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My memories of the home, which was run by the Southwark Catholic Rescue Society. The sisters of charity looked after us, I was taken there just before my 10th birthday in april 1947 along with brothers Bill 13 and Bob 4. My early ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by James Duffy

I lived in 1 Rockcliffe View Carlin How, from about 1946 to 1952, then my father retired and we then moved to Loftus. My father was Jim Conway the Police Constable. I went to Skinningrove Senior School, ...Read more

A memory of Carlin How in 1946 by Sylvia Fayers

I was born in 1944 in my grandmother's house named 'Bloemfontein' at Higher Fraddon. She named the house after the capital of the Orange Free State of South Africa where she was born. Her father, my great-grandfather Parkyn, ...Read more

A memory of Higher Tolcarne in 1948 by Peter Crago Goodman

Since my blog of 2007 concerning my time as a boarder at the Visitation Convent school 1942-1947, I have noted with interest that other former pupils (though not from the years I was there) have commented on their ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1940 by James Mc Guinness

My sister, Adele, and I went to St Helen's School on the corner of Valley Road opposite Streatham Common. I remember Sheila Tittenshaw and another girl called Eleanor amongst others. I learnt to read there. The ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1947 by Marianne Stevens

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 came on tonight to see the house I was living in when I left to come to America. I was amazed to see the Memories of St. Helens pictures etc. What a pleasure to see the pictures, and read some of the memories. I remember ...Read more

A memory of St Helens in 1946 by Joan Jory

I well remember being at Heronhill (St Helens) and Miss McDonald the headmistress. I don't think I recall the horses but there was a rope swing at the stables which we used to play on , also there were great trees to ...Read more

A memory of Hawick in 1947

I used to attend the Notre Dame Convent School (or Grammar School, as it was sometimes called). I was from Warrington on an 11+ scholarship and had to travel in by bus every morning - then walk ...Read more

A memory of St Helens in 1949

I was brought up by my parents in a house in Baldry Gardens, the top end near Covington way. As a very small boy I was put into St Helens School primary, which was a Girls school but had an infants section. Then I went to St ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1940 by Doug Hopkins