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Friday the 8th of April, 1984. The day I met the actor Jon Pertwee when he opened the visiting centre in Deri. I arrived around 10.30 am, the weather was dreadfull, raining, typical,..and Jon Pertwee was 90 minutes ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1994 by Andrew Dexter

I remember the working man's club very well, and going in with my grandad when I was young. The reason I'm writing this is that my grandfather died in 1993, January 22nd. His name was Raymond Smith, known as Ray. He was tall, with blue eyes ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1993 by Catherine Smith

I went on holiday there when I was only 2. I still have photos somewhere.

A memory of Lowestoft in 1992 by Jonathan Milnes

My wife and I traveled through Boughton and Greens Norton, on my Greene family ancestor's genealogy trail. We visited the Church of St Bartholomew in Greens Norton, as well as the Church of St John the Baptist in ...Read more

A memory of Boughton in 1992 by Rodman Greene

I entered a competition in the 'Lady' magazine, and was fortunate to win a week's stay for my husband and myself at the Lands End Hotel. What luxury! It certainly doesn't look anything like the photos of the 1950s. Our bedroom ...Read more

A memory of Land's End in 1991 by Margaret Mosley

I know this street - Spring Road - very well, and particularly this thatched cottage! This is because the Thatched Cottage was at the end of what was our property from 1990 - 2003 - Coke Hearth House. If you look at ...Read more

A memory of Riddings in 1990 by Thomas Bird

Having been living away from England for some years it was just so lovely to back at Oak House. I hadn't been here since a school days trip. It was like stepping back in time. and though I realised the furniture wasn't the original it ...Read more

A memory of West Bromwich in 1990 by Yvonne Powell

I have a photo of myself stood on the Commercial par park. I now live on that same car park known now as Travellers Court. Back then Gisburn had 4 public houses, a Natwest Bank, a butchers, a pottery shop, Rose Ally, a post office/grocery ...Read more

A memory of Gisburn in 1989 by Kirsty Hopcraft

This was the year my wife and I took a big gamble.  Looking for a DIY challenge and a move into the countryside from Basingstoke we decided to buy the Old School House in Clyffe Pypard.  The Victorinan house, ...Read more

A memory of Clyffe Pypard in 1989 by Geoff Hunter

Hi there people, nice to see memories of Taxal Edge on here. Please let's not get it confused with Taxal Lodge, 2 very different places, Taxal Edge and Taxal Lodge... I I have set up a Facebook group ,please search Taxal ...Read more

A memory of Taxal in 1989 by Lee Cockshott