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Hi, my name is Brian Nicoll. My mother, father and I lived in 10 Frankland Rd from 25/9/35 when I was born until 1956 when I got married. As a small boy I used to have a friend called Roger Gosney who lived over the ...Read more

A memory of Croxley Green in 1940 by Brian Nicoll

At the far end of photo number H183005a - on the right - is a white wall. Mr and Mrs Barker lived in a one room plus a tiny kitchen downstairs, two tiny rooms up, from the 1930s until my great-grandmother died in the 1950s ...Read more

A memory of Heighington in 1944 by First Name Last Name

I was born in Wortley in 1947, went to Upper wortley School, then Silver Royd CS, then worked at Yorkshire Engineering Supplies in Upper Wortley Road. I met my husband in the Hanover Arms, Lower Wortley ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town in 1947 by Margaret Elliott

I spent many happy days during the summer holidays with my grandparents who lived at No 1 Park Lane. I played in the park opposite and in a wood across a field at the back of the house. There was a pig sty at the bottom of the garden ...Read more

A memory of Snitterfield in 1940 by David Chamberlain

I spent my childhood in Wortley, born and bred around th church of St John's the Evangelist at 35a Dixon Lane. I went to school at Upper Wortley and spent many happy hours around Wortley and "The Rec". We moved ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town in 1944 by Keith Hatfield

I was born in Moss Bank in 1945 and had 3 brothers and one sister; my maiden name was O Connor. We lived at 12 Brown St and I have many happy memories of my first 11 years there. I went on to Notre Dame School in St Helens. I ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1945 by Sheila Edge

I spent approximately 2 years as a messenger boy with the then GPO, based in two gracious old homes along Wimbledon Parkside. Their names were Gayton, and Martholme. I seem to remember the address ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1943 by Charles (Chas) Joyce

I was born in Maidenhead in 1939 and as soon as I could read I pestered my mum to take me to the library. I can't imagine how many books I would have read from the shelves of this lovely old building. At first I was not impressed ...Read more

A memory of Maidenhead in 1940 by Marigold Badcock Nee Perkins

I am very much a novice with the computer and Googled Blackford, Scotland, and to my delight lots of things came up, plus this site which I am so delighted about. I lived in Blackford till I was about 15 a half. I so ...Read more

A memory of Blackford in 1949 by Linda Newport

I was born at 65 Southey Street, Sunderland Road in 1934. My family, the Towns family, had lived there for years. I went to Sunderland Road School and two of my teachers, Flintoff and Comway, taught my uncles. On ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1940 by Derek Bell