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What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1930 by Edna Booth

As my fourteenth birthday hove into view and we entered the summer of 1939 it became clear that we could soon be at war with Germany. Bushey Heath was just fifteen miles north-west of central London. My ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1930 by Paul Wigmore

I would have liked to have gone back to Hawtreys as I was very happy there, but one day the Vicar came and asked mother if he could speak to me. He asked if I had got a place in mind and if I hadn't would I ...Read more

A memory of Ledsham in 1930 by George Allen

I am a retired police officer who has been studying the family history of both my family and that of my wife, Jenifer Cooper. I am trying to trace relatives of the family and hope that someone may just know something of the ...Read more

A memory of Blaengarw in 1930 by Colin Clarke

I would like to share with your readers that my father Alban Crossley was born in Staveley and his mother Ethel Crossley (nee Bateman) worked in the bobbin mill in Staveley. Unfortunately my grandfather Michael Crossley died as ...Read more

A memory of Newby Bridge in 1930 by Ann Brennan

I don't know a lot about Blyth, Northumberland, only that for some strange reason I visited an awful lot during my life but thought nothing of it. My current fiancee and I would sit for long periods on the old docks at the ...Read more

A memory of Blyth in 1930 by Alan Bull

One of my first memories was hiding underneath the sideboard in the dining room with silver ornaments on our heads; my sisters Judy, baby Michele and myself, Deirdre, listening ...Read more

A memory of Holywood in 1930 by Deirdre Sarnitz

I was born in Brighton Road, number 130, in 1930, it is now known as Jubilee Road. I went to St Peter & Paul School 1935 -1944. Itwas agreat place to live in, we used to spend days in Sniggery Woods & go collecting golf-balls on ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1930 by Alfred Moran

I wonder if you may have known John Edgar Smith (School No. 293) in the 'thirties'? My beloved John always spoke very fondly of his years at Lord Wandsworth College, Long ...Read more

A memory of Long Sutton in 1930 by Barbara Tester