many times we had to walk from my grandparents' home in Crook as the bus couldn't get through due to the snow.
I fondly remember a family I adored, Nancy, Walter and their daughters Ann and Gwen and Tommy Griffiths whom I was good friends with.
I now live in South Wales with my husband and 2 children but remember my few years in Roddymoore fondly.
I spent many happy days in Willington with my grandparents Billy and Hilda Davison who lived in Brown Avenue. I can remember my grandad taking me to the park on the estate and going on summer trips with the working mens club. I was absoluetly gutted when, after 20 years away i returned for my grans funeral to see Brown Ave and the rest of the estate had been demolished and felt that part of my childhood had gone.
Hi, although from the Orkney Islands I went to Balmacara House School for a year from 1971 to 1972, it was a great time in my life as I had not been out of Orkney much till then so it was a big step for me, I hope someone from that time reads this as I've lost contact with them all.
In 1944 three brothers were evacuees in Haddenham, we lived with an old couple named Mr and Mrs Saw in a house, I think it was named Dolly Cote House next to a farm, this was a long time ago but one thing I know is that one of my boots is in Banks Pond as my brother put it in there, if Banks Pond has not been drained it has been in there for 67 years! One of the best two years of my childhood.
Chas Kay was my Great Grandfather and he owned the Grocers store in Coleford for several years.
I met this girl in the basement bar of the George where they had the go go dancers, I bought her a drink and then took her home to a house up the Sutton rRad, arranged to see her on Sunday night, kissed goodnight and waved as she went in. Arrived to pick her up at 7-30, this house had been empty for a long time, it sounded hollow, I knocked on the next door's house and asked what had happened to Jackie and her ...see more
Reading through these messages bought back so many memories for me. My grandparents lived in Anderson Street. My grandfather was James Templeton (Jimmy) and my Nan was Katherine Templeton, they had 2 daughters Jean and Sadie. Jean Templeton married Walter Sumner (Wally) who had 3 daughters Erine, Helen and Morag, They also had a son Ronnie. I am the youngest daughter Morag, we also lived in ...see more
I remember Miss Turnbull very well. She was the school nurse and assistant matron when Mrs Bowles was absent.
She lived in a wing of the castle and attached to her flat was a two bedded room where you were looked after, fed, watered and medicated. Miss Turnbull wore a ward sister's uniform. She was very kind, compassionate and caring.
The domestic staff were all local people and the food was excellent ...see more
Does anyone remember Cascarino's chip shop in Dunfermline? If so what street was it in?
My great-grandfather Thomas Henry Collins was born in 1885 to James Collins and Harriet Collins, nee Turner, he was one of eleven children and they lived in Ombersley.
James Collins was a general labourer.
The hotel on the right of this photo is the Grand Hotel situated on the Runton Road and corner of Beach Road. It had its own hard tennis courts across Beach Road - now a Car Park - and a flight of steps leading down to the Prom - replaced by Anglian Water.
The hotel which features in this photo is the Metropole Hotel which was situated in Tucker Street. It had access at the rear leading down to the Promenade. Following WW2 it fell into disrepair and was demolished being replaced with a block of flats. The only physical survival is a metal gate at the east end of the site, opposite the small Church gateway. This gate bears the letters HM (for Hotel Metropole).
I remember the first time I went downstairs to the "Mill' as my peers called it. In the cellar, it was dark, mysterious and wonderful. I had just started work and was finding my way around, like others, I was warned to keep away from this 'den of iniquity", however being me I ignored the warnings. I think the young lady behind the counter was called Maureen and she served the best hot chocolate in town. ...see more
I remember Mr Morley, he lived in my road, Lynwood Drive, as did Mrs Mearing who owned the cycle shop and yes I remember Toni's for our icecreams. Greggs the grocers with the overhead "flying" capsules to the cashier and Freemans fabric shop with the cash going up in a lift contraption to upstairs. We used to roller skate on the smooth tiled front to McFisheries supermarket, previously the Odeon. I ...see more
I was born at South Newshamin 1934 and went to the local school, then on to New Delaval. Then we moved to the Newsham Road area and I then went to P. L. Rd. South Newsham was a great place to grow up in. My name was then Stafford.
Does anyone remember Hart's Department Store which used to be next to Matthias Robinsons? I remember going to Leeds from Ilkley on many Saturday afternoons - pre-war - the car was parked behind Lewis's! Shopping done and afternoon tea taken at a reserved window table at Matthias Robinsons - lovely orchestra playing in the background. However, I do remember Hart's next door and wondered if this was the inspiration of Barbara ...see more
I have a bookmark with this exact same photo that my Welsh pen friend sent me c.1960. (I'm in America.) It has several other pics of Aberystwyth, and says "BOOKMARK BY FIRTHS" at the bottom.
Dumpton House (Preparatory) School was evacuated to Crichel during the Second World War from Broadstairs in Kent. My older brother (Paul Cremer) was already at the school and due to the war my parents sent me (Jonathan Cremer) to the school at Crichel House in May 1940 when I was only seven years old.
I loved Crichel. Everything about it seemed magical to me as a 7-year-old - the house ...see more
I remember when I was just a little girl Ladside won the Junior Cup and the whole town went wild, my brother Tom Storie was on the committee many years later.
Thomas Burridge who was registered as the toll keeper in 1851 and 1871, with his wife Ann, was my Great Grandfather
Happy memories of playing football at Blackfield when attending Hardley School. Matches were arranged and the team picked on the school bus. The matches were played regardless of weather in the days when it really used to rain. Real mudbaths. Where are Phil Dobie and the rest of the team? 1948-1950.
The little ice cream shop next to the Copper Grill has the best ice cream in Parkgate. I have been going there for about 25 years. I love Parkgate, it's a lovely place now and always has been.
My aunt Cissie Towne, nee Whiteside, came from Custom House Lane, perhaps you remember her. She married Harry Towne.
How Lancaster beauty salon, David Frank, survived the recession of the early 1990s by putting their prices UP. My short video can now be seen on my YouTube channel at www.JonDanzig.com: http://youtu.be/k4n5CRolY0w
My short video film about Stainburn School in Workington and their application to achieve the 'Investors in People' award. I wonder what the children are doing now? My video can now be seen on my YouTube channel at www.JonDanzig.com at: http://youtu.be/Xoz9mfvcl7g
When I attended a weekend course called "The Entertainers" at the old Theobalds centre in Cheshunt, I had no idea what was in store. I was supposed to prepare a ten-minute piece to perform that night in front of a large audience. I didn't know! Without warning or rehearsal, I was thrust into the limelight and did the best I could. Later, my friends and family laughed when I told them I'd ...see more
The rose is the national emblem of England, but Britain's leading roses are bred in Newtonards in Northern Ireland by the Dickson's, the world's oldest family of rose breeders. This year (2011) they celebrate 175 years of rose breeding. My short video about the Dicksons of Newtownards was shot in 1989 and broadcast by 60 TV stations across the world. It can now be seen on my YouTube channel at www.JonDanzig.com: http://youtu.be/nWLm7l3wQ_o
This short video I wrote and directed in 1989 celebrates the birth in Lambeth, London of the world's most famous funny man - Charlie Chaplin. It's now free to view on my YouTube channel at www.JonDanzig.com: http://youtu.be/Kc7l4ku9ATU
In 1982 I bought my first VHS camera and with my friend, Leeds resident Steve Skinner, we shot our first amateur video called, "The Man With A Mountain On His Head." It was filmed in a day, entirely in the Leeds area, and "edited in camera". The video won first prize at a film competition and led to my career as a writer-director. My little film can now be seen on my YouTube ...see more