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HI, I CANT REMEMBER YOUR NAME , WE LIVED AT DABBS HILL LANE FOR YEARS , I REMEMBER MOST OF THE NAMES YOU TALK ABOUT AND MORE , NORTHOLT WAS LOVELY AT THAT TIME , THE NAME WAS BUSSY I HAD 2 BROTHERS AND A SISTER , I WENT ON TO MARRY BRIAN HAYES HE CAME FROM A VERY LARGE FAMILY , THANK GOODNESS WE PARTED , IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEND TO THOSE YOU MENTION , HAPPY TIMES WHEN YOU THINK BACK
Ellen Laura (Ibbett, Clack, Hodgson) Preston, arrived from Canada and recorded: My sister Jessie and brother Lawrence met me for lunch in London and looked up my sister's train for Selsey, Sussex, with whom I was to stay. My sister's home was a massive house facing the ocean. Her husband was under secretary of the Great Northern Railway. They had four children all grown up and a well-furnished ...see more
During the late 40's and 50's we all travelled to Jaywick Sands for our summer and bank holidays and on the weekends made regular excursions to the nearby seaside resorts of Frinton and Walton-on-the Nase but my favourite was Brightlingsea, the main reason being that we went to collect winkles for a Sunday evening snack on returning home, complete with a pin for their removal.
The best bit was crossing ...see more
Hi to all young children that was at Norland house does any one remember two girls name Sandra Susan Inness we were there in 19 60 I remember swimming pool I nearly drowning I was pull out has well
This was the family home of Harold and Dora Bagnall (my Grandparents) until the 1960s. The address used to be 21 Hawk Street and I was told as a child the incline next to Lower Chequer was for people to disembark from the stagecoach. I was also told although I cannot confirm this that the Lower Chequer was a stop off on the main road to London. I have very happy memories of my childhood ...see more
Hi to all young children that was at Norland house does any one remember two girls name Sandra Susan Inness we were there in 19 60 I remember swimming pool I nearly drowning I was pull out has well
Went to Christ Church school on Nelson Street,,head master Pop Dale had the cane a few times,senior school wiñtoñ ,remembrr friends from the past,Ivy Taylor Alañ Edwards Dorothy Mann Gordon Dixon Norman Hurt Fred Clough Britain twins sorry if I've missed a few out,will all be in our eighties now,so many good memories,part of my past young years , love to hear about any of you still around
I have many happy memories of my training at the hospital 1970 - 1974. I lived at Hitcham House before going to Wexham Park then returned to Hitchin bury. I was know then as Liz (nee) McLean.I would love to hear from anyone who was also there at that time. X
Margaret nee Backhouse was originally from Leeds, Yorkshire. She was the older sister of my mother Muriel (who sadly passed away in 2009, my dad Harry passed away 2011). Arthur is my uncle and his sons John, Alan and David my cousins. Please pass my best wishes to everyone. John and Alan will remember me, not sure if David will as he was very young when we last saw each other.
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I would like any information about 20, Catherine Grove Greenwich 1911 as my mother lived there from when she was born. Pat McCann
My Nan Was Matron of the Hampsfield as a child I would visit with my mum, it was such a beautiful place, the gardens were marvellous to be honest, Hong Kong gardens was my favorite with the Koi Karp, the ferns, when I was very small I thought that no one would be able to see me as I sat under a fern.
About the house the dining room was all wood ...see more
I'm 70 now and still have great memories of Kingsbury where i lived from 1950 until 1960 with my parents Dick & Joyce and brother & sister Steve and Lynda. We lived in a Prefab just 5 doors down from Kingsbury swimming pool and hence spent hours there on our annual season tickets. (10 b0b} Idylic days playing football in the winter and cricket in the summer all just through the back fence in the park ...see more
My family lived in Crossender Road ,Crosby 1940-1948 There were KNIBBS Tennis Courts ( which was used by the US ARMY as a depot for some years during WW11) at the one end close to the railway line. At the other end of Crossender Road was the rear of the grandstand of MARINE Football Club.I too can remember the hill by the railway bridge on Mersey Road where sledges or lookalikes were used and large snowballs were ...see more
My name is Maureen Poulastides (nee Pye). I lived on the farm that was close to the canal and railway line/signal box around 1954 until about 1958, I don't remember exactly. My Dad, Norman Pye was a farm labourer there. My mother is Ada (Pat), they would have been 33 years old. I would have been 9, and my brother Norman 8, and my sister Beryl 1-2 years old.
We used to play on the farm and down by/in the canal. I remember ...see more
In the 1920's my parents bought a new build property in Limbury, number 8 High Mead, the only detached property in the road (It cost £620.00), but being situated on a bend the property was lacking garden space as the land was triangular, wide at the front with a narrow pointed back garden.
However my childhood memories picture it differently! It was as big a Wardown Park but probably no more that 25 feet from the ...see more
An uncle, Arthur Garside owned a chemists in Freshwater following his service in the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He made Turkish Delight and would bring one or two trays of lemon and rose flavor when he visited us in Bedfordshire at Christmas time.
Much later in 1972 my parents in law moved to "Rose Cottage" in Copse Lane Freshwater and we would visit them at every opportunity for long weekends and Bank Holidays ...see more
I was born in Colindale in 1937. My memories of Twickenham are of a piscatorial nature.
I took up angling aged 10 or 11, a friend and I decided to have a go on 'The River', we had fished the Grand Union Canal and river Gade at Watford and we fancied a change. We managed to get to Richmond using the north London line from Brondesbury which we reached by bus. It was all very strange, we had no idea the river ...see more
I was born in farm cross left there for eastfield when 5 went to st Columbkills in think kirkwood st. My gran lived up the closs at central cafe if u can remember that ,think the arcade is there now myself brothers& sisters all went to school there Was a great place to run about .went back there in April and saw a few changes esp mill st end by the Rio just brings back good memories Gordon andrews
In further response to Mr Ian Graham I have a few images of the Lister "D" type stationary engine that was supplied in 1942, possibly to a farmer as were many of these engines between 1926 and 1965, during which time over 250.000 were made. The engine is still in regular use, I have a short video of the engine sawing wood for a chimenea. Dean Waters.https://youtu.be/5NnsBoI-3ww
I was at school there from 1956 to 1963, first at the Old Primary School then the new one with Head Mistress Miss E Watson and her elder sister, 'tremendous old school' method teachers.
I lived at Fairfield Farm about 2 miles away so had to walk everyday to class come rain, snow or shine.I remember Keith Smurthwaite the village police sergeant's son, Carol Johnson the grocery shopkeeper's ...see more
I grew up in Wembley Park in the 1950s and went to St Christopher's School down Wembley Park Drive. The parade of shops on Forty Avenue by the traffic lights at the top of Bridge Road had everything you basically needed: a bread shop, fishmongers, small Sainsbury's, post office, newsagent and ironmongers. The toy shop sold plastic farm animals; if you wanted to buy one the shopkeeper opened a small cardboard box ...see more
Hi my mum worked at Lewis's factory from 1922 to 1937 as a machinist Emma Perrin
also my uncle was a shoe maker Albert Billington
Does anyone remember miss Nelsons sweet shop ,later to be owned by
Does anyone the small sweet shop bnear the Police Station .Shop later changed hands and oooh!
THOSE WONDERFUL VIMPTO ice lollies used to call in on way too school Cecil was Headmaster
mr.Tyler
I was born in Maidstone 19 Hardy Street. Went to St Paul's School.
I started at Northborough School.The house was converted into flats.at the same time my mum had twins.so had to move out .And moved to Milton Street. So went to Westborough School.We then moved to Shepway estate Middlesex rd .then went to Mangravite School .I then went to the new Senacre Secondry School.But it was not finished .So we had to catch a bus to ...see more
I was born in 71 Clifton Avenue and went to St Joseph's primary school. Remember Wally Kilminsters well and I also made balsa wood gliders. Demarco made the best ice cream. Remember the Torch public house. Now live in Manningtree Essex. Last of the Pearson brothers.
In 1956 when I was 17 years old my brother in law built a sailing boat but neither if us had ever sailed.
We took the boat on a trailer to "Kelpie's" yard on the river Ouse at Great Barford near to Bedford and were soon leaning the skills of gybing until a late gybe left us stranded in reeds. I was the lucky one having been elected to enter the water to clear a way (picture Humphry Bogart in African Queen). ...see more
I have very fond memories of Brynmawr. It was my fathers family home. His name was Len Purslow. The family lived in George st. As a child until the age of 14 every year we visited for two weeks in the school holidays.
We stayed with my father's brother and sister who's names were William and Violet Purslow. They lived at number 11 and another brother, Cliff lived at number 8 with his wife, my auntie ...see more
would anyone have any memories of who lived previously in vicarage . I have only one tiley sisters .
loved to hear any memories.
sorry this is not so much a memory but a request for information. I am the current Chairman of Eaton Socon Ex Service Club and I am trying to track down the trustees of the children of eaton soacon trust fund. We desperately need to find any of them or any information on this trust as we need to track down the lease If any one can help please contact me.
My parents came from Nottingham to open a shop in The Gounce mum hated the change to live in then the relatively quiet Cornwall .Next to us was Burrells Stork café owned by Sid Burrell. our rented flat is still there next to the three shops the third of which we rented from him. We had the Palace cinema for entertainment, run I think by Mr Newman and for kids the SISSMS or something like that to keep the kids ...see more
The "Festival of Speed" was founded in 1993 by Lord Marsh, the event displaying and actively demonstrating racing machine from the present day and those stretching back to the beginning of the motor racing era back in the earliest days of motor car development. The main feature being a timed hill climb when cars and motorcycles spanning this period race against the clock to compete for the fastest time ...see more
We as a family first stayed at Rothay Manor in Ambleside in 1953 and it was then that I had my first experiences in fell walking, trout fishing and negotiating the nearby "Stepping Stones" across the river Rothay.
Climbing proper was out of the question, a sport reserved for those qualified in this hazardous pastime.
I was present in the Lake District on 23rd July 1955 when Donald Campbell broke ...see more
I was born in 1939, many say that the war was probably partly my fault!
My uncle Steven Garside owned an electrical and aeromodellers shop in Park Square opposite the Technical College and my father "Ernie" Russell had a woodworking business at the rear and a lean-to stripwood selling business where I helped with the machining and sales on Saturday's, it was situated next door to Brown's cafe where we enjoyed ...see more
Walsh's in the 60s was a very happy time for me and I have great memories of when Mum and Dad,me Grandma and Grandad shared a caravan for a fortnight.The caravan was tucked away in the corner behind the arcade situated next to a ditch.
I can always remember laying on the bed/settee listening to the bingo numbers being called and nodding off to the tones of ''top of the shop 90''.It always seemed an adventure fetching ...see more
My uncle Steve owned a bungalow in Jaywick Sands, "Abijan", at 18 Lavender Walk where I spent my childhood bank holidays and annual six week school holiday between 1945 and 1953 and occasionally short breaks in later years, we got to know most of the holidaymakers in Lavender walk as most like us would visit at every opportunity throughout the year.
My uncle owned an Morris 8 and my father a ...see more
Been reading about Manor Road area whilst visiting my son and family in Norway. My name is Derek Clark and was born at no 22Springhead Rd. Remember Peter Ellis, Len Baker, Beryl Martin and probably most of the rest of the class. I moved away from the area about 35 years ago and will most likely be coming back to have a look around at all of the changes, Erith lost a lot of its character when Mitchell's closed and the ...see more
My fathers family owned fairy glen . Arthur and Eileen Jones .. The butchers . My father was born in London house .. I have many happy memories of going to Llanwrtwd as a child , beautiful place I now take my own children to visit
I spent many a happy afternoons here , watching film's . Beautiful old place , so sad when they tore it down . It was supposed to be a listed building , thank's BB Council , they also pulled down the old Granada, which was also ' a Listed building !!!! It was also in a lovely setting by the river , i miss those days ...
My parents moved from East London to Swindon and then to Wroughton in 1954. My parents were Pat and Geoff Leach. I am Janet (Leach - now Ford) and my sister penny was born in the maternity hospital in Swindon in 1958.
My Wroughton memories are living in Snapps Close (just off Priors Hill) and of walking to school and to Brownies, and Guides, down Priors Hill - in the dark sometimes. No cars to take us ...see more
My aunt lived in a large old house on London Road called 'The Cedars from around 1950s to the 70s when it was demolished. Does anyone have any photos of this house? There is still a road of that name where it was.
Ann M
The current fad for destruction of our lovely landscape and English and Welsh countryside has to stop! When I first came to Rockfield many years ago (from the Forest) it was a long way from Monmouth, now the suburbs encroach as mad cap planning policies seek to further add insanity to their list of justifications for murdering wildlife and killing the countryside. The recent proposal to get rid of a ...see more
Hi, my name is Garry Tregeagle. I am not sure what relation I might be to the infamous Jan Tregeagle. I have been called a "bit of a bigger" at times but that would be the worst of it. Anyway that is all I am saying about that. I am 60 years of age this year. Born an still living in Sydney, Australia. Our family tree was traced many years ago and approx 2,000 living descendents were named but it stemed from a ...see more
My name is Janet Dowey (nee Seymour) I was born at 74 Meadway in 1951, my parents were Bill and Ruth Seymour my grandparents Thomas and Emily Seymour. Gran and Grandad lived in Colway Cottages in the old pit yard, many times I sat with my grandad watching the trains go by. I have wonderful childhood memories spent with my grandparents, of gardening with my gran and going for walks, I just wish I ...see more
These were good years amongst good people,although my memories of the school itself are rather mixed. I'm sure there are those out there who could add to my reminiscences.
Some of the teachers at the time were 'Taffy' Elkins,? Stezaker, Fred Bushell, Les Cole, Geoff Billingham, 'Jock' Anderson and Sam Bottomley who used to bring his cello and recordings of Kathleen Ferrier to keep us amused - and ...see more
Hi Mandy, my name is John Appleton, I was brought up in Binbrook from approx late 1950's, I went to school at Binbrook primary C of E. My first teachers were Mrs Lamming and Mrs Wilky. My first headmaster was Mr Gordon then Mr Fletcher. One of my favourite memories was dancing around the May Pole in the main play ground. Personally I do not recognise your name but our back ground gives us some person identity. I ...see more
Theresa Jackson(nee Lay) Would love to hear from anyone who went to Western Road School between 1958-62 and any of the gang from Seaton Road where I lived and have fond memories.Memories of Majestic cinema where I use to go with my grandmother and started my love of films also enjoyed Saturday morning pictures calling into Huttons or Wilkes fish shops for chips and crackling.My father's family came from ...see more
See Ashgrove, on part of the hill known as the Hilly Piece, with commanding views over the town, to the left of the Priory in the 1871 picture.
The house was built in 1809 for the Revd Stillingfleet, Prebendary of Worcester Cathedral and remained as shown, until the main sitting room and two bedrooms above, to the right of the house, 'disappeared' in the late 1930's. I tried to identify the ...see more
Remember the Marine Parade so well
I came to Lyme Regis in the early 1950 as a pre nursing student at the
Local Cottage Hospital my name then was Muriel. Davis
we always were called by our surnames
I married in 1956 to Tony Wiscombe member of a local building firm
Those care free days walking to the Cobb and back
on a Sunday then home
for cream tea or trifle and sandwiches
I grew up in Beech Hall Road from birth (!948!) until I married and moved away In 1965. I went to Sidney Burnell Infants, Selwyn Girls and then Sidney Burnell Secondery from 1959 to 1963 when I left at 15 and went to work at the Halex. I loved it there and I remember the department manager was Miss Thom. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me from "back in the day" My maiden name was Lynch
Hi,my name is Stephen Smith, I lived in Regent Crescent through the 50s and 60s. I guess you all remember the Rochdale canal that runs through Failsworth. What a great place to spend your time. Who needed Disneyland. We used to fish, make rafts, throw discarded spindles from the cotton mills into the wooden locks and attempt to walk across it over a steel pipe. We even swam in it until my Dad found out. Boy did I get into ...see more
I lived in Sunny View (off Wakemans Hill) from 1953 to 1958, when we moved away.
Dad worked at Curr Bros Laundry and later at the Vanden Plas works in Kingsbury.
It was a very different world in those days.
My mum and dad Gladys and George Rodgers had the corner shop between Churchill Street and Mornington Street Chorlton on Medlock /Ardwick. Between 1960 -1969 it was a very busy shop and I have some great memories of playing on the road popping tar bubbles (not much traffic then ) and mum sending me to the pork butchers on Stockport road for hot savoury ducks. Sometime mum would take me to the Tripe shop as a treat ! Not sure I ...see more
Does anyone have any memories of Albert he was a keen member of the British legion also on the Canival committee any comments please get in touch I am his nephew we lived in my younger days at Forest Rd next to the infants school then to White House Farm in Foxley lane thank you for any memories Tony ( Whitlock ) I was also known as Tony Pear .....
does anybody have any relatives that may have been the R.A.S.C during ...see more
Does anyone remember the late Mr Ted Cross .He started the company Cross and Lawsons Builders and all i know is he died in 1954 .I would love to know more about Ted The fact being he was a grandad I never met along with his wife Catharine .They had a son called william cross .If anyone knows more Please get in touch
THANKS
W CROSS
I attended both the Downshall infants and junior schools in the 1950's. I remember little about the infants school other than the Headmistress was a Mrs Knapman I believe. Teachers names I recall from the junior school were Mr. Freeman my form teacher for three consecutive years, Mr. Mooney, Miss Fox, Miss Woodward and the Headmaster Mr. Nutting I played for the schools football team thanks to Mr. Freeman but my ...see more
Were the stables and hounds still there when you were there ..... There were two black ponies in the field one was called Jet cant remember the other one. Was so sad when I returned to Devon to find the house demolished .......
Some names have come flooding back after reading memories of Harold Hill and I wonder if they mean anything to anybody? Would love to hear from anybody.
Alan Tremain
Brenda Lovering
Brenda Sellwood
David Gunther
Yvette Carruthers
David Watts
Eddie Slater
Vic Slater
Ray Phipps
Harry Blackburn
Alan Drake
Tommy Brien
Graham Furnival
David Head - last heard in Australia
Marion Thorpe
Hi,
My sister and I were at a boarding school in the early to mid 1960's in Saffron Walden does anyone know it's name, I think my mum use to refer to it as audley end but looking at the pictures that seems a lot bigger than I remember. They were not great memories it was a harsh environment and by today's standards almost Victorian. Thanks Steve
I have memories of the former rail bridge at the bottom of Townhill Road. I remember the former fruit and veg shop in Townhill. I remember the former sweet shop just close to Townhill Primary School.
I was born at Cuckfield Hospital in 1954. My parents, John and Joan Hunter renovated Lodge Hill Cottage in 1949 ish, and then moved to The Senge House just before I was born. We then moved to Chichester House in the High Street in 1971. Many fond memories of Ditchling - especially the cold winter of 1962(?) and tobogganing down Lodge Hill. We were 4 children, Louise, Sarah and Caroline plus myself. Both parents are buried at ...see more
I lived at number 47 Goudhurst rd Twydall Green attended the local scout group went to Featherby primary school onto a school in Gillingham at Richmond senior (i Think that was what is was called)
only lasted a few months then it was up and off to Australia back in 1965 but a lot of fond memorys especially on saturdays when i alternated between the Odeon and Prestfield
My mum Janet Lennox and her sister Marion lived and went to school for a while in Kirkconnel as my grandfather died when they were young so my gran went to stay with family for a while rather than staying in Manchester. We had many relatives in Kirkconnel of my grandfathers so spent holidays there about 3 times a year. We do not have many relatives left there now but I still go up searching for gravestones ...see more
Hello everyone.
I lived at 409 Green Lanes in1960. Does anyone know of an old folks home in Lakeside Road around that time, possibly number 59?
Any help on how to find out would be much appreciated.
I was born in Wood Green but lived at 460b Lordship Lane over a boot repair shop from a couple of days after until I was about 11.
I attended Risley Avenue Infant and Junior schools from 1946/7 until 1951 then we moved to 8 Scales Road near Chestnut road.
I spent a lot of time in Lordship Lane Rec especially the traffic area where you could rent a bike that cost 1d per 15 minutes.I used to fly around the ...see more
Many of the paternal side of my family lived in Cornsay Colliery - in fact my father was born there in 1913. My great grandfather, Robert Norwood, worked at the Ferens and Love colliery there where he was responsible for all the rope work used on the haulage ways in the drift mines, and he and my great grandmother raised 7 children there. He and one of his daughters died there on two ...see more
Ken Beard speaking. My parents were evacuated to South Wales from Bermondsey London during the 2nd. war. I wish I had some dates, as there is no one alive to ask. We lived at 63 Crwys Crescent where I was born in 1943.I'm not shore how many years we lived there before we moved back to London, another date I wish I had.
I was travelling in the area about two weeks ago and thought I would see if any of my ...see more
In addition to my earlier text I would like to add that after Warwick road school I went to Banksfield
boys secondary modern school then they opened a new boys high school not far from Batley hospital.
I remember going to the Collins cinema in Batley Carr, there used to be a small sweet shop near the
cinema my 1st. girlfriends parents owned it her name was Sheila. 12 months after the high school
opened we emigrated to Australia. If anyone has memories like these please comment here. JOHN.
I used to stay at the"Almel Hotel"&the"Salutation"in Doncaster whenever I was on the long haul up to Northern Scotland
I remember staying at a great set of transport digs when I was on long distance work.I always used to stay at"Thelmas"on Commercial Crescent as the food was so good and the beds were comfy.I also remember a crowd of us going to the"Mecca Ballroom"one Saturday night and when we came out of the place the snow was almost ankle deep!As we had to walk uphill wirh leather soles on our shoes,this took a considerable time!!
I used to stay in Aberdare back in the 1960's when I was driving long distance trucks.I'm pretty sure that the pub I used to stay in was called"The Eagle"? I remember that the sheep used to be in the High Street most nights after 9pm! I have some fond memories of Aberdare and being taught some Welsh language sentences
I grew up in Bothenhampton in the sixties and seventies, and my memory of the place is just like the photo from 1910. We lived at Bowhayes, which was a cul-de-sac, and at the end of the lane there were some broken old stone steps that led down into an ancient "hollow way", going down this path was a favourite walk to get to the village centre without having to walk on the main road (Crock Lane) which had ...see more
At the age of 17 (now aged 90 ) I entered Padgate as a young lad for my basic training. The barrack room was long and cold with only two coal fire stoves in the room. We were a mixed bunch of young lads from various towns etc but we soon settled in to a routine. There were two Corporals in charge of our training, I can see there faces but now there names evade my memory, One name has just been ...see more
I was here in 1974 I was 10 I loved the train I played on it every day I was here for 3 months in the summer and love sneaking out to the fields to play im going to go back there one day to have a look around and take pics I have a old pic of me on the roundabout I lived in northam in Southampton when I was here and loved my stay here alan grimes
I went to Loughton School in the fifties and so most of my young life was spent in and around Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Woodford.
I had many friends at that time, but marriage and moving to Leighton Buzzard put paid to most of that and contacts were lost.
I came back to the area 40 odd years ago and now run a website for the old boys/girls of Loughton School.
Anyone interested in film of the last days of the ...see more
Wrongly assigned to Kent - always in Essex
Many thanks for letting us know about this glitch - now corrected. Editor
My mum was Mona Clarke who ran the Post Office in the 70's and 80's. Sadly she died recently and I would love to see any photos or share any memories of that time.
I remember Leeds best as it was, now the new Buildings are ugly the beautiful area in front of the Civic Hall concreted over in the name of the Millenium they are destroying the beautiful Architecture and building monstrosities the Market is nothing like it used to be stalls closing all the time ,yes the Leeds of the past was wonderful
I remember that head master he would yell out my name in assembly he was so. Loud I would shake in my shoes
I was in the above children,s home between 1959/65 and I have been doing some research and been in touch with a few families who were there at the same time as I was. I have also been in contact with a lady called Gillian Mower who just recently put me onto a book by Ruth Jones who was placed in the home only when she was ten days old back in 1928.
If any body who was there and reads this and ...see more
I was born on 23rd. September 1928 son of John and Frances May Hind; we lived in Hall Road Bungalows until 1935 when we moved to Joseph Terrace. I attended the Infant and Junior schools-headmaster Mr. Leckenby;teachers included Messrs Turnbull, Bramley Ballan and Kirkup. I was a choirboy at St. John's and in my teenage years was a member of the Methodist Youth Club-happy days. My ...see more