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1 lived in Erith until 1970 born in 1932 at 7 Athol road off of Deluci road which is next to the old Tivoli cinema we move there in 1934 from west street we had incenderies drop on our house in 1942 my father put a bucket over it and when he kicked it of it singed is hair and eye brows as an old lady lived upstairs a Mrs smith and had a midget lodger named Mr pledger who was a watch repairer we ...see more
my name is George Bryant I went to North haringay boys school from 1958 - 1963.in the beginning I was the only black boy in school.at first it was pretty rough called all kind of names people lifting up my blazer to ask me where my tail was and so on.my first friends was a boy name last name Haggar another his last name was Benson I just can't remember their first name and a boy from Cyprus name costakis theordore.I learned a lot made a lot of friends wish I could find some of them now.
Mike Pusey is right about the Technics but I was the original drummer.Bruce Moore was a guitarist and Colin was also on guitar.Only Mick stayed on because the rest of us were too poor to buy the expensive equipment to go to the next level
I would be very pleased to hear from any of the original members on
freycr@hotmail.com
Chris Frey
Yes it was a sort of luxury to have the outdoor pool at Norden, people would descend upon the Riviera every weekend. For me though it was short lived as we moved to Norden in 61 and it closed in 63. I think the Tannery owned the land and the lease ran out. The Tannery later used the changing rooms etc., for storage of hides.
I do remember it took ages to get into the water as it was freezing.
I remember the Watson ...see more
happy days at Consett tech collage,engineering course,head of Engineering dept Mr Mernes ?.Mr Clift,Mr Taylor allso a teatcher,some of my class mates Atra Dobson,Bryan Pyle,i can not think of any more names at the moment i can see there faces,sign of old age...John D. Mitchinson
My grandparents were publicans and ran the Hunloke Arms pub on Derby Road for many years during the 60s and 70s.
I was born at Ashgate nursing home and lived in the Chesterfield area until the late 70s when I spread my wings,went to art school and travelled to many parts of the world.
I remember many shopping trips with my grandmother into Town.
I remember Swallows store, another small department store ...see more
Hello, I am trying to find out more about the place my father was born in 1931 which was Cloch View, Kirn. I understand that it was a tenement in Hunter street with a view of the Cloch Lighthouse. My father's mother was called Lillian Rose Connor (married name Batchelor) her mother was called Margaret Connor married to the bootmaker Cornelius Connor. Margaret was living at Cloch View in 1925 and was still there when her ...see more
My parents Elsie and Sidney Minton were evacuated from North London to Frimley Green during the war. My Father was a fire-fighter in London. My sister Gillian and I were both born in the ballroom of a large house converted to a hospital or Maternity home during the war.My brother David was about 3 or 4 at the time. I recently visited Frimley Green on vacation from California, where I live now.I was ...see more
I was wondering if anyone knew of William Bishop a gardener of Sunnyside Vigo Lane as he was married to my get grt grandmother Sarah his 1st wife. I have photos of the house with them both in the gardens and my Nan used to tell me stories of staying there as a child. How she would go out on the common and meet with the travellers that used to stay there and they would all sit round camp fires and chat. She also said ...see more
I also remember Smokey Joe, I grew up in Sidcup and lived on Halfway Street. smokey Joe used to come tearing down the road on his bike towards Eltham, no tyres and no chain! He would use his feet to propel himself along. What a character.
my parents moved to Sussex Crescent in 1954 with three young children, having been re homed from temporary housing - a prefab. The Northolt estate was a great place with a genuine community spirit, families all rallied round and helped each other, bonfire night was a good example all the kids would spend weeks collecting wood for the bonfire. Mums would make toffee apples and potatoes would be placed round ...see more
My cousin who lives in the Shetland Islands has a pair of old oil paintings which he inherited from his father. He's trying to find out where they are from and the only clue he has is the name of the company that did the framing.
Does anyone in Ilfracombe remember a business on the High Street called E. Hill, Picture Frame Maker? He was wondering just how long ago that might have been.
Thanks so much for any "memories"!
A lot of us met our future partners there me included.There was nowhere like The Rink - we saw all the big bands of the day and even were taught to dance by Harry Waterworth,a great dancer.I would not change those years with anyone!
Bert Belli was my Dads brother,we met him once when I was very young.My Dad was Tony Belli and lived in the Isle of Man.Dad saw Bert just before he passed away and Dad himself lived until he was 90 and died in 2010.Has anyone any memories of Bert,Mary and the children or any photos of the cafe,now long gone I presume.
Many Thanks
Angela Belli
Hi,my name is Ben Harverson i am trying to trak down some old mates of mine.we used to knock around together on aboyne park and Henrys cafe on garrett lane back in the late 60s.
I remember Fred Warren very well. My sister in law came over from Canada for a holiday and she bought my wife a Clematis with full care instructions and it flowered every year. I also remember the Warren family in Ingelow Ave. I played football with their son We called him Pro and we played at Tunnards Wood at the end of Fenside. We played every Sunday for about two hours with 14 or 15 a side. Good happy days.
This address was a large terraced home which once belonged to my paternal grandmother.she rented rooms out (after my grandad had passed away)
I remember it from visits there when my aunt betty and family lived there.
The attic or loft was once home to my parents who as newlyweds set up home there..my father made it very comfortable .stylish..renovated it and mum kept it immaculate...
I do know my father had a ...see more
Hi, my name is Ben Harverson i am trying to trak down some old mates of mine. we used to knock around together on aboyne park and Henrys cafe on garrett lane back in the late 60s.
I was raised in Penge - spending most of my time enjoying playing on bomb sites and the change from post war austerity to the better times of the early sixties - and can remember many of the photos displayed. I moved to Elmers End in 1966.
My mother's family were brought up in Clifford Grove off of Maple Rd by the market and I was at school at Malcolm Rd Junior School and the boys Senior School in Oakfield ...see more
I remember in 1948 at age 5 years old staying at Monkham Farm with my aunt Ann Maddock and walking behind two cart horses and a single furrow plough with my cousin Deryck Maddock and the furrows being up to my knees. There was no electric there and the loudest sound was probably the clip flop of the horses hooves on the farm yard. Memories of Deryck milking the cows in the pitch dark barn other than the glimmer of ...see more
Hi I was also born in 1950. I was baptised in Menheniot. My parents. Ken and Barbara Jarvis were with my grandparents Elsie and Charles Jarvis. I have some photos of them at Coldrenick House. They spoke of Mrs Trelawney. I am going through photos as I think there are also some of Mrs Trelawnet but I haven't found them yet!
Does anyone remember Wood Bros Ironmongers at 6 South Road?
I lived there for 14 years, what happy days they were, always lots to do. Never got bored, great community spirit there we all looked out for each other then, played in the Barking rec opposite, happy days. Anyone else live at Dukes Court? I was Jacqueline east then.
I worked for Charles Of The Ritz in the late 1960's in the warehouse at the London Road end of Victoria Road, preparing and despatching the orders . We also prepared orders for Christian Dior, Yves St Laurent and Jean Nate.I worked with Ethel, Kay, Alma , Brian, Les, and George. The van drivers were Mick and Ray.
I can especially remember the gorgeous Christmas packaging for the big London Stores, ...see more
I attended London Road school from 1956-1962. I can remember Mr Smith and the after school stamp club, also Miss Brown, Miss Holloway, Miss Oakley, and Mrs Parrot . When I was in Miss Browns class, some of the other children were, Marilyn Harrop, Leslie Rogers, Sheila Ashdown, Pauline Morgan, (her dad owned Morgans,the local coal merchants,) the twins David and Barry Williams, John Stratton, ...see more
My family lived in Wellingborough in the 1960's. I went to Freeman's Endowed School and later to the Grammar School. We were regular attendees at All Hallows Church and I was a choirboy. At some time in the 60's (early - mid) we hosted an Italian refugee for a holiday. I think it was part of a local event. Does anyone else have any information on this?
I've enjoyed looking at the photos and memories here and hope to share some of my own soon!
My father's family came from Henley but we often stayed with his cousin and his wife who lived in Memorial Avenue. It seemed so far away but today I can get to Henley in about 40 minutes - I remember so many things - bingo down at the church hall - the Italian family who lived next door - the Pannis I think, there was a daughter called Rita. My fathers cousin kept chickens which (being a townie) both ...see more
My Grandparents ran a boarding house at 51 Old Elvet opposite the Shire Hall I was born in 1943 my Father actually went to Durham school where he represented the school in Both Football and Rugby I have tremendous memories of Durham City and playing down near the baths at the end of the venal and up to the old Racecourse My Grandfather would stroll up to the Old Duncow pub about 9:30 each evening for a couple of tots all ...see more
I have a relative in USA who lived his early years in Yorkshire ( Bfd area) he has asked if I know a poem he remembers which ends in the line "you're the first one from Laisterdyke 'ere " the poem has 2-3 other lines which precede the last line which is the punchline does anyone know this poem. It is going back a lot of years
i remember being taken to the zoo on the common many times as a kid. it was very small and probably not a nice place for some of the animals to live. i particularly remember watching the big cats pacing up an down in their cages as we looked on. even as a kid of about 8 (1972) i could see they were in distress. there was a kids area where behind a low wall you could lean over and pet rabbits and guinea pigs as they ...see more
I was born and lived in Cwm Penmachno in 1936, I went to the local school and was taught by Miss Jones and Mis Parry, the headmaster was Mr R.E.Jones and I then went to Llanrwst Gramar School.
My Father was David Davies, known as Dei Dei the Cole man.
I have a sister, who lives in Canada and a brother who lives near Aberystwyth,
I live in Thailand.
If anyone remembers me I would love to hear from them,my email ...see more
How many of us remember the Festival of Britain as I have said my mother had just opened the shop when this celebration was going to take place. All the houses in the street began making trelises to go round the door these were to be decorated with paper roses interwoven,bunting was stretched across the street two things stand out about this other than the street party was that out of the upstairs ...see more
I don't know how I arrived at this website but I found it amazing that what I found awakes so many memories about Trethomas. My gran lived at 13 Bryn-y-fran Avenue, together with my uncles Ron and Trevor Evans. I lived in Llandrindod Wells but spent most of my School holidays with my parents at Gran's house in Trethomas. The name Wedlock meant something to me, was the daughter Joan married to Ron White ...see more
I remember living in the basement flat at 144 church road . My brother simon Dodds and me,jenny Dodds went to Rockmount Infants school. my mother Mary Dodds taught at Rockmount too. I remember Rockmount Rec and crystal palace park,especially the dinosaurs and the pet zoo.i remember the little train that you had to put in a penny to watch it go round. I also remember a park with three paddling pools, does anyone ...see more
Found this memory from Marlene Bennett i to lived i warren drive went to benhurst school remembered MR Tew Miss McDonald Mrs Nelson who I was terrified of used to make all sorts of excuses not to go to school ,we used to play over the park a lovely place then cornfields woods the river that we used to jump ,unfortunaly it is not like it now , there was a paddling pool there it was a treat for us to go there when I ...see more
Mrs Feldwick was my aunt and from what know from my mother she was the housekeeper.i
My name is James Cracknell and I went to Ashford Middlesex school from 1949 to 1951. I was caned on the first day of school aged 7 (six of the best on the behind) for writing on the blackboard after having been told not to. I lived in Ashford in number 10 lansdown road (I think). I left in 1951 when my father was transferred to Gutersloh in Germany.
Doesn't anyone there remember the Park Lane Ballroom, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (if you could afford it!. I often wonder what happened to some of the lovely girls that went there and taught me to jive, where are you Noreen, and Rosemary? We used to see great groups there and try to copy them in our front room in Westfield Road, - never made it, (not good enough!). Whatever happened to my mates who were part ...see more
In 1950 my mother ,Jean cairns, traveled to England to have her first baby, me. She was unmarried at that time. It wasn't until 2011 that I found where 4 grasmere court was. This was the maisonette that we lived in after my birth in kingston hill hospital. We lived there ,as far as I know, until the summer of 1951. It was through the help of a subscriber to Francis frith site that I discovered grasmere court was off verdun road. I would really love to visit Barnes and kingston hill .
My mum & dad used to take me and my sister to Margate (Cliftonville) for 2 whole weeks back in the late 50s/early60s. I shall look up some old photos when I have a chance. Although we didn't have much money then, we took a bus from East Malling, Kent to the Maidstone Bus Station where we travelled on the sea coach to Margate, stopping off at a cafe in Molash for our halfway break. We visited Margate once last ...see more
I drove that route on and of from 1973 to 1988.
Best job I ever had I enjoyed bus driving shame it went private.
....I was born here in August 1947. The only thing I've known about it was its name, except I thought the word ' Royal' was in there somewhere! Today I received a copy of my Birth Certificate in post from the registry office, 68 yrs and I month later! The only other thing I know, but won't remember is that I had an operation to remove a TB gland as a baby. Don't know if it was done at this hospital ...see more
I used to love Gilda Brook Road when I was little! I lived in Snowdon Road and we would walk in to The Village ( Eccles) via Clarendon Crescent and Clarendon Road. The corner where Clarendon Road met Gilda Brook Road was the most exciting place for my young self; first the Pet Shop with all the animals to be admired, then the huge-seeming Toy Shop, with one half dedicated to bicycles , the other to ...see more
My memories of this part of Church Street are probably from about 1957 , or maybe the early 60s. Wasn't there a cake shop at the top on the right, then Friars, the large furniture emporium? I seem to remember a jeweller's and clock maker's shop on the right too. On the left, there was Allendale's green grocery , I think.
In 1955 I was only 3, but I remember Church Street well , as my Mum and my Grandma shopped there every day, taking me in my pram. In those days, prams were large and people were more trusting, so babies would be left on the pavement whilst mothers went in to shops (!)
Apparently I liked to keep an eye on my relatives, so , left outside Woolworths , when a man came out and closed the door behind him, I sang out, "Open the door, Richard", ( words from a popular song) making everyone laugh.
I used to go to ballroom dancing classes in rooms above the Broadway cinema in or around 1962. I would have been 10 or 11. I learned the waltz and the quickstep, both at a very basic level. At the end of the course, we took an exam . I can remember being very embarrassed as I had to dance with the examiner, who was a very tall man in evening dress. I was so flummoxed, I forgot everything I had been taught, but he was a ...see more
I grew up in Aveley and have many happy memories of living there.
I have many memories of the park,I played in there a lot ,and got bitten by the parkies dog it was a little pek,
Maggie smart nee stenning
My father-in-law was a landlord of a large pub in Paddington, The Artesian, a pub then owned by Charrington who were a large London brewer. In 1957 they published a book titled A Brewers Progress 1757-1957 which was given to members of staff and those connected to the brewery trade.As I have inherited this book some time ago I happened to pick it up today and read some of the interesting ...see more
Hi' my name is Ben Harverson i live in Tooting; 35 Brightwell cres, from 1953 to 1971 . I went to
Hillcroft school 64 to 68. My DAD and his Brothers had D I Y family Business; a yard in Charlmont Rd
and two shops one on Tooting High St and one on Garrett lane in the 50,60 and 70. Does anybody remember the shops,the yard or me. the name of my DAD Business was E Harverson & sons
In March 1954 a lovely spring day saw two new members of the Camp staff arriving at Lydd Station. Craftsman Pankhurst and Craftsman Francis.
Stepping out of the train was like stepping onto a silent world. It was very peaceful and quite delightful especially as one is inclined to think the worst of a posting to a place we never knew existed.
A truck had been sent to collect us for the short drive to the ...see more
I myself live in Battersea London , I was about six or seven at that time, and I had never seen the sea befor. Their was a neighbour who had a girl called yvonne and her brother malcombe and they asked my mother whether they could take me on holiday with them. The journey seem to take for ever not being the roads as they are today , I remember the four wheel bikes that you could hire, and the lorry that ...see more
We moved to Fullers Mead in 1953/4 just after I was born, to the house on the right hand side with the lamp post outside (just down from the bus stop) my brother was born in the house in 1955. Dad still lives there, bless him.
It was a great place to grow up. Lots of friends to play with and fishing at Mill Pond right down the end of the road and the newest and best sports facilities you could want. I left in 1976 to live in Devon.
Hi
Has anyone got any memories of the Royal Hotel, Rhymney and of the Lewis family who ran it until Vic Lewis died in 1956? I am researching my husband's family history and he was born in that pub!!
Thank you.
I went to Peckham Girls School till 1964,i can only remember some of the girls in my class, Sandra Taylor, Barbara Smith, Pam Gee, Christine Magnum, Franchise Salton & Angela Ticehurst. I lived in flats facing Peckham Rye Park. I spent a lot of time at the park with friends, Carol Shepherd, Carol Gilbert, Graham Long, Martin, Chris (Male) Freddie Smith, Franchise (Male) & a few others but I cant remember ...see more
Family Minney
Whilst my brother lived just down the road in St. Mary's boys home, Boston Spa.myself & 2 sisters lived in St. Joseph's catholic girls home. This was in the late 60's.
I first went to the primary school in Clifford, St. Edwards I think. The headmaster was a Mr Haynes.
Then I attended the John Fisher school in Harrogate.
Does anyone know if St. Joseph's children's home in Boston Spa still exists?
Glenda
My surname was Hughes.
My Grand dad Mr Albert Beck was station master through my young child hood in the 50s and we lived at 2 Market Street Right opposite the Parish church,until mum and dad got a prefab at the Hundred when I was 3.
The roads are so empty to what I see these days.Behind the Market street house was a coal yard and I remember a horse neighing and Nan's cat sitting on the wall with the horse looking over.
Torbocks was the ...see more
This road was named after my great great grandad s family who were all blacksmiths and had a shop on this corner. Learned this during my family tree how fabulous this was to learn about.
These sheep are on one of the fields that made up the 200 or so acres of my fathers farm, Llandough Farm. The family were tenants from the mid 30s until the late 60s (my father died in 72)
For about 25 years they supplied the milk to the hospital shown.
If anyone is interested or has their own memories it would be nice to compare. David Thomas
We moved to Ryde Park Road in 1950, I was Margaret Thompson then, my brother was Roger, his best friends were Alan Rainbow (Ashill Road) and Loyd Canty (Ashill Road). I went to Colmers Infants until Rednal Hill was built, then at 11 went to Colmers Seniors. Left in 1963. I remember it safe to play outside at 6 years old!! I got lost at that age and ended up knocking on someone's front door in Cliff Rock Road, unheard of now
This is where the Jones family is buried, Grandad,Grandma and aunts.
This used to be owned by my grandfather.
I Lived in Broseley Road and was a bit of a tomboy. My best friend was Jimmy Reynolds who went to Harrowfields, which made me a bit of a traitor as I was a Quarles Schoolgirl. My best girlfriend was Vivienne Davis who went on to have many problems after getting pregnant at 16, very rare in those days. My first kiss was with Patrick Knowles, every man I went out with in adulthood had to match up to that!!! ...see more
1950's to 1960's
There were two butchers (Chinn's was one), two bakers (Toops and Hancocks), two barbers (Mr Colwill and Stansbury's who also had a Christmas Club for toys) numerous grocery shops. A Draper's shop that sold nearly everything - wool, a shilling an ounce skein. Post Office and Maddocks shop over the bridge on the way to the school where there was a great selection of penny ...see more
I used to stay with my Aunt in Lowic in late 1950/1960. She lived in the centre of Lowic
from what I remember - possibly opposite the pub. Her name was Hilda Bird and she had
a daughter Hilda Joan - known as Joan.
She lived in a house and I remember we used to have to get our water from a pump!!
Her daughter Joan married Tony French and they lived way up Drayton Road. They had
four children Peter, ...see more
I well remember the open air swimming pool where we used to go for swimming lessons from Norman Gate primary school as well as the open air pool at the Grammar School featured in one of your photos. However my first experience of swimming was in the River Anton. Where the river comes under the railway line, it comes through an arch bridge and on the Andover side of the bridge was a large pool, where an H girder ...see more
My father worked at Sonning Mill before transferring to Sindlesham Mill, his name was Fred Hopkins, he was a rollerman, we lived in a row of small cottages with a yard behind the cottages and a very long narrow garden . my mother cooked on a range. Mr and Mrs Vooght lived next door, they had a big black dog chained by the back door which knocked me down as a young child and snapped at my face whilst pinning me down with his ...see more
I was born in 1952 and my family lived directly in front of the mill on the bend it wasn't utopia but we were happy. No bathroom outside loo but we all thrived.
I grew up in Nizewell Head, we spent a lot of our time playing on the green with our friend's on bike's and playing in our gardens. This was in the 1970's and 80's we would walk around the village go to the shop and down to the river. I also spent most of my time at the westfield riding school ran by Anne Hillier, and riding for people in the village. We spent a lot of time sledging in Mr. Kinche's fields for most of ...see more
I remember as a child being taken to see father Christmas in the coop which was in west street where primark is now. You walked through a sort of corridor which was beautifully decorated to get to Santa's grotto and I remember thinking this was totally magical.
From 1947, my family used to drive between Middlesex and West Suffolk via Baldock. My father used to point out a house on the East side of the High Street that had many animal figures on the street-facing wall.
Does anyone remember it and perhaps have a photograph?
Do you remember an accident in Lordship Lane in May 1944 involving a girl aged five? She was knocked down by a city bus whilst walking across a pedestrian crossing. That child was my sister.
I lived on Station Road from 1947 until I got married in 1968. I went to infant school in Princess Street and the only teacher I remember was Mrs Wright.
I then went to the Junior School and finally in 1957 to the Boy's School until 1962 when I left and went to work at The Halifax Building Society in Corporation Street , Chesterfield. My wife and I left Chesterfield in 1971 and finished up,in ...see more
I remember calling at a cafe in Bilton Rd every day as a van salesman for Walls sausage & pies.The cafe was used by lots of Walls van drivers before the start of there calls,it was run by a lovely Irish couple who's son was the famous MP Jack Dromney,he help out in the cafe when on holiday from uni.
Happy memories
Ray Hunt
My last three years at school were spent in the small building at the centre of the picture. At the time what had previously been the Brownlow infants school was an annex to the Girl's Central School hidden behind building to the right. Both buildings now have another use as The Girls Central School was replaced by Walton Girls School on Kitty Briggs Lane back in the mid 1960s
Half way down on the left was Paynes cake shop where we would buy Chelsea buns from about 10.30 onwards for 2 pence halfpenny, (that's in old money). They were hot, soft and very sticky with syrup and tasted wonderful. We have been to many places since living in Newtown, but never have we found Chelsea buns as good as Paynes.
I remember running from the grammar school at morning break time and getting a huge bag ...see more
I didnt live in West Auckland but had a lovely holiday there in 1962. I stayed with a Mrs Vart at Holme Mill in Spring Gardens. I can remember going to the milking shed for a jug of fresh milk for the breakfasts and collecting the eggs.
I remember leaving lemington middle school to move to the brand new Shool up the hill at the top of Claremont around 1963 and left in May 1965,and moved to Halifax where I had a nasty works accident and lost my left leg,I had many happy memories of school and Lemington boys club and had many friends at both,I think the boys club was run by a nice man called Geoff.Two of my mates were Richard Fraser and Terry Johnstone who lived at dene avenue. Andrew Gunn.
In the 1960s my parents John & Joan Allen had the " Hollins Green Café" opposite the Black Swan Pub. Each weekend youngsters came from miles around to meet. Loads of motorcycles, girls in flared skirts, ( "mods & rockers") great music from the Juke Box,. Never any trouble, I miss those. days and all the friends I made.......
Dave Allen.