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I lived in Devonshire Road from 1941 to 1962 and when we first arrived Intake ended with Warwick Road, Argyll Avenue and Cumberland Avenue for those of us that lived on this side of ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1944 by Frank Mowforth

My father built most of the houses on Blaen-y-Pant, including our house, Bryn Dene. Initially there were houses built in 1937 on the Avenue, the Place and the Crescent. It was a private development of good quality homes. ...Read more

A memory of Blaen-y-cwm in 1947 by Vivienne Williams

In March 1946 as an18 year old I was called up to report to RAF Padgate, and do 2 years National Service in the RAF. After a few days there, being kitted out with uniform etc, I was posted to 11 GRP Uxbridge in July 1946 ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1946 by John Ansell

From 1946 until 1949 I was a boarder at Court Hall. At the time I was there Lady Poultimor lived in a cottage in the grounds and kept parrots. There were stables at the rear of the house and a full pack of hounds was kept ...Read more

A memory of North Molton in 1946 by Brenda Mitchell

I am interested in contacting the lady, Margarite Cooke, who said that she used to live at Quarry Mount childrens home. The house address when I was there, between 1947 and 1957, was Quarry Mount, Greetby ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1947 by Margaret Robinson

MY YOUNG DAYS AT CATHERINGTON, RANDELLS COTTAGE, LINKHORN Born in 1942 in Cornwall, my early years of school were at Clanfield. My holidays were spent at my grandmother’s house at Randells Cottage, my father was ...Read more

A memory of Catherington in 1947 by Chris Girlow

I will always have happy memories of spending most of my school holidays with my grandparents, Tom and Emma Howley, in Railway Terrace. I can still remember the smell of the bakery at the end of the road. I know we also had ...Read more

A memory of Blaenclydach in 1949 by Iris Hill

The road on the right of the picture, which runs obliquely in front of the Majestic cinema, was a route used by trolleybuses (I believe the routes were 630 and 612). In the right middle edge of the photo, the trolleybuses ran to ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Douglas Tunbridge

1946 to 1951 - my father was the vicar at St Nicholas Church. The vicarage was a huge place in nearly two acres of land, with a quarter of it wild and rambling. Loads of trees and bushes to make a delightful hunting ...Read more

A memory of Thames Ditton in 1946 by Patrick Wilds

Hi Lynda, I don't recall your name but recognise many of your memories. I remember Brertons, and I think the general store was Downeys, at least a Mr. Downey ran it. An assistant's name was Dixie. Also there was a shop called ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1940 by Pat Cove