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In this photo is pictured a 645 Trolly bus the one I used to catch to Edgware Secondry Modern School at Spur Road I Lived in Manor Park Cresant the bottom of which is just in front of the Trolly bus on the right, I lived in Edgware from 1949-1962. I was at Edgware School from 1957-1961. After moveing to Bushey in 1962 I then moved to Cornwall where I still live. I have very fond memorys of Edgware and the friends ...see more
Hi I lived in Hyde park in the1960s.We used to play football in elm field park,I used to have to walk to school on balby bridge called st Francis.memorable days.i have looked for photographs of Hyde park in the 60s but have never seen any.i lived on Palmer street,have you any pictures I would love to see them.
These are my Grandparents, both teachers at the new school in Llangefni, they were also largely responsible for the creation of Theatr Fach. I am the daughter of their son Martin Fisher. I'm not sure how active the Theatr is now but I do remember with great family pride going to the unveiling of a bust of my Grandfather in the entrance area of the theatre. Born in 1961, I can only have been in my very ...see more
Walhouse C of E School was an integral part of Cannock's very existence for some 175 years. Sadly there is no image of it on this archive. This is what one record says of it: Walhouse School was founded in 1828 by Mrs Ann Craycroft Walhouse of Hatherton Hall who gave £2,000 to buy the land and build a school and teacher's house on New Penkridge Road. By 1851 it had become a National School and was enlarged in ...see more
There was a tremendous interest when this reservoir was officially opened by the Queen Mother. The local papers carried details of the scheduled times and events connected with this event. Not least of all, the Queen's route was specified. Needless to say crowds gathered to get a glimpse of her, particularly on both footpaths on this bridge and in the wide-open spaces before it. A loudspeaker van ...see more
My father saw this clock being installed when he was young. It was an electric mechanism but many decades later somebody realised that it had never had a meter fitted and had run, free of charge all that time. Oops! The building beyond the Market Hall is, of course, Taylor's bakery, cake shop and cafe. Once again my father had a slight connection. He was the very first customer after the original ...see more
It's pity that there are no images of Cannock's schools on this archive. Cannock actually had a number of schools long before many other towns. Primary education for all didn't come into effect until the Education Act of 1870 made it compulsory. I'd like to mention one school. This is the John Wood C of E School which was established by a gentleman from London. (A memorial plaque in St.Luke's church bears this ...see more
It was August 1955. School summer holidays and when they were over, it would be time for me to begin junior school back in my Midlands home town. My mother had been preparing for that big event, purchasing embroidered cloth school badges to sew onto a new blazer and matching cap. She'd purchased a new brown leather school satchel amongst other things such as a splendid set of pencil crayons and a geometry ...see more
In 1959, my father took me to Chapel Ash to see the latest arrival in the car showroom on the junction. (It might have been called Clark's) The place was packed. So many people wanted to see the two new cars which were on display. They stood in the middle of the showroom: an Austin Mini and a Morris Mini, actually badged as a Morris Mini Minor I think, but it was hard to see them through the throng, especially ...see more
One year, for Ascension Day, a curate at St.Luke's decided that we, the choirboys, should ascend the church tower and sing appropriate hymns. (Was it the Rev. Pollett?) All of us lads dutifully made our way, fully robed in cassocks, ruffs and surplices I might add, up through the external door on the north side of the tower, past the bellringers loft. There followed an interesting, narrow, stone spiral staircase to ...see more
My father recalled when this castle was occupied in the 1930's. How did it ever fall into such neglect so quickly that it was virtually razed to the ground? Who let part of our heritage disappears so readily?
When this church was built it caused such a stir. Given the vast amount of mining subsidence in the area, it was constructed on a so-called concrete raft. Somehow the story got around that there were huge jacks underneath the building to correct any detected ground movement and avoid Hednesford having its own leaning tower! People marvelled at this notion. Was that all true? I really don't know but it does seem unlikely, unless you know differently!
This range of buildings was the Co-op, part of Walsall and Districts group of stores. They sold virtually everything you needed or if they didn't, you'd get it from D.W.Clarke's across the way. They always paid out a dividend to registered customers, possibly twice each year. Great queues of women would line up in a large entry just opposite the church. An office was located there to make a cash-back payment ...see more
This was once the main route through Cannock, namely the A34. I can't ever recall it being congested in the post war years and even into the 1960's though long distance lorries often passed through this way. Of course at that time the actual total number of vehicles on the roads was very much lower than what we have at the present time. The large building on the right is D.W. Clarke's emporium which sold nearly ...see more
I was interested to read your account of Quarles and Bosworth schools. The primary school set my opinion of education, we were constantly beaten for minor infringements, made to stand on a chair hands on head whilst a female teacher hit our legs with a ruler. I'm afraid this conditioned me for life in school. It took me years to get on track, all my educational achievements coming in my thirties. Thank God I came ...see more
Of course everybody know this building as Taylor's. However not everybody knows that there is another floor above the restaurant level. It can be clearly seen in the photo. This was the location of Cannock's Freemasons Temple for many years and may still be so for all I know.
Of course this is St.Luke's parish church in Cannock which stands on ground which has connections with worship going back for many centuries. There is a battered and worn ancient preaching cross in front of the building which has several stepped platforms leading up to the stone stump which must surely have been a complete cross before time and troubles took their toll. All the children would climb to the ...see more
I was amazed to come across this photograph. I lived at 7 The Crescent Kirkburton, from 1948 to 1966 and this is a photograph of our house. We lived next door to the Midgeley family and the Tunnicliffe family. David Broadbent lived a couple of doors away. I went to Highburton School and then to Mirfield Grammar School. The head teacher at Highburton then was Mr Hampshire. He was a lovely gentle pipe ...see more
My ancestor's sister Mrs Jane Heather nee Mummery, was a widowed servant aged 29 when in 1861 she worked for this Surgeon and GP with his wife Jane and 4 children who lived in Chandos Place Broadstairs. In 1847 the novelist Charles Dickens made Broadstairs his headquarters from the early summer to the end of October , at , it is believed , either No. 1 or No. 6 , Chandos Place .
I was a member of the Eccles Boys Choir which was founded by Allan Warrington who was a teacher at Beech Street School he was also the choir master at Eccles Parish Church and also a part time organist at Manchester Cathedral . I was a member of both church choirs due to Allan who was a great man and encouraged many young boys to join the choirs . We also made a record for the BBC Manchester radio which was ...see more
I remember "the laughing cat" around 1959/60 when it was a coffee bar, I was a patient at the nearby hospital when on occasion I would pay it a visit with a nurse I was friendly with on her afternoon off where we would hang around and play the jukebox, it was good to get away from the hospital confines for a while. Mick Higham
My great grandmother's cousin who was born Eleanor Wraight married Thomas Kidder Hawkins, and around the year 1876 their first son was born in Sutton by Dover. Then Thomas was employed as a shepherd. By the time of his children's marriages in the 1900s, he was reported to be a clerk and verger. His addresses in the village up to 1924, were Yew Tree ...see more
When I was in my early teens birdnesting I got caught on the Swan neck pipe in the top right hand side of shop and had to be rescued by Bill Parker who lived opposite. He had to hold the only available ladder on his shoulder I climbed down and ran away o happy days. Contact at bugsymason@talktalk.net. this corner of little sandhurst has lots of happy memories for me every thing seems as if it ...see more
I lived in the Baby Shop from about 1953 to 1962 with my parents Alfred & Joyce Howarth
I was interested to see the photgraph of Maesteg,with the shop Leila Daniel Leila and i married in Vancouver in 1978,and i think that's her Father standing in the shop door way,although i never met him. . Regards, Alan Robertson.
I was also a pupil there when it was a boarding school, Loved it in the winter great for tin lidding down the hills ending up in the bramble bushes, or in bamboo bushes, ! Also I remember the headmaster loved using the slipper !! I also learned to ride a bike there, Down the front steep driveway !!!
He was a shoemaker in 1841 name was William Abraham married to Sarah. In the cencus of 1841 he was 45 years old his wife was 50 they had one son George born in 1826. Originally Willam came from Cressage, and lived to the age of 70.
I came upon this site by chance and it brought back so many memories I thought I would share a few. I was born in Fritzlands Lane No. 151 this was my Grandparents house, at the age of 4 or 5 my Mum and Dad were allocated a new house on the Heath Park Estate at No 76 Fritzlands Lane,when we moved in I was carried down the road on my Nans lodgers shoulders I remember his name was Bert it was ...see more
My father owned what is now RowlandsChemist he was Bernard Malaney we left in 1961 many happy memories
I lived in Hele Gardens Plympton St Maurice in the 1950.s and attended Plympton Grammar School as did my wife. Does any one remember the name of the vicar of Plympton St,Maurice at that time? I think he had a close relation serving in the RAF. I am now 82 and memory not so good although I do remember happy times at school in the Combined Cadet Force and visits to several air stations during ...see more
We moved to Littleheath Road circa 1957, I was a pupil until we moved in 1960. I remember: Colin Smith, Mervyn Allinson (spelling?), Janice Russell, and her friend Judith Hardman, Peter Martin, and that is it as far as full names go. The year I left, I watched the eclipse of the sun, on the top playground. I used to run around a lot, and run into the infants? playground, knocked a little girl down, damaged ...see more
A group of my young friends would meet up at the end of Willow Road and cross over Southbury Road. Quite safe as in the late 40’s there was very little traffic only the odd bus. Then into the Savoy Cinema to the ABC Minors. We always went to the Savoy even though in the town near the market square was the Rialto Cinema and the Saturday morning the Rialto Rovers. The fllams we watched were ...see more
I'm always interested to read memories of Gildersome. I have just visited in October 2018. Just a short visit but it certainly hasn't changed in some respects. The streets are narrower from what I remember but street lane and Finkle lane looked familiar. I was born in the former vicarage now stone gables care home. My father, Rev. Winter was the vicar of Gildersome from the late 30s until 1957 when we moved ...see more
I went to the County High School for girls from 1960 to 1967. The Head Teacher was Miss Bubbers, known as Daisy to the students, a formidable, but modern thinking woman. It was a great school!
In the early 1970's I lived in a wooden clad bungalow named Franklin or Franklyn. I wonder what happened to that lovely home. Can anyone help please? Mike Johnson.
I was born in 1950 St Giles Hospital and my family lived on Farmer's Road, Camberwell. I moved away many years ago and sadly from what I have researched the road no longer exists, or at least part of it. We lived at number 137 and from what I could see it had been demolished. Our family name was Kench.
I was born in 1941 and lived in Ilmington Road until the age of 7 when we moved down the road to Donnington Road to a house my father (a builder who built a fair amount of Kenton) built during the war. He was told that if someone didn’t move In then it would be repossessed , needless to say we moved in. Our house was backing onto the park and on the corner next to what became St Gregorys School. ...see more
Born in 1939, lived in Lansdowne Grove, House destroyed by German bomb I was buried in rubble. Moved away to Blackpool returned to Heron Road Willesden 1947. Made very few friends, Names remembered are Owen family, Syd West Jack Murgatroyd, Brian Flynn Suffered with bad nerves and stammer, with recurring dreams of bricks falling on me. Attended St. Mary's School, Mr. Sercombe, head. then Willesden County Grammar. ...see more
Hi. Scarisbrick Hall is now an independent school, and I couldn't be more proud to be a student there! From what I know of its history, it was done up as the beautiful, gothic building we know and love today by Edward Pugin in the Victorian Dynasty. Lady Anne Scarisbrick lived there during that time, and apparently died on her wedding day by jumping off the tower. There are many gardens ...see more
I do remember Saturday nights at Vicky burkes. Yes it was on the corner of the Nelson rd and the Hounslow rd opposite the admiral Nelson pub. Also on the other corner was Robs sweet shop where you could get penny drinks in vibrant colours. I played at Vicky Burkes at least once in a band called The College Boys. No amps in those days. Members were me Brian Brown, David Naish, Graham Brown and Peter Brown and 3 of us went to kneller Boys school in the Meadway
Just to let everyone know that the factory is still canning peas and other vegetables but is owned by Princes. The factory has totally changed but the original offices that face onto Ly nn Road are still there. John
Delivering newspapers for Foresters. Dancing lessons with Mrs Bretherton. Going to Haskins to buy model trains. Snogging in shelters on the promenade. Watching the sailing races. Cowboy movies at the Tudor. Buying aniseed balls and sherbet suckers on Dee Lane. Underage beer drinking at the Bells. Cycling fast down Grange Hill. Coffee at the Fiesta on Banks Road. Going to St. Andrews church. ...see more
Joan Springate worked at Kango's she was my ex mother in law !!
My stepfather, Mr John Few, was at Oak Bank between 1942 and 1947. He was a teenager whose father was the head gardener billeted at the lodge alongside the golf course. John and his older brother Eric worked at the school. John's jobs included lighting fires and boilers in the hall, nursing quarters, classrooms, and dining room. (6 rooms). Mrs Mitchel was the matron. Her daughter was Molly. They were said to have ...see more
I grew up here ...happy memories , loved the lake and fun fair , surrounding countryside , would be either sat on a jetty with my feet in the water watching the boats come and go , or hiding in the dense shrubbery at the top of the hill overlooking the fun fair . The glass bottomed boat , was a favourite , it fascinated me as a child , I'd go on it as often as I could . The little beach area , with the line of trees , ...see more
Greengate and Irwell Rubber Salford. My father Bill Dwyer worked here making conveyor belts. As children I remember works Christmas Parties at Salford lads club. Early 1960s.
I’m so glad to find this site I was born at 2 Ross terrace ferniegair in 1950 I have so many great memories playing up the bing going for walks up the high parks the only bad memory I have is of the primary school miss smith was lovely and Mrs Harvey was it was the headmaster he would have been arrested in this day he used to punch you in the back of your head with his signet ring he was a monster 2years I and others ...see more
My name is Graham Foster and my father William Foster was the licensee of the Victoria Inn from 1938 , He left Wye under strange family circumstances would any body have any memories please?
Memories from many years ago. My father David Dickson was the dentist who built the house at 9 Newcastle Street which is where I spent my early years.. After the war we moved to Birkland Villa which we entered from a laneway just south of the pharmacy "Deauville". This house had been owned by TC Mills. My father had previously bought the dental practice from him. We then helped look after TC as he then ...see more
Does anyone remember Morris Bros, Gents' Outfitters - I THINK must have been in Ealing High Street. I worked there for three summers in the early 70s, walking over from my sister's house in Mayfield Avenue. Mr Morris himself (I suppose a surviving younger bro, like "young" Mr Grace in Are You Being Served) I remember as a slight, fussy man with a pink complexion and a carefully coiffed bush of dyed (I'd now guess, though ...see more
I too was a victim of the York Road bombing. I lived at No 1 York Road and also ended up with my parents in requisitioned accommodation. I have been searching for photographs of York Road so far no luck. I cama across this web site after all this time and seem to remember the name Norman Long. The Hepburns also lived there. Any contact would be greatfully received.
Was the year my family moved from Acton to Earldom Road, Putney, where we lived at number 10 (cost £5500 in 1963!). I have so many memories that I really don't know where to begin! The rag and bone man and his ancient horse trundling up our street, the shops in Lacy Road-especially the wonderfully ornate tiled facia of the fragrant fishmonger where I was sent on Saturdays to buy fish for our cat, the strange junk shop with its ...see more
Hi, i lived at Styal from 1966 til 1968 my name sharon entwistle, remembering good times only, miss/mrs carter was my teacher and mrs webster was headmistress. I was one of the older girls left, there was another sharon i became sharon no.1 and sharon no.2 was just a bit younger. Rose wheelan from longsight was there. All the nurses were lovely. We went to blackpool for the day with nurse roscoe and few others. Walked to ...see more
Hi all I lived in charmydown for 7 to 8 years .I can remember the first day we arrived. there were Hurricane planes still on the run way. we lived in the officers hut 1 lime grove ..
Hersham House was my first school. It was run my Mrs Jean Hewlett.I lived in the cottage next door and every afternoon after school she would help me. She recognised that I had problems with reading and I am indebted to her for her help.
I think that when your photographer set up his camera to take this scene he was not intending to take 'Ye Olde Grove Farme' shop, but the site of the public house 'The White Swan', (behind the tree) which, as far as I know is still there; or was when I was in the area a few years ago. On the far left of the picture you can see the pub sign. .
I am not too sure I can be the only one to contribute, but am glad to do so.i was a patient in 1959 as a young lad with tb and was so desolate to be away from my home and family,it is very clear in mind now all these years on that I soon settled and came home just before my 12th birthday having had a life changing experience,i almost did not wish to leave,the whole place,the hospital and the ...see more
I was in year 1 while my sister was in year 4 of the junior school when it opened, I think it was summer of 1961. Lovely dinners and posh puds in those days. No ‘old pig sty’ school for me which is where my sister and brother went to in Kirby Lane.
I am Dave Faulkner. I lived in Levenshulme .. I also played football in Mellons field with Greg Thompson and Billy Butt. I live in Northamptonshire now.
Does anyone remember the Kelly’s from 184 Bridgwater Road, Paul, June and Sandra, moved in 1953, moved from Islington. We all went to brook side school, Miss Basket headmistress comes to mind, then on to Quarles. I married in 69 and bought a caravan in Noak Hill, 87 North End, Cummings Hall Lane. Our neighbours were the Smiths and Schulers. Love to hear from anybody that remembers me, June Kelly
In 1955 I was doing my penultimate year at school. I started at Selsdon primary circa 1944. The air raid siren was out side the school so when it went off we could not miss it! The doodle bug phase of WWII started in June 44 so we often had to evacuate the classroom and march out in orderly fashion, led by our class teacher. It was in the school air raid shelters that I learnt my ABC and 2 x table. Looking ...see more
I was here in November 1956 and would love to more about it. My mum lived with Trudy Quigly?
My family moved to Fairlight Avenue from Potter's Bar in 1949 when I was four, when my dad got a job as signwriter at Walthamstow Stadium [as the dog track was known then]. I went to King's Road C of E and Wellington Avenue at eleven (my brother got into Chingford County High) and we both joined the 40th Chingford scouts, at the bottom of Endleberry Road. My brother and sister took part in CADOS ...see more
My Grandparents Sydney and Ellen Simpson built Beachbank between the world wars. Sydney had served in the Royal Flying Corps in WW1 and left seriously injured but that never prevented them from buying this plot of previous agricultural land and building this fantastic holiday camp where I spent my summer holidays in the 1960's and early 1970's. During WW2 RAF pilots were billeted in the ...see more
Does anyone exactly remember a new bell or bells being winched in by a very large crane into the tower. My memory as an 9 year old standing outside Morants watching with Dad ( Vicar of Oving then) and younger brother, was it early 1966?.We knew Sam Vigar, who was the cathedral Head of Maintanance, he was running about, (no hard hats then) controlling the situation. It was quite an event as South Today TV ...see more
My older sister and I spent summers in 1959 and 1964 in Mitcham on Thirsk Rd, the childhood home of my English mother. My memories of Figges included the great rectangular, grassy mound of the shelters, but also two huge (to a child, at least) boulders, almost like dolmen or Stonehenge stones. I believe they stood just inside the marsh near the cul-de-sac of St. James in the northeast area. Neither the ...see more
I went to this school in 1954 when I was four and living in a large house on Pinner Road, backing onto the railway, shortly before the older terraced houses. I was first in the kindergarten in North Harrow, where we had mattresses for an afternoon nap, and then went to the junior school in Pinner View, eventually returning to the senior school before going on to John Lyon. I loved the school, although I ...see more
I lived at 70 Balfour Road from he end of 1945 till 1948 Lots of fond memories of 'Feathers' Juniors and, not so fond of the winter of '46/47 queuing for hours in freezing conditions for a bag of coke. Anyone want to share, e-mail me on tedcong14@btinternet. Cheers Godfrey 'Goofy' Gammon.
My husband and I have recently purchased an Old Coach House that used to belong to Arawai House. We believe the House and this Stable were built around 1870 and we are trying to find any old sketches, maps or photographs of the original building. Half of the Coach House was destroyed by fire in 1957 and I have been told by the previous ...see more
Together with 5 other danish boys + boys and girls from England, Germany and Sweeden I participated in the International Optimist Regatta august 1962. The regatta took place on the Hamble River from 11. to 18. august. Peter DUE and I were accomodated at: Holly Hill Lodge 123 Barnes Lane Our hosts mrs. and mr. BELL DAVIES and their 3 children, Ea, Richard and Inky treated us very ...see more
Hi, my dad grew up in Surrey Lane, Battersea and my mum in Earlsfield. They were both born in 1950, my dad talks of Bolingbrook school (probably not spelt correctly). Dad is a big Chelsea FC fan and used to ‘jump’ to watch them all the time. Mum and Dad drank at the Rising Sun pub all the time. Dads called Bob (Robert) wilson and my mum is Sue Wilson (previously Constantine) my mum is a twin ...see more
I am Peter Nugent and I went to Alma Road in the early '50's. Used to live at Old Farm Avenue and one day on the way to school, I came across an old friend; a stag beetle which brought back memories of my childhood in Mussoorie, India. I took it to school with me and was playing with it under my desk lid when the teacher whose name I think was a Mr Teal, discovered this and made me stand in a corner in front of ...see more
I went a lot longer after you guys but loved the moors and going aldershot assult course. Sneaked into lakeside a couple times lol I remember that old Chappel down that lane with trees ether side and the old badger hut off to the left in the bush's
I was born in Russell colt street my name was Dorothy Dick my twin sister is called Jean Dick We went to Gartsherrie Academy We then moved to Old Monkland Swinton Crescent my father worked at Lambertons in Coatbridge his brothers were Jimmy and Gillon Dick sadly my Dad was bed ridden for many years and sadly died in 1956 My mother married again so we left to make a new life in England. As children we played with ...see more
During late July to early August, 1966, while visiting the U.K. from the States, I stayed in a stone duplex off the eastern main road into Cirencester from Oxford. One half of the house was occupied by three students from the Royal Agricultural University with whom I stayed, and the other half was the home of a lady with a young daughter. Across the road was a large farm estate with a tethered bull that grazed near ...see more
Now aged 70, this week with much interest I visited Nelson for the first time. My name is Nicola Pugh. I was born in London and adopted at the age of 5 months. The documents relating to my adoption were signed at the Royal Oak Hotel in Nelson, in the autumn of 1948. The witness was F. Hickson, a mining engineer. My grandparents were Percy Pugh and Rachel Pugh, formerly Rachel Morris. They ...see more
Hi there born 16/02/1951 lived at 7 Barton street back to back no longer (there). Had gas lighting and electric lighting and a gas lamp outside my bedroom. Townhead cotton mill was at the bottom of our street and knocker upper use tap the windows to wake the mill workers for 6 Am shift. Did not have a TV until 1960 a Rediffusion 19" wired. Went to Saint Pats infant sch. Than moved to a Council estate at Newbold nicked ...see more
My family the Smiths lived at Pollocks cottages down the Faggs road and when I was born in 1942 we lived there till about 1950 when we moved to the houses opposite where the fire station is now because of the building of the causeway. We used to play in the fields behind the orphanage and had many happy hours there. We lived next door to the Deichric family the father used to ride his penny farthing down the ...see more
I was a boarder at the convent from the age of 6 to 12. My sister was 5. Our Aunt was a nun there (another aunt at the convent in Orpington). I remember Sister Cecelia most of all. I remember Penelope W, Antoinette M, Doula (from Spirdoula) S, Litsa S (her sister), Brenda M. My name is Dorothy, my sister's - Christine. I would love to hear from anyone with whom I can share memories.
In the early 1950's my parents lived at Cherry Tree Farm, Washington. Does anyone know of it's location, or any details about it.