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Born in 1956 my early memories were of Woodlands Road, and I remember Alan Sharp, and playing in the fields surrounding it. Dawpool School with Gabby Hayes, being there on the day the library opened, helping harvest with the Houghs and being in the choir at St Bartholomews, and being told to mime. Summer days playing on thurstaston common and long evenings playing football on the playing fields. Happy Days!
Hell yes! still haunts me to this day, the cruelty and memories (locked away) horrific time as a 7 year old in the 60's, with psoriasis... being so very cruelly treated by certain staff here.. place from hell!
My G Grandfather lived there up to 1897. Last known Licensee was Charles S. Douglas 1940 I believe the final year of trading was 1971
My Grandmother lived in Yew Tree Cottage, The Ryse Hatfield Heath with Bob Challis. I was a little girl growing up in London, and would visit at Weekends and school holidays. Uncle Bob was a stockman on the farm but later due to ill health drove a tractor. I remember cycling to Hatfield Heath on my little bike past the Turkey farm where I could see the heads of the turkeys. Nan told me at Christmas time they were ...see more
I lived in Battersea from about 1939 to 1949 when we moved to Hornsey in North London. We lived with my grandparents who owned the Southern Dining Rooms, a transport café opposite the marshalling yards, just at the end of the Dogs Home bridge. My grandmother's cooking was renowned up and down the country by the lorry drivers who regularly came to the café. It is no longer there. We ...see more
I USED TO STAY AT 32 FORT ROAD, NR HALSTEAD KENT WITH MY AUNTIE DEL AND UNCLE JIM THEIR DAUGHTER WAS BRENDA SURNAME PICOTT I WAS IN A THREE LEGGED RACE ONCE WITH A GIRL I THINK WAS JENIFER NOT COMPLETLY SURE, WE USED TO GO TO THE WOODS TO PICK BLUE BELLS MY UNCLE WAS A GUARD I THINK AT A VERY LARGE COMPOUND AT THE END OF FORT ROAD, AT A YOUNG AGE YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND LOCKED GATES I STAYED FOR MANY HOLIDAYS SOMEONE OUT THERE HELP PLEASE
During late 1960's early 1970's I live in the large farm house at the top of the hill. I had a wonderful playground. Amazing community of a wide social mix. Duncan Tucker flat-pack factory at the back of the village. I am interested in an shell shock survivor of the WW1. I have tried to look for any records but not, as ye,t sucessfull I would welcome any advice in this,
I remember in what must be 1952 I attended Chapter school for girls in Cliffe Road Frindsbury. Does anyone remember Joy Poynter, I believe she lived fairly close to the school. I think it must have been demolished because it seems to come under strood academy in Carnation Road now. I stayed at that school for a couple of years and then went on to Fort Pitt school for girls in the early/mid 50s. My surname at the ...see more
Fond memories of the snails and the tubs.
Does anyone remember caprice coffee shop in morden, where mods and rockers met late fiftys early sisties
Does anyone have any memories or photos of the V2 bombing which killed 33 people in Hazelhurst Rd Tooting on the morning of 19th November 1944? We are planning a memorial service at St Mary's Church Summerstown on Sunday 16th Nov 2014 as a tribute to all those who died and plan to put together some sort of archive. There seems to be no memorial nor any plaque to show the tragedy that happened ...see more
My father Basil Leader was manager of the Co-op Funeral service which used to be the site of the Angel Inn and we lived in a maisonette above the premises. At the back were two branches of the river Colne - a fast flowing millstream where I used to catch crayfish and see kingfishers and a slower branch that iced over in winter where I skated in Winter. I attended Stanborough seventh Day adventist ...see more
Hi - I am the daughter of the late Fred Bignell and am interested in any information regarding his services in World War Two including any medals he may have received. It's 16yrs since he passed away and I would like some memorabilia to show my children since they never knew him and. My mum Sybil still lives at the old family home at 10 Ten Cottages and i have a lot of memories from the days I was growing up there. If anyone can help me with this I would be most grateful. Thank you.
I Remember Peglers when I used to deliver goods for them on a bike with a Basket on the front of it and the co-op was just across the road,A driver who delivered goods for them his name was frank who lived in belle view "Penygraig" asked to work for him after school for pocket money and tips.
I remember starting school at Westbury School. I loved it when my little sister Sharon Saint start infants there while i was in the juniors. ALways being protective I used to sneak round to the infants part and sit with her making sure she was safe
I went to a junior fellowship and then senior in St. Peter's rooms by the bowling green. Spent hours watching tennis at the courts in Leigh Rd. Haven't been back for many years, are they still there I wonder. Many happy memories of Hale village.
Silly this, I was only a few months old but have a memory of troops marching with troop carriers near here, the could have been marching from the Trading Estate area towards Windsor, was it before D day, was there some celebration in later years when I was older or did I inherit a memory from my parents or brother? nobody to ask now, any thoughts?
My first visit to Dulverton was on a cold and wet Easter Sunday 1984, and I absolutely fell in love with the place! Husband and I warmed ourselves with a mug of hot chocolate in a little café, possibly where the St Margaret's Hospice is now. We returned practically every year from then on until 2010, including one very wet Christmas, and one snowy on; how it changed over those years!. It is too far to travel for us now, ...see more
Nell tells about her stay in Brynteg, my great grandparents Rachel and Peter Povey lived at 24 Holborn Crescent - a council house. They knew the Wynne's, and Peter was a retired miner. Rachel died in at number 24 in 1942, Peter in 1950. There is still a whole host of my Povey relations living in and around Wrexham. Brynteg was a nice place and I once had a house by that name.
I used to go to school here. My family home was in Park Road which ran along one side of the school. I can remember this field and the bank in the middle of the photograph. We used to play cricket here.
Hi Lynda, I don't recall your name but recognise many of your memories. I remember Brertons, and I think the general store was Downeys, at least a Mr. Downey ran it. An assistant's name was Dixie. Also there was a shop called Troddens that also ran a small private library. My grandmother lived in Canterbury Road and later in Mollington Road. I lived in Barrington Road and went very often to Guinea Gap baths. I ...see more
We moved to 2 Clutterbuck Rd in 1954 by the little grass island and moved out in 1965 to Methuen Way,great memories of playing around the estate, back fields community centre Corsham park and stone quarries,my friends lived nearby, Dave Taff,Pete Farmiloe and Tommy Wright,our next door neighbours were Mr& Mrs Lord he kept budgies as a hobby, my brother Romas also had a pigeon loft in the coal shed,great memories but seem so long ago
I was born at 16 high st troedrhiwfuwch in1948 I can remember the spring water pipe behind the school where as kids we would get a cold drink in summer . troedy was a great place I remember the coal fires in school and when my mother became the caretaker I would fetch the coal from the coalhouse for her
hello, My wife remembers going to Martello camp in Walton on the naze for holidays from the childrens home in Hornchurch in the late 1940 to 1950. They stayed in army style tents and kept all their gear in the Martello tower out of the rain! any one remember?
Does anyone remember the pageant to commemorate the Coronation held in the village? I was very cross because I had to go as a chimney sweep but I remember one of the girls was dressed as Queen Elizabeth 1 and was riding a white horse I was so envious of her. We were all given mugs. don't know what became of mine. I lived at The Lea and I remember they must have rented or borrowed a TV because we watched the ...see more
My very first job was working in Lewisham for Fred Morris. He was a huge fellow that used to drink in the pub my mum and step father drank in just on the Lee high Road. He was a wonderful man who knew that mum was struggling to buy me the things I needed as I got older. He offered me a Saturday job working on his fruit stall, to work every weekend and that gradually became every night after school too. The ...see more
I was born in Catford and from an early age knew the area well, having relatives in the area to visit. Great grandmother lived in Wellmeadow road and we lived in Broadfield Road from the 1960's onwards. Walking from ours to Lee high road and anywhere in between. I lived in leybridge court in the 1990's my first time having lived in a tower block and thought I would hat it, but it was such ...see more
Whilst waiting for the 144 to come in i was playing a game of darts when a gentleman asked if i wanted a game.I said yes and we proceeded to play.Needless to say my opponent blew me off the board.When i enquired after his name he said ,Johnny Venn and he played for the Argus team
After going to the Regal Cinema i would take a shortcut to Sidemore going up the 48 steps and running like the clappers through the churchyard and out through the gate at the bottom.(Scary)
Brampton Road Street Party VE Day ?
My dad was born in a cottage at Freswick Castle on the 10th December 1917. He had 2 sisters (Lily and Bena) and one brother (David). All my memories of Freswick are happy ones. My family also extends to the Millers of Freswick, my dads mum was a Miller, unfortunately I don't know any of them. My dad was the only one of his immediate family to leave Freswick and move to Thurso, that is where I and two of my brothers were born. My elder 3 siblings were all born in Freswick.
Is there anyone out there who knows of the Kichin family, my father grew up in Cleator Moor Whitehaven Cumberland region,his name was Norman George Kitchin he was born in 1906, Norman had a sister called Beatrice, their fathers name was Henry Kitchin and was a coal miner in the area, Henry's wife was Lily Strickland. Alas that is all I have on family ...see more
I also lived in dunnimarle st
I was born in Aberdeen moved to highvalley field 1954 my step father was john hoy does anyone know of him .I now live in austraila
I was eleven when we left Liverpool on the RMS Sylvania on March 8th 1963. We landed in New York just in time for St.Patricks Day Parade in New York. Settled north of Boston in Massachusetts. Lived at 8 Penuel Road in Walton. Left Liverpool over 50 years ago. Still a Liverpool supporter!
I was born in Barking Hospital in 1967 but my family moved into Upney House at Faircross in 1953 I believe, this may have been when these were first built. I have lots of memories of Faircross Parade, mostly of the different shops that came and went. To my knowledge, the branch of Bartons Barkers in the late 1970's became one of the first bakers in the area to bake it's own bread on the premises. Preedy's newsagents used ...see more
my mothers family still live in oldbury in albion street she has two sisters there
I as born in oldbury in 1950 so was my mother we left oldbury in the early 60s
I was born in hockham 1953. my mum and brother still live there. lovely memories playing on the hill which it was called then. going too the lion pub and getting a bottle of coke and a bag of crisps going back on the hill and sitting on the stone. the village has changed now too more houses and no shops. there were four shops to what I can remember.
My Mother's family all came from Rothesay, but our Family had moved from Port Bannatyne to Glasgow. But every summer we returned to my Granny's place at 3 Logie Place off of High Street, for our annual vacation. Even as young kids we would roam freely, down to the pier for a bit of fishing, or down to childrens corner for a swim, our out in a rowing boat to brave the waves from the steamers, up to the meadows for football or tennis. Happy days.
I lived at No. 16 Cowper Road from 1968 to 1978. A really lovely house, and many happy times spent there. We bought it for £5,500 and our mortgage was £20.00 a month.
My dad was born in Howden Clough but he had a rag warehouse at the Smithies cross roads opposite the Grey hound pub. He used to buy old clothing and rags from people known as 'totters' or from householders who took them to him. The 'totters' used many types of transport to collect and move their old clothing on. Some used horses and carts and others used vans. One man and his mother used an old pram and could be ...see more
My parents took me for a fortnight 's holiday to Nefyn in 1957. We stayed with Mrs. S. Jones in Maes -y-Fynnon, Well Street from 20.07.1957 to 03.08.1957. The apartment cost 15 shillings. Our car was parked overnight in the Blue Motor Garage and cost £1.8.0 for the fortnight. Happy memories of a lovely holiday. I was 8 years old.
I started school in 1938 at Godfrey Ermans and the headmaster was Mr Stephenson. My cousin also went there. We lived on Peel Green Road.It was wartime and we had a shelter at school that we went into when there was a raid. Agreat treat was gathering Shatnell after the raids.I was there until I was Nine. My name then was Anne Flannery.
Shrove Tuesday Party, this party was held for the children of Prisoners of War, I think it was in the Winter Gardens, I am in the back row right hand side (see arrow), my father did not return, died in Ambon, Japanese POW
my father had always said there was a statue of an ancestor, after whom i was named, in chelmsford. as i live at the other side of the planet, new zealand, i have never been to check his story. but there he is. my father left england for new zealand in 1925. he never went back and passed away in 1980, aged 85. i am on facebook. look me up
Hello my name is Annette Smith Nee Brown known as Ann or Annie brown, I grew up in Peckham and I am very proud of the fact. I lived in flats called Rudbeck house from 1950 - 1968 which is in Radnor rd. Off commercial way. My mum and dad were Margaret, and Bill Brown ihave 2 sisters /3 brothers beryl,Maureen, Richard Billy and Tony. I would love to hear from our lovely neighbours Billy wells, Kathleen duff it ...see more
My nan was born 11 woodifield rows crook to her parents Thomas butcher who worked in the colliery he married Ethel butcher they had 4 children
Late in Feb 1945 (I think it was the 25th) I was at Geary's school when during the dinner break a neighbour of my own age Sheila Solomon told me that my house had been bombed. At the time I lived at 39 Hastings Ave. The house immediately behind us was in Hatley Ave and it together with ours was severely damaged and my mother seriously injured. After the war my family emigrated to South ...see more
I remember this so well, what wonderful innocent memories! My siblings and I would get a bus every day there and back from North Camp where we lived. I too remember the pink bus passes we had to guard with our lives. The playground games stick in my mind, skipping, ball games, clapping songs and "I'm Shirley Temple, the girl with curly hair......." we sang that endlessly to the actions. I remember the NAAFI after ...see more
I was born in 192 Sutton Flats and Christened at St. Thomas's. My older brother Johnny and I were very happy there and both attended Halton Bank School. Our auntie, uncle and cousins lived close by in another block. (We were the Davis family.) In 1954 we moved to number 507. The little park was more or less at the bottom of our steps and the playground was at the back of us. School was literally ...see more
I am trying to locate descendants of Thomas Brown and Mary Gowers [Hornsby] who were born in Great Waltham and married in Great Waltham in 1843. They had 11 children one of whom was my great grandfather, Ezra Brown. He married Martha Rayment and they had 11 children in Little Waltham. Please contact me. Susan Sutton
Although I lived in Cookham Berkshire when I was about 11 yrs old, my parents decided to send me to boarding school. Which was St Finians, Cold Ash. It was a very emotional time being an only child, and I will never forget my first few days after arrival. I had now left my home, my parents, my pets and friends. But as the days rolled into weeks I became more settled. I loved the nuns, they certainly were ...see more
I was born at 221 Hedgely Road, Hebburn in 1938 and spent the war years there before moving to Prudhoe where my father Bob had started work at ICI. I still have some memories of the old town including the lakes, St bedes Well, my school St Oswalds, the Clock Hotel and the local St Oswalds church where I was christened. Are there still any folks around that remember Bob Firman and his brother Tom? I would love to hear from anyone who can throw some light on those old days.
I was born in Holywell. My dad worked at the Fenwick Pit. We lived in the colliery houses there. Onr door only and the coal house and toilet across the street. The lights in the street were gas lit as were. the lamps in. the house. To get gas my parents had to put sixpennce in tge metre. One nightt the gas had gone put and mam put thre oney in the metre. She forgot the lamp was still turned on and dad woke uo ...see more
Lived in Osborne rd opposite the church brings back fond mems seeing the pond as it use to be and the old clock does anyone remember the nursery before they put flats on it
It is seven o’clock in the morning and the bugler is sounding reveille to wake the men from their bed, the battalion are camped in Heysham head, towards the cookhouse the soldiers do lurch the noise is so deafening, It will wake the dead in Saint Peter’s Church. The peaceful gardens of paradise are now despoiled by a long line of infantry men all lined up and so precise. Some of the men have gone to ...see more
I never really knew of Weeford even tho I was born and brought up in Birmingham and travelled to Lichfield, Cannock and many places around that area. This fact changed tho a couple of years ago when after trying to find old frieinds, mates and old girl friends, I contacted the sister of a girlfriend of mine from back in the early 60's, 63-64 to be spot on.
I had met this girl at Spring Hill ice-rink in November 1962 ...see more
I remember helping out Bill in the Empire .I have very good memories about the cinema and spent a lot of time in the projector room . Pop Witicker used to be the owner of this cinema and I remember him very well .
Hi, Thanks for your comments. On my birth certificate my address is 37 Gunsite Farm. We left when I was two in 1964. However, I'm fascinated by its history. My mum was a single parent and had a caravan next door to another sing parent! Next time I'm in Hythe I will visit Lime Kiln Lane. Hopefully I'll find the old site.
My name is Christine Jackson (nee Poole). I lived in Middlesbrough, until the age of thirteen, when in 1972, my family migrated to Perth, Western Australia. We lived in Pallister Park until 1968, when we moved into my deceased grandmothers home, in Percy St (off Princes rd). I loved living, in this part of Middlesbrough and have so many fond memories. There was a great community spirit, with neighbours ...see more
I remember this beach well, especially the open air swimming pool which is also on a photograph here in this collection , I remember going on a school swimming session weekly ( Preston High school ) now john spence and dreading seeing the piece of card in the window telling us the temp of the water . It didnt really matter what the card said the temperature was . All I know is that it was bloody cold every time ...see more
My brother Joc lived in Cockleshell, Church Lane, on the Bush Estate in Eccles-on-Sea. I went for holidays and one of the first places we went to was the beach, from where we could see the Happisburgh Lighthouse to the north. There was also a lovely duck pond on the estate, and some very nice homes and caravans. We rose at 7am each morning and went to the beach for a good bracing walk. I loved every ...see more
The lady with the rifle range in Battersea Park was Ma Surtees. She was friends with the boxer Freddie Mills who was later found shot dead in his car.
I too went to Fron Goch and was taught by Miss Annie several years before you.. She was very memorable. My last name was Whitley and we lived in Bodfari at that time. We got the train to school.
I was very interested to read Gary Edwards (Buddhas) recollection of our schoolboy days in Brynna, what a wonderful time we all had in Brynna Woods and down the Ducka,playing football down the park from early morning to late at night, sometimes playing with 15 to 20 players a side, going home for dinner and tea and returning to complete the games. Taking hatchets down the ...see more
I think this is Riffhams Chase not Graces Walk. This photo is taken coming from Danbury heading towards Little Baddow. In the distance ahead, the road bends to the right to go up the hill, with the National Trust car park for Blakes Wood on your left followed by Old riffhams with it's painted in windows.
i can remember the lathoms arthur and martha jean john tony ,they used to play with me and dennis and frank woodall. my gran walker used to work at hornbys chippy. i also remember ailsa payne,she used to have guineapigs in the back yard. i was born at no4 ashmore st with edna leonard margorie jean charlie and doreen.
My family lived in Orpington Kent from 1959 to 1964. I was 5 when we left. We lived in Repton Road. It snowed so heavily one year(62/3?) that a train was stuck at the top of the embankment above our house.The snow came to the top of my legs. Once I went into the High Street with my mother and there were "men with big heads",I was always scared they would be there again (but half hoped they ...see more
My family were looking for a house in Cheshire and looked around Harmel House. I was only 5 years old ( in 1964) but wanted so much to live there. In the garden was what I believed to be a moat full of dead frogs. I am 56 now and still dream about that house! I wonder if it still exists? I notice from your postings that a family called Sims-Holditch lived there around 1946 and they were musicians. I believe Harmel ...see more
Does anyone remember presthaven sands in the 60s and 70s,we would spend potters fortnight there every year,sometimes in the chalets in gronant,does anyone remember jobie's bingo in gronant by the bridge going over to presthaven,the old water tower used to stand there next to the railway line,how about goeff's bingo on presthaven,good times there vas children,went there last year but nothing the same as it was then
Hi My Name is Robert Elsey born in 1950 in Sheffield, but used to visit and stay with my grandparents May & Richard Howarth at 485 Collyhurst Road situated the next block of terraced houses just below the Joiners Arms. the house they lived in there was rented and the landlord lived next door. I attended St Oswald's church school for a time as my grandma was unwell and my mum came over from Sheffield ...see more
This 11th Century Church in Boldre forms a cornerstone of my formative years. I attended Rope Hill School in Boldre in the early 1950's - for four years, we boarders attended the Church every Sunday during the terms after walking to and from the School in crocodile formation regardless of the weather conditions, and it usually rained a lot. We youngsters listened to the sonorous voices of the ...see more
Born in darton West Wentworth Rd. 1942 attended kexborough junior school. Then high school at Darton. Moved to the new high school at kexborough..living in Australia for the last 38 years.next , next trip back to the UK would love to see the schools
I lived on the London Road, opposite Nonsuch Park until I was 19 years old, half way between North Cheam and Ewell Village. If you check the map this is Malden Road, not Maldon Road, and this photo is North Cheam not Cheam (Village), a short bus ride away from Cheam itself as I recall. My friend Sally Ann and her parents lived in one of those little terraced cottages just down that road on the right. The ...see more
My ggg grandparents John Peck and his wife Martha lived in the cottages at one time. They have now been demolished to make way for a car park.
I remember bringing in the crate of milk and having to stand it by the fire because all the bottles were frozen solid. This was in the old chapel where we also attended Sunday school.
1942 was the year I left School after 4 years at Alexandra Road School, but I started work after school long before that. I had a paper round on the Cassiobury Estate when I was 11, then delivered groceries for Tesco's and later repaired cycles at Halfords. Then when I was almost 14 I joined the Army Cadets, which started at Chater School. I was there until I joined the army in 1945. I knew Watford very well and ...see more
Regarding your message, Jennifer Paley nee Bradford. It was so good to see the picture of Invicta Knitting Mills again and to hear you had worked there. It was very sad to see it today, as my father in law Mr. John Briddon owned it, retiring from the business about 1958., and apart from myself, the only other Briddon left was his daughter, who died a week ago. Strange that I should read your message at this time, but thankyou for letting me see the old place again. Maureen Briddon
we spent 2 weeks here every potters holiday,what great times we had as children playing in the dunes,happy times