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I have many memories of a day out for us lads, we were stationed at Elgin with the Royal Scots and did many trips to command workshops REME at Grantown, they were some fine trips as we went back via Rothes just to make the day last. I ...Read more

A memory of Grantown-On-Spey in 1955 by Howard Pitt

The Chocolate Box..... Anyone here remember my Grandad"s shop on Church Road. Cheadle Hulme. The Chocolate Box. Tobacconist and sweet shop. Grandad made all the ice lollues he sold. And on occasion , childten would come into the shop with a ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme by oscaralb

One thing which I can never remember anyone commenting on, and of which I have seen no photos, is the holiday coaches which used to depart from behind Romford Market place in the 1950s. The particular company I remember ...Read more

A memory of Gidea Park in 1950 by Douglas Hutson

Hi, I was born in 1946 at the South London Hospital for Women and lived for a while at 15 Etruria St. Battersea, it was near Dogs Home Bridge and Battersea Power Station, where my dad, Charlie Jones worked. Soon we moved ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by kenjones8

My mother was born in Llantwit in 1928. Her parents, Jack and Katie Sutton kept the greengrocer’s shop next door to the Post Office in Wine Street. I was born in 1952 and although we left Llantwit eighteen months later, I have fond ...Read more

A memory of Llantwit Major by hjsdavey

My mother was born in Llantwit in 1928. Her parents, Jack and Katie Sutton kept the greengrocer’s shop next door to the Post Office in Wine Street. I was born in 1952 and although we left Llantwit eighteen months later, I have fond ...Read more

A memory of Llantwit Major by hjsdavey

In 1949/50 my parents moved to Little Morton, Hook Heath Road when I was 2 years old. The house (now advertised as having 6 bedrooms) seemed enormous and the garden was very large. In about 1960 my parents sold part of it ...Read more

A memory of Hook Heath

I was born in 1947 (a home birth) in Grove End cottage which was, and still is, located pretty much across the London Road and railway line from the Cricketers pub. Although I've never been inside the pub, I have on ...Read more

A memory of Bagshot in 1953 by Liz Schultz (Nee Berry)

I grew up in one of the bungalows at the foot of One Tree Hill and often spent weekends and school holidays with the Keeper's children, Peter and Jonathon Scott.  One Tree Hill was a fascinating place to spend our weekends and school ...Read more

A memory of Corringham in 1966 by Stephen Dann

I was a little girl who was adopted to Cecil John Keeler and my first visit to Petham was as a 5yr old. My Granny Fanny keeler and had 5 sons. Dick.Ray.Ted.Cecil and Reg.Granny Keeler also had 3 daughters Daisy.Girlie and ...Read more

A memory of Petham by sjmurray278