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Having just purchased the Frances Frith Book "North London Photographic Memories" I was amazed too see on pages 30/31 a photo of Station Road Harrow on the Hill taken in 1914 the picture shows a "Home & Colonial" grocery store I started my first job at this store at Easter 1956 as a shop assistant looking at this photo very little had changed when I started there except the main shop window even the ...see more
My nan Mrs Laura Dowse had a lodging house 4 Beauchamp Street Riverside, for many many years I was born there in 1967. Many a celebrity from the New Theatre lodged at my nans and the Speedway drivers used to stay there too, my nan was very well known in Riverside and Grangetown a well respected business women. Hughie Green, Max Bygraves and many a famous name stayed there, nan was a legend, fantastic parties ...see more
I lived in Bassaleg from 1941-45 and attended Bassaleg County Ssecondary Grammar School. My Friend Hazel Williams and I used to walk to Allt-yr-yn lido for a swim in the hot weather. It used to take us the best part of an hour walking first to Pye Corner and then over fields and the park. The lido was nearly always deserted apart from the lady in the circular changing area. After changing she took the ...see more
Aged about 12, I remember once creeping up the spiral staircase in the tower and banging on the door of the 6th form common room, just to annoy the prefects, then legging it and being chased by some big ugly mush. About 15 years later, I was back, with my elder brother, registering my dad's death in what had been my classroom in my first year at KC1. They used to seat us alphabetically: Tyler, Walker, Whittingslow: we had the 3 desks right by the windows.
Lovely childhood memories of Valley Road in the 1950`s, lived there from 1952 till 1956. I was one of five children living with my parents; my dad worked at the Tunnel as he called it. I remember getting chased off from wandering near the slurry pit. I remember the butchers van calling round the streets and giving us kids a free 'raw' sausage that I actually ate! I also remember taking the peelings for the chickens to ...see more
when I was around five years old my family moved into the ground floor of a Victorian house in Mayo Road Willesden, This was around 1968. Mr & Mrs Cooper had the top of the house and at that time they seemed very old to me, I didn't see much of Mr Cooper but Mrs Cooper was always home and she was very nice.
I didn't like the house one bit, it had an odd feeling to it and was very run down. Mum and dad had the ...see more
my maiden name was Pamela gillett and I lived at 53 Edward Road Balsall Heath during the 40 50s our house was right opposite the Police Station and ARP yard. Have happy memories of Tindall Street school and then college road secondary school. I remember canon Hill park and cycling round aged about 11 or 12 my cousin pushed our other cousin into the pool and my grandmother had to jump in and get him ...see more
My father was chauffeur to Major Charles Mills of Hilborough Hall. I grew up there between 1950 and leaving school in 1962. I attended the village school. We lived on the main road opposite the Nunnery which has connections to Lord Nelson. It was a country life, I spent my time up at the dairy which provided milk for the hall from a small herd of Jersy cows. Along with time spent with Mr McIntyre the head ...see more
Does anyone remember the Orange Spot cafe opposite Crown buildings in Crosby village? It opened upstairs at night on Fridays and would have local bands. I wonder if anyone can remember who played there in the mid/late 60s.
My name is Audrey Hinds, i grew up in Berwick street in the 1950's. If anyone was there and has memories of this time please contact me, it would be lovely to share stories.
I was born in Preston Hospital in January 1955. I lived in Charlotte Street and went to St columbas School. I remember being sent to get me mams shopping at the Co op in coach road.I still remember her co op cheque number 4575 this was used to get the Divvi.
When I was young I played out in the cobbled back lane and my friend made a clubhouse in her coal house. We used to have concert parties in the back lane ...see more
My memory refers to Paddy Mc Closkey who died on 21st December last at the Mater Hospital, Dublin. My quest is to find the grave of his mother- I am assuming she has departed this life- so as Paddy can be buried with her. Paddy was born in 1936 at Ballymaconnelly, Co Antrim to Cissie Mc Closkey. That is all the information I have. Paddy was a tenant of mine; a quiet, honourable and honest gentleman. ...see more
This place was at a house, the favourite place for us kids to go. There was an old boathouse that sheltered us when it rained.
I used to live in Golden Square, in the 60's, next door to Mrs Jewel, the mens barbers, needless to say we always had short hair until my teenage years when I grew it very long.
I well remember going to dances at the Town Hall in the sixties, the sweet shop next door and the old bus station, the tackle shop and of course the Odeon.
My great grandfather was the village blacksmith from the 1870's until his death in Dec 1909. In 1925 my grandfather, Mr F G Flint, changed the blacksmiths to a small garage and Petrol station, he also ran a taxi service. He lived in the Forge Cottage adjoining the garage. During the second world war when petrol was rationed the pumps were closed for a while and he just had the taxis.
Upon ...see more
I was there from 1957-1958 at Lindisfarne Dorm. We all got on very well, had some good fun and laughs together. I loved my art class and spent a lot of time painting and drawing often making birthday cards for my friends. I also remember the table tennis and the swimming pool - the cold water never seemed to bother us then. The long walk into Whitegate to visit church on a Sunday. The cross country runs when we ...see more
If I remember rightly, in this year it was a Catholic school for girls. It was the last place I saw a red squirrel, I used to go under the viaduct to get there. There was a house at the entrance to the drive and there was a gamekeeper that lived there, his name was Mr Starmer (a not very nice old man, as I remember). Just across the road was the school playing field.
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Just thought I would see if there are any other people who remember their childhood in Cradley Heath? I lived on the Codsall est. Meadow Walk to be precise, here are a few memories I have of the best childhood I could have wished for. We played footy on Bearmore Bank which also had a park with swings, slides, etc. also when it got hot playing footy, there was always the Corona factory! Bottles ...see more
John and Sandra Woolley out of Cartwright Road are relatives to the Hilditches out of the village. Pat Hilditch and Jennifer own Covent Garden Flower Shop on Nantwich Road to this very day. Jennifer is cousin to John Woolley as Jennifer married one of Sid Cummins' boys, young Sid.
Happy holidays spent in Tram Terrace, Dalkey with the Ryan family 1946-1968. Saving for home and marriage interrupted travel but our holidays resumed in 1970 and we still try to get over every year. Dalkey has changed but thanks to the childhood friends I still have in Dalkey, Sallynoggin and Ballybrack there are still memories to be made. Does anyone know how I can get in touch with Timmy Ryan? His granddad, Joe, from ...see more
When I was a boy, does anyone remember the Cocozza's who had the cafe in Craigneuk?
The old man used to have a cycle with an attachment to carry ice-cream for sale in the Craigneuk area. I seem to remember that Mario Lanza the famous singer was a relation of theirs. Can anyone shed any light on this? Seems an outside shot, but you can only ask!
My dad was a life guard here, l'm guessing a few years before l was born. Many happy memories of being here with my cousin, though bikini top shifting whilst getting out of the pool wasn't good in my teenage years.
The gentleman in the white printer's apron walking towards the camera behind the group of three men on the right hand side of the picture is my grandfather James Cannon (1878-1922). He worked in Hitchin at the printers, Paternoster and Hales, as a compositor.
we lived in public hall cottage at the top of brook street john burrow
My parents, Les and Lorna Hodges and my sister, Jean, moved into 22 Abercarn Fach in approx. October 1954 just after I was born. My family were the first family to move into the newly built 2 storey flats. We lived above Bill and Gwen Maggs and their daughters, Denise and Elaine. The Way family lived in number 19 and the Tretton family lived in number 20. My memories of my childhood in Cwmcarn was playing "down ...see more
I remember the large Sunday school with George King Main as superintendent. We had great fun, we were all in groups (colour, I think) - I was in the red team. We had great Sunday school picnics. I remember one picnic was at the same time as the World Cup and as it rained the men and boys were all huddled in a room listening to the games on the radio. We would sing on the busses going to and from the picnic usually it ...see more
I was born in 1952, and lived at 621 Seven Sisters Road, N15 with my dear old mum and dad. I had friends John and David Warren, Micky Walsh, and Ken Heath. Ken lived in Victoria Crescent and I am still in touch with Ken as we both now live in Northamptonshire. I also remember a girl who lived in Kent Road. We were always having parties at my house in the 1960's. I remember Mrs Spencer's shop on ...see more
I lived at 61 Eastcote Ave from 1942 when I was born. I went to Welldon Park primary school and helped Mr Goodhead count the dinner money each day. I also joined Mr Locks woodwork group after school, this was special as you had to be chosen. I failed my 11plus, my mother arranged for me to go to St Thomas's school in Stanmore. When not at school, me and my friends would spend time in Roxeth Park, later going over ...see more
At 55 now, I still have wonderful memories of old Balintore, enough to write a book, too many to write on here.
I grew up in Balintore in the 60's and early 70's and would trade all my worthy possessions to re live those days. I remember the old worthies of the village, my favourite Steet, Ann Inksters father, he seemed to live forever, and did for everybody. I would chop kindelers for him and he would ...see more
I first visited whitstable with my parents when I was 8 in 1952 we came for a weeks holiday and stayed in a bed and breakfast in castle road whitstable. My parents were so impressed with whitstable that we moved their permanently in 1965. We moved to a fairly new house in Seymour avenue right opposite the railway station where my dad George Creane became a porter until ...see more
This image was shot by my great-great grandfather JJ Merrett, makes me proud to know that his work is still being sold. Even more so to know that he shot a subject we can now no longer go and see as it fell into the sea around 1913.
I remember learning to dance with my younger sister in the church hall and the Rose Queen pageants of which I have a photo and also the plays which were put on, I do remember the play "Little Women" it must have been about 1950, we were also in the Whitsunday Walks It was a chance to get a new dress and shoes, my sister and I did go to Culcheth Sunday School.
I have a photo of Church Street in the 1950's and a photo of the 1950 Rose Queen Pageant......
St Francis school was on the Three Bridges to Crawley road , just past the soccer ,(sorry , football ) , field) . Almost across from the Franciscan Friary. I would love to see pictures of the old school , if it is still there ! I remember a pathway near the school that led right into the main area of Crawley ! I would really like to hear from people that maybe went to that school in the early fifties !
I was born at no 3 Sussex Street off West Street, Oldham. Our house had one room downstairs one upstairs. No back door you had to go up the street and down an alleyway to use the tippler toilet. The downstairs had a large black fireplace with a oven that was heated by the fire, my mother used to make bread in it. It had a brass fender round it that was always kept shiny. We had a 2 ring gas hob and the lights were ...see more
Hi I was a pupil at Langley from 1973-1978. At that time I went by my first name Tanveer Jan - I now go by the name Kauser. I remembered all three of you - Pauul, Steve ( used to call you Steve Austin after the character From the six million dollar man that was on during our time there ). remember you Nirmal and also Ralph Swartz ... Amazing how it comes back to you!!! Would love to hear from anyone who wants to get in touch. Kauser
My husband Brian Biggins' maternal grandfather Thomas Wolfenden was 42 and lived in the Lodge Falinge Park. He was a dyer in a cotton mill and had formerly been a farmer's helper. Has anyone got any ideas about how we can find information about why he would be living there?
my sister bought this house in the 70s i believe
After my grandparents passed away the house was left to my father bill mercer.we lived at 64 Charlton street south stifford.I remember the cement works very well as I along with my friends peter Baldwin and Dave whitehead we would talk with the guys on night shift and get a warm next to the fires.we also went into a room not far from the kilns to keep warm and would come out covered in cement dust.before the ...see more
Ernie Kidd my maths teacher, he was the best teacher I had during my secondary school days.
I used to work in East Surry Radio with the barber at the back of us. This was in the mid sixties. Fred Archer (little man with glasses) and Ron Tarrant ( a tall man) were the owners, and we used to have part time engineers Bernie and Sid. I used to do the outside electrical work, and worked behind the counter. We also used to do PA systems and remember putting speakers in the belfry of St Matthews ...see more
My father owned a couple of menswear shops in north end road in the 1960s and 1970s called Lewis Kaye. I was brought up above the shop at 234 North End Road. I have very fond memories of the shop and the market in those days. Does anybody remember Gadds the fruit and veg stand? I can still smell the beet roots being freshly boiled. Rosemans the tailors took over 234 and my father just ended up with 228 with a giant ...see more
The Old Rectory in Owermoigne is a building of significance. The timber structure of the original house is formed from the timbers of a Spanish Armada galleon wrecked at Ringstead. There is an interesting access to the cellars where brandy was allegedly provided for the incumbent of the Rectory during the smuggling days in Dorset. It is thought that Thomas Hardy possibly visited the Rectory whilst writing ...see more
1851 where THE SWIMMING BATHS WERE STOOD WHAT I VE RECENTLY LEARNED TO BE PALEY BUILDINGS STOOD IN GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDADS DAY AS A 9 YEAR OLD BOY WILLIAM HENRY CLAY HIS DAD JAMES CLAY WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BUILDING IF ANYONE HAS ONE OF PALEY BUILDINGS NEW WORTLEY
I remember working in Redhill General as a porter under Mr Eddie Chillman. I remember the elderly patients who came in for chest illness, and had to be wheeled through the length of the hospital, and then having to lift them up or down stairs to their respective wards
After a while looking through the glass windows of the operating theatres Sister Bates suggested that I should apply to be a theatre ...see more
I lived in Sandgate Road Edmonton and well remember "Uffy's" the oil shop, also Gallows the greengrocers I was born in 1951 and went to Brettenham Road Infants and Juniors then on to Higher Grade School in Bull Lane. My sister went to Latymer and is 9 years older than me. We also played in Pymms Park and walked via the Midnight Path to our grandparents in Cheddington Road. We worked at ...see more
I was born in Dewsbury in 1965 and moved to Chickenley when i was 1 and a half,i no longer live there,we moved out in 1977 to the West Country,it was great growing up in Chickenley.I remember as kids playing on the disused railway line that is now the cycle path,the tunnel was not blocked up and we use to run all the way through it without stopping.We use to help the farmer collect the bails of hay on ...see more
I remember walking across this bridge every day on my way to school then on through the church yard and through the green.
I was born and bred in Salford in 1942 on Littleton Road, the first thing I remember was the flooding of the River Irwell and then queuing for Canadian Aid at Kersal Cells with my mum, we got a home made quilt in lovely shades of green!!! and I remember it was over the bed that my sister and slept, I went to Lower Kersal school and then Broughton Modern, but left Salford when I was 17, but I can honestly say I had the ...see more
My name is Peter Mills. I was born in 1939 and I lived in Barest Road, Nunhead. I lived through the war years, evacuation, hiding in the Anderson shelter, having to use the bungalow bath, outside toilet, coal fire, ascot water heater, copper for washing clothes, wringer, mangel, cracks in the walls, bed bugs, nits, - very hard years. I went to Holydale primary school in 1946 till 1950, then on to Peckham rye secondry ...see more
AN IAN BLANCHARD CAME ON HERE Talking about his background I infact very easily could be rather closely related to him ian if your out there and know last month you left a message describing your experiences in wortley my 2 times great granddad was William henry clay married to ry
Hope someone can help - mum is trying to find an old schoolfriend called Barbra Coleman who lived in Fairwop. She married a polish man and had a little girl Natasha that I remember meeting when they called down once to meet us in Wales. My mum is 80 now so she would be around that aage. Mum is known as Sally but her real name was Muriel- Blanche Lane and she lived in Jacks Platt, Horney Common ...see more
Hello I was born in Westminster Hospital and christened in Westminster Cathedral, at the end of the war, do you have a selection of any old pictures of them both, as you will have guessed I am getting close to 70, and although I have been to the Cathedral, I have never seen the Hospital when I was born, as I believe the site has now been re developed, I now have retired and live in France Best Regards Jon Oneill
I lived in longfield hill from the age of 5- (maybe a little younger, cant really remember) My uncle owned the local farm called Manor Farm his name was Don Woodward he lived with my aunt Ivy. MY best memories were during the summer time, with hop picking, harvesting, fruit picking and pea, potatoes etc. There was quite a lot of us children in the village, so we managed to get. up to quite a lot of mischief. ...see more
Any one remember the 4 miles fun run and the parties at Cherles III,
My parents bought the White House - a thatched terrace of 6 cottages in the Main Street opposite 'Thatchers' Shop. I believe I only lived in this village for about three years between the age of 7 and 10. The 'White House' had a condemnation order on it - it was in a really bad state and the 'thatch' had degraded to a kind of 'shredded wheat' consistency. I remember the dampness, wattle and dorb plaster, red brick ...see more
When hebditch the builder built eskdale house in carlin how, its believed that a fireplace from upleatham hall was put into eskdale's hallway , the fireplace is still in situ and has a fire in it as I write . It would seem quite plausible , as its quite a grand afair !,
Around the time I was in Mill End Junior school up to the age of 11 (1948-1951?), the school was affiliated for some reason to the church, which sat by the sports field up the hill. As a small boy in shorts I was puzzled by the whole thing. Thursdays we were marched to the church (it felt like) and sat through a lot of sermons/hymns and what seemed a strangely dressed man in a dress who spoke with a high ...see more
I was an Apprentice Gardener at Eccles Borough Council and started 22nd August 1966 at Library Gardens with the Gardener there Tommy Cambell. I was only 16 years old and I loved working there. Tommy was a great character and taught me the basics of gardening that I still remember today. Nowdays I help teach Apprentice Gardeners and am grateful for my Apprenticeship at Eccles with John Connell as the Parks ...see more
From 1982-1993 my brother Robert Owen was the owner of Nut Tree Hall. He lived here with his wife Jan and daughters Mikayla & Natasha.
I used to visit my pal Danny Parker during the school holidays,his family moved to thornley from rossmere way .Hartlepool when we were in Rossmere junior school I recall the little house 8 Galt street with back yard and low walls.we used the fields near pit were the beck or stream ran through and we found old army hats around the area.I used to get the durham bus up that went through village and it cost 1 shilling and 8 old pennies,if you went to durham it was half a crown
I recall attending this college from 1964 to 1968 first on a secretarial course, "O" levels course and finally a National Diploma course which got me into the University of Manchester. I remember a Mr Bunn (I think that was his name) being a head of department and Bob Watkins being an inspirational English teacher. I also recall PE with a Mr Griffiths which I hated. Went to night school there to study ...see more
My great grandfather and great grandmother came from the area. He was William Kidd and her name was Elizabeth. He was a butcher in about 1876. They had about 5 children I think. Elizabeth was widowed fairly young when William had a fatal accident going home in his horse and cart near Settle. Apparently he was drunk, and they had an inquest on him. I would like to know more if anyone can shed any more light on this please? Thank you
We lived my Dad (Roly Inman) Mum (Topsy Inman) with me Michael, and Roger in Shotover up the rough lane off the road by the grass triangle and near the school. I remember Miss Swithenbank who used to teach and lived in the row of stone cottages near the Hermit pub. We used to call on her and she taught me ! Also I remember the gamekeeper Walter Flesher who new my Dad and used to give use a brace of ...see more
My family moved from south London when I was about 4. We moved into no 5 cruick-avenue. Those were the days when only the odd family had a car, you would go to a neighbours house and pay to use there phone. All adults were mr or mrs, even close neighbours were addressed that way, never by first names.my best friend was jimmy Gorman who had moved hear from Grimsby. We would wander the woods and fields bird nesting ...see more
I remember warm summer afternoons spent sitting under a large tree while the teacher read to us. I think the headmistress was called Miss Goodchild(?), she had a small dog she used to bring to school, we had to go and read to her periodically, she was quite scary so I used to take a present for the dog to try and please her. My teachers at the junior school were Mrs Pugh, Mr Mee and Miss Taylor - happy days.
Oh how I remember St George's Youth Club , My Sister [ Diane ] and I lived in Haviland Road , and we sometimes went to SGYC , so many memoirs , we loved Kings Park where we spent many hours on the swings ,Slide etc , Also spent fun times in Shelly Park , We now live in different parts of the world Diane [ my Sister ] lives in Brisbane Australia and I live in the USA , I go back to visit as I ...see more
To reach Law Junction from my home to begin the morning shift I always caught the 5.17am fish train and smelled like a herring for the rest of the day. One winter's morning the driver took pity on me and invited me to travel on the footplate, an offer I couldn’t refuse, even though it was against the regulations. Soon the engine was clattering noisily and violently along the tracks. All I could see ahead in the inky ...see more
One of the winter duties of a junior porter at Law Junction was to make sure the bothy coalscuttle was kept full, which occasionally meant keeping a lookout for a train waiting in the station and asking the driver if he would refill the scuttle from his tender. One morning, coalscuttle in hand, I approached one particular driver, only to find him swigging from a bottle. Suddenly to my horror I realised he was as drunk ...see more
Hoping to hear from friends in the sixties
My gran used to be the nurse at the first aid post at Peter pans pool, next to the first aid post was a hut that stored surplus and waiting to be fixed rides ie, hobby horse, rocket or a car or life size figures of Cinderella and I remember a cowboy and an Indian, my imagination went wild in there. I used to dress up as a nurse and pretend to be a nurse like my gran. Lost children found their way to the ...see more
My family moved to Osborne road in litherland as my father got a job in Norwest, we lived in a prefab, i remember all the children coming together to play ball tick, hide and seek, skipping and hopscotch and we called the neighbours auntie or uncle, and I remember the long block of shops in Kirkstone Roadwhich included the dairy, the chandlers where we used to bring our own bottle to put Aunt Sally ...see more
I was born in Etton EAST YORKSHIRE It was always Yorkshire for me never humberside
I visited in 1990 and found an ancestors grave. I am a descendant of George Edward Capon. I now live in Australia. I have a 3rd cousin here too.
This was a wonderful delicatessen (although it would have described itself as "general provisions" or something like that, It had huge cheeses and whole sides of smoked pork and giant hams in the window. It had a unique smell - a mixture of spices, coffee, smoked meat and cheese. NO modern deli comes anywhere near it - apart possibly from Volpetti in Testaccio, Rome.
In my final year at Mountfields we were led up to the swimming baths in a long crocodile to be taught how to swim, if we couldn't already. I'd just about learnt to swim the previous summer holiday in Wales, but it felt much easier (& a lot warmer) in the swimming pool. The changing areas were quite primitive. Some of us used to go swimming here on Wednesday afternoon when I was at Loughborough Grammar School (when we worked Saturday mornings, but not Wednesday afternoons).
I have fond memories of living in Willesden where I spent the first five years of my life until leaving London during the war years (1939 - 46). I remember in August 1939, dressed in grey shorts, school blazer and tie, being introduced to the headmistress of a kindergarten on Chamberlyne Road, but a week later we left London for Buckinghamshire and another set of schools. (My mother remembered the ...see more
My name is Hazel Lynch (nee Greenslade) I remember Davidson Road school with fond memories I left in 1947 after serving as School Captain. Miss Linington was Head Mistress, and Miss Deane, Miss Davies and Miss Emdin were teachers. In my last year on Friday afternoons we were allowed to choose our own activity, I chose Miss Emdins class where she narrated the story weekly of the '39 Steps' You could ...see more
Socially Naïve?