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The shop set back from the road was run by the Kelly family in the 1960s. It was a newsagents. My mum and my aunt worked there. I was friends with their eldest daughter Gillian. There was another daughter called Susan and a son called Philip. They were a lovely family.
The building on the left was the Primary School Annexe. It had three classrooms and a large hall and outdoor toilets which were hideous in the winter time. In an attempt to keep the cisterns from icing up, storm lamps were hung up near the chain to give some warmth. Happy days. The head teacher in the 1960s was called Miss Watson and she lived in a detached house next door.
That looks like my grandma, Alice Barlow, walking down the road with my mum Elaine Barlow. Amazing!
This car was purchased new by Miss Eva Creaser. Her family were one of the old families of Strensall. Miss Eva was my dad's godmother. When she died she left the car to my grandfather, and he then gave it to my father. My dad drove it into the 1990s. The car was rose taupe, a kind of dirty brown colour and it had red upholstery. He eventually gave it to a mechanic friend who collected Morris Minors and wasn't plagued with arthritis. I have very happy memories of this little car.
Lived in derwent crescent, remember the miners club up the hill, the railway wasn't operational when I visited and my sister and I used to go riding along the old track. My mum Sarah (read) glasper used to play bingo at the top of the hill leading to milkwell burn, Danny and Mary Shaw lived there with their two boys Tony and Geoffrey. I used to visit for summer holidays late 50s and trying hard to ...see more
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I was born in Orsett Cottage Hospital in 1955 and I lived with my parents at my grandparent's house - Quince Tree House on South Road. until we moved to Hillingdon, Middlesex when I was 2. My grandparents names were Edith and Fred Bushell. I have memories of walking with my grandad to the village store in South Ockendon. Unfortunately I can't recall any names but my grandad ...see more
lived in no 5 mitford bungalow in the late fifties no running water, tap in the middle of the green went to ffynanngroew school remember when albert constantine was run over by the shop ran in front of the bus even now all these years later i still think of him when overtaking school buses , fishing in the stream for tiddlers near the old convent.friendly with alan a nd david frith wendy hughes gordon ...see more
I went to st.helens school in valley road from 1955- 59
I remember miss tarry and miss howling who was very scary. If you got 3 very goods for your work you had to see miss howling for a gold star; however waiting to see her for this left me trembling....
I lived in Lewin Road and sometimes I walked to school with a ‘big girl’ at the school called Margaret Hill.
The milk bottles for our break were warmed up on a radiator and tasted sour.
My name then was Miriam Jackson
My name is Alan Moore and I was born at No.7 Church Street on the 18th December 1944. Apart from 12 years I spent down Bolton on Dearne, I have lived all my life in Thurnscoe, and that I am proud of. I was a Co-op milkman for twelve years in Thurnscoe and Goldthorpe, and then the Co-op Insurance Agent for Goldthorpe and " The bottom end" of Thurnscoe for the next 25 years. I dealt with some of the nicest ...see more
I attended brim boys from 1964 to 1967 Mr Kelly ( thrack ) headmaster Mr Clarke maths techer Mr Davies RE teacher Mr Rodgers science teacher Mr Wood woodwork teacher ( yep) Mr Smith metalwork Teacher Mr Sharpe PE teacher Mr Bailey tech drawing teacher
good days at brim boys but best of all was playing football for school u13 then u15
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I lived in oakbank road next to the.church
I lived at Hounslow West and went to Hounslow Heath infant and junior school. Don’t remember much about the infants. My first teacher in the junior school was Miss/Mrs Roberts. I remember filling up the ink wells in the desks. This would have been about 1959. I then went to Miss Elborn. It was a very large classroom. I remember the ‘nit nurse’ coming regularly to check us. Girls with bunches, pony tails and plaits had to ...see more
My na me is Philip Stanway, I was bor n in 42 Jubilee street in November 1942 My best friend was ALan Bailey whom lived on Park road. New Mills was a great place to be growing up in at that time . So many open places, and the old mill ruins down in the torrs. We moved to the new Highfield estate in 1947, and lived in Beard crescent. Every saturday afternoon we were given 5 pence to go to the matinee either in ...see more
I m not sure if this is the same house but was it called Byculla School in the 1960 s ? If so, I would love to hear from others who had the misfortune to be sent there.
Anna Meanock
Spent my formative years here at Davenham Primary. Although not knowing, Kay Prescott was also here and was later to become my wife (some 20 years later).
Walking down Church street to the church hall for lunch was always interesting. Doubt with H&S that would be highly frowned on today.
I was looking for any pictures of my Grandfathers side of the family, his name was (Cornelius) GEORGE HUNT, his brothers were CHARLES AND DAVID HUNT (DAVID) was killed in The Great War. My Grandfather had sisters ADA and MAUDE/MAUD? My Great grandfather was CHARLES HUNT and was a locomotive/train driver. He was married to FANNY SIMPSON. It was be a lovely find it I could get any photos,
VAL
My family lived in Perranporth from 1963 to 1967 when we moved to Goonhavern 3 miles away. There were six of us children and, in town or 3 miles away, we all looked forward to the CSSM coming during our school holidays. It was fun, it was free and offered the best gift in history, the love of Jesus Christ - once you had taken him into your heart.
I recall great nights in the sand dunes around a ...see more
My wonderful gentle father Eric Nott was the proprietor of the Cissbury Hotel , I wonder if anyone has special memories of him at Findon and
Broadwater ? I remember people saying he had friends in a family that sold fresh flowers at a roundabout in the area ? .
I lived in langdale house in early 60's ,moved there from hanky park .went to regent road school all happy memories, we moved then up to little hulton in 63 I now live in warrington but I always say I'm a salford lad .stewart brooks
Etton pasture school was not a very nice place and now to this day it has affected some of us who was sexually abused
I was taken to Greenacres in 1956 I hadn’t done anything wrong & was totally confused as to why I would be put there which dished out such cruelty. I’d had a terrible childhood & let down by Hampshire county council ! I arrived on the 3rd. Of may 1956 I had never celebrated a Birthday & didn’t even know when my Birthday was.! I was a frightened little naive little girl. We were treated worse than prisoners. I had ...see more
I was born at 150 Rossmore Road in 1956. I attended Heatherlands school from 1960 to 1965.
Classmates I remember include:-
Alistair Rogers, (later attended Poole Grammar School)
Andrew Spicer, (Lived off the Branksome Recreation Ground)
Janet Matthews, (lived in Harford Road, no. 2? Brother Neil?)
Kenneth Gale, (later attended Poole Grammar School)
Eric Love,
Christine ...see more
Nesbitt Dene (we knew it as Hart Dene) was a favourite place for we young lads in the 1950’s.
We reached it by a footpath running alongside the Hart- Wellfield railway line. A beautiful and quiet spot with a stream running through it which was a great source of frog spawn. There was an inclined plane with an abandoned narrow gauge railway track running up to the BR tracks. As there was a winding house ...see more
I have been told that my Great Great grandfather on my Father's side, owned a Grocer's shop in Skelmsdale. There was apparently, a photo of him holding my Grand grandfather in his arms. If anyone has any information or even better any photos that would be great.
This photograph of 1929 is of special interest to me because of the long, white building in the top left-hand corner of the image.
This was the temporary chapel at the College and served in that capacity from 1925 until the building of the present permanent chapel in 1939. It had been a gift from the Diocese of Durham - perhaps a redundant building from elsewhere. It was licenced for ...see more
My parents returned to UK to put my brother and I into separate boarding schools. I went to Kingsley, Horley from 1960-63. My name was then Alison Kirby. I remember Miss Willetts as my form mistress and she taught Nature Study. I was in Mackenzie House (green shield). The dormitories were named after famous poets I think (can anyone correct me if I'm wrong please?) I do recall the fire escape hatches - not ...see more
any news of robert james hayward of uxmore farm ipsden berskshire and john hayward from dorsetshire and thomas hayward from somersetshire married mary ann dodge of sherbourne dorsetshire appreciated (1808).any photos also
I saw an interesting video on u tube recently called "coalville goes smokeless 1963 " .I knew one of the commenters on there Harold Lindley.
Is there any one from White Street Southall 1949 to 1960
I was born in Brentwood in 1947 at the little maternity hospital on Shenfield Common,i moved away in 1970 and have rarely been back.I was talking with a friend who also lived in Brentwood at that time and we tried to picture the high street but as it was in the fifties.Near the old town hall,a little nearer Kings road traffic lights,there was a shop that always had the most wonderful smell of fresh ...see more
I lived only for a few years as a small boy at 10 Hurst Close (part of the Northolt Racecourse estate) but have fond memories of it. We were the Duncans and it would have been from 1969 to mid the mid 70s when we moved to Cornwall. I remember playing in the field behind in the close and in the Dabbs Hill Lane flats. Went to Islip Manor Infants where I remember a Mrs. Perkins, who brought her goat to school one day! ...see more
My Great Grandfather George Henry Baker (1880 -m1947) was the owner (following his father also George Henry) of the Blacksmith and Scrap Metal Dealer later known as Slades Scrap Yard In Wooburn Green. My Great Grandfather was a big character and very much in the centre of life in the village. An active Freemason, President of the Workingmen's Club and President of the Football Club. Each year he took ...see more
Hi, just wondered if anyone remembers my Dad's shop at 126 Tooting High Street, it was situated between Webbs Scrap Metal Merchants and a factory called Sterns, opposite Woodbury Street, This would have been 1950's
I was born in 1A Marsh Lane 1964 think that sweet shop was my nans
My grandfather ran the Nene Inn for Elgoods brewery around 1900 to 1914.
My father was born there in 1903.
Pubs long gone but Elgoods let me have the original name plate .
I was born and brought up here. Lived away for 37 years before retiring back here. Nothing like the Fowey of my childhood, full of people who moved here because they loved it and have never stopped trying to change it to their version of a retirement idle ever since.
I remember going with my granny to what they led the home leagh on a Wednesday in the new road .during the meeting they came round with peas in vinegar . must have farted all the way home .
I remember Mr. Beecham, a lovely teacher who took us for science - but look out if you misbehaved. I would watch fearfully as he dished out punishment. He would take you into a little side room he called his 'cupboard' and tan your behind with a big white plimsole. One day I was caught messing around and it was my turn for the big white plimsole, I was mortified. I was marched into the cupboard with the sound of the class ...see more
I hit my 60th birthday at the end of last September. I look back over my life which took a few detours over the years with very fond memories of my primary school life.
I adore my 4 children and great grandchildren and realised fairly recently that St Ann's primary school not only gave me a great start in life but many every day school things from when I was 4 until though to 11 are ...see more
Before the days of Widford Industrial Estate we would walk from Writtle Road to Widford Church. My sister and friends would make rush mats for us to sit on by the river. Hawthorn hedges lined the lane, cornfields on Chelmsford side, and grazing on the river side where horses were kept on the first field. Some Saturdays friendly football matches took place on the middle field where teas were ...see more
Pete I remember u m8 u was there when I was I spent 6 weeks in the cooler the cells at one go cos I fought the system I'm not letting them scum that dished out the abuse get away we r coming for them for justice through the courts I remember steve from isle of wite the artist me n steve hung around wid taffy bunion n dribble eye wow what a blast from the past keep ur chin up m8 we will get justice I never forgot what went on there
Hi my name is John Cooper. I was born in 1948 in Etruria street in Battersea. My parents names are Henry ( Harry ) am Jane ( new Shipcott ). I also had a brother, Dennis and a sister Jean. We lived there until 1953 when we moved to Carshalton in Surrey. I have almost nil memories of those times, so I would like to link up to anybody who lived in Etruria street or surrounding area. I believe that this whole area was ...see more
I grew up and lived in Durham Road, Feltham. From 1952 to 1971.
Went to Cardinal Road infants school from 1957 - 1959. 1959 - 1963 Hanworth Road Junior School, 1963 -1967 Lafone Secondary School for Girls. Boundary Road, Hanworth.
My dad was a train driver and we used Feltham Train Station all the time. The entrance then was on the top of the bridge. My Church was St Catherine’s with the beautiful ...see more
We lived in Lower Feltham and the bus took us to Hounslow which was a great place for shopping for the latest clothes...not that I had a lot of money to spend. In 1957 I started a Parke Davis in the Home Sales Dept. as a very junior junior! Their offices were the latest design and the pay was good. £3.76 my first pay packet. They made the toothpaste called Euthymol and I have used it ever since. I am now 78 yrs old ...see more
My then boyfriend told me to take the throttle of his 650 Triumph Bonneville - putting eye makeup onat the time I believe - said I’ll have the clutch
. When I say open her up just let her go - so I did! We went over the Blackwater Bridge at ??? Mph. All at the Manor were gobsmacked! Thought we wouldn’t stop in time. But we did - just. I so loved those days.
Also remember the cool dude who I emptied a bottle of Coke ...see more
we lived in a 2 up 2 down mid terrace house on the crags there was 10 kids 2 adults i dont know how thay managed but we had a great time growing up
I remember going into the Book Club while waiting for the bus to go down Crowborough Hill. We occasionally missed the bus if we got too engrossed in a book. We used to get off the bus from Tunbridge Wells and then take another bus that went to Jarvis Brook. We used to get off at the end of Green Lane because we lived near Poundfield Post Office. I remember when the Book Club moved to other premises and the ...see more
I have a document saying from 1657 It is addressed to the villagers of Ketton and has the mark of Sarah Morris
My parents bernard and Jackie Jackson lived at 78 kingsley crescent in 1968.
I have memories of collyhurst. My grandparents also lived here. I remember playing on the landing. If my memory serves me correctly I recall a fish and chips shop where you could take a glass dish for chips.
My first memories of life were living in Queen Street after being bombed out of our little house in Morris Street.
My father had to go into the forces December 1941 and my only sibling Amelia had contracted diphtheria and died. She was 3 years older than me and a very pretty child
Despite all that sadness worry and grief my mother managed to make the most of.things and made me feel safe and loved
I ...see more
I was born in Battersea in 1938. We lived at 28 Forthbridge Rd near Clapham Common. With my mum and sister, I went to the Granada cinema loads of times on a Saturday night. Often you had to line up to get in and they had these men dressed up in uniforms, even with 3 stripes or 2 on their arms, who used to bawl at you as if you were on a parade ground. We could only afford the 1/6 pence seats but kids were ...see more
I have so many clear memories of Gatley Primary.
My mother used to take me by car in the morning, but in the afternoon I walked down Cedar Road to wait at the bus stop. There was a wonderful sweet shop there.
The headteacher was Mr Pearce. He used to have a funny way of saying "Hewld hands!" when we had to walk in pairs to the canteen.
The food was disgusting: I remember telling my mother the custard ...see more
im looking for any one that lived in Stonehouse Street in the 1960
My father relocated our family back to England from Nyasaland (now Malawi) to Bozeat in 1962 and he became station master at nearby Castle Ashby Station. The 1959 move to Africa ended with the demise of The Commonwealth. When Britsih Railways went through a Beaching transformation, at that time, Dad found our family jobless again, so we tried Australia in 1965 and have remained there, or thereabout, ever since. But Bozeat was ...see more
I would ha e been about eight years old when we came to Fairbourne in about1955 there was my mum and dad my three sisters and four brothers we stayed in this lovely Railway camping coach i remember my eldest sister taking me down to see the beach it seemed to stretch for miles the camping coach was lovely i remember it being very close to the main railway line i can still picture the inside of it now we had a really happy holiday there Margaret Gresswell nee walker
The park was called the wreck it was at the top of Langtry road estate
My maternal grandparents ran a hotel/tea rooms in the High st called “Hove to”. I fondly remember our family visits 3 or 4 times a year (we lived in Rutland), a long drive in those days.
I am 62 now and we must have visited from approx 1962 to 1968.
I remember having measles while staying there once and I had to lie in a dark room all day when everyone else was out having fun.
They must have been there for ...see more
I was born in White Road in 1951 and went first to the nursery at Grace Road, where I remember a climbing net which was outside on a frame of some kind. It seemed huge. We had little blue camp beds where we all had to have a nap after lunch.
From there I went to Montgomery Street and remember Mrs Askew and Mrs Gorniak. A clear memory I have, is of learning to write on a slate with ...see more
after sharing a house with my aunts in broardview avenue rainham in the late 40s we moved to romany road 1950 we were the first family onto the road , only a few houses were up so lots of brick stacks to play in , the top end of sturry way a old steam traction engine was parked in the fields , down sharpes green u,s landing craft lay pulled up on the river banks MTB s were mored out in the river, great place to grow up,
me and my brother drove for the M/D in the mid 1960s at that time a few younger peaple were starting onthe company the money was not very good but we made so menny good friends there and being a young guy the girl conductors were very nice , the canteen was so good a lot of the crews used to have there sunday dinner on there days off gillingham and chatham was a wonderfall place to live, i later drove for reeds paper mill for 40 years .
I arrived in Leek, or more precisely Leek Brook, aged 4 in 1931. Later went to Miss Rainer's school. Father was sales manager at Joshua Wardle (later director). Many happy memories of Leek and its surroundings until I left for the army in 1945, never to live there again. Nevertheless have visited many times, largely because of the railway at Leekbrook which was very close to our house. Memories include the ...see more
in the harbour at Porthcawl there were some times moored two fast patrole boats owned by the Royal Air Force and they were painted in the colours of the R.A.F. Occasionally they would go off on patrol manned by R.A.F crew I have seen them going off on patrol gathering speed as they left the harbour.`That was many years ago as I am now 76 years old and living in Belgium
I was born in South road, Sparkbrook in 1946 and attended Montgomery Street school until age eleven. Mr Brazier was the headmaster, he was wonderful. My first teacher was the lovely Mrs Askew then Miss Gorniak who was very strict. Remember Mrs Cooper, Mr O'Sullivan and my last teacher was Mrs Jones. Very happy times there. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me. Penny Mitchell nee Gore
For me it is a beginning too.I hope a making of new memories of a great Grandfather I never met,
His name was Thomas Baker he was killed in the Parcslip mines tragedy. I New absolutely nothing about this till today as I've been searching for my Grandfathers family tree,he died at 39yrs.I never New him as he died when my father was 13yrs...
I'm hoping that new light will come forward. It's unbelievable that I have ...see more
I remember this area when I was growing up, my Nan lived in the small block of flats behind the newsagent shop where my sister, brother and I would get sweets from. Behind the wall, in the centre of shot, is a parking area where we would play football and other ball games, just to the base of the flats in the picture was a playground area. Between the flats behind the shop to the left and down to the left were brick built mounds with forts on the top, all out of shot. Yep happy memories.
I spent over 10 months as a patient in Black Notley Hospital during 1958/59, and in April 2019 I was invited to recount my memories in an interview with BBC Essex.
If you would lite to listen to this 17-minute interview please visit the link below:
https://vimeo.com/373864205
Kind regards,
Chris Dell
I was there in 1972 , worked on the farm and garden , was exspelled after 15 months , mr board was head master , it was a nightmare place , spent most of my time in the pokey lol
Hi I worked at Essex Hall when was 17 as a cadet nurse it was situated alongside North Station..Happy Days
i remember visiting low Burnham when i was a child and it was a lovely little town with a sweet shop and a lovely pub were all the farmers hung out.
I used to be a regular at Sterling Scooters which you can see in the service road next to the laundrette.
Came to West Drayton in 1963 after living in Greenford for the first 7 years of my life. I remember taking the weekly rent money (7/6), my Mum had given me, up to the town hall from Thornton Avenue where we lived.
Also remember mucking about in the cells with my little muckers when the cop shop was under ...see more
My parents bought the then new property of 14 little Bookham street sometime in the mid 1950's when I was a very young child. I went to school in East Horsley and one of my memories was being brought home on a Saturday lunchtime by a friends father a Mr Crabb who would go into the Windsor Castle and leave his son John and I outside next to the off sales window ...see more
I have many memories of this place. My grandparents lived in the trailer park you speak of in Hemingford abbots . Their surname is Radford. My grandfather actually made their home on the trailer park I believe and continued to live there after moving up from London after the second world war. His name was Albert Radford and my grandmother Dora Radford . Both have passed away and are laid to rest in ...see more
I am currently researching the *Collard* family. in 1899 they lived at 56 Rollo Street. My Great Grandmother was Lilian Thompson nee Collard, 1880-1949. Does anyone have any memories of the Collard family to share.
Hi, I have a relation who has static caravans on Millers Cottage Fame, Caravan site, Gannick? Road, Towyn. I was wondering could anyone help with the history of Millers Farm, what year and who owned it, and if possible I would love to see a picture of the original farm, thank you
Remember Mrs rudman. Mr force Mrs Phelps . Mrs The man put a ruler across my hand twice for drawing margins freehand! I was only 10
Does anyone remember miss Smith the headmistress from 1958 onwzrds. drove a little silver car. She scared me rigid
I once visited this store after dark one evening with another pupil [surname Menzies] boarding at The Abbey School. It must have been around 1959. Other than the school's buildings and grounds, the whole village was out of bounds for the boys. The purpose was to buy a packet of cigarettes. Menzies and I were only 10 years old at the time. The shopkeeper had no qualms in handing over a packet of ten Park Drive in ...see more
hi my name is lynne cochrane, which is my maiden name. we lived as a family with cousins in the old highlands house, overlooking highlands gardens, which was owned bu my grandpa george percival howe, the house was demolished in 1972, which was very sad for all us kids, i was 13 at the time. so thank you to this site for all the wonderful pictures of barnet and the highlands gardens.
Sent here early 80's for 3 weeks. I'm now 50. HELL on earth! Forced to eat porridge which made me sick even though I told them this. Watched a monitor at another table forced to eat food from floor that another younger child had dropped. Ten mile walks every day with holes in my shoes. And I was only 11 and had taken my period. That didn't go down well.
Will NEVER forget her telling me I was scum ...see more
We holidayed in Barmston for two weeks each summer, being a family of six who travelled from Huddersfield. My dad was a turner for a large engineering company who formally was a 'regular' in REME seeing active service throughout the war in the Middle East and Europe before returning home in 1946. My mum and dad worked hard to bring up a large family and ensure that we got a two week break each year during "engineers ...see more