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Many of the things that happened at D Y P were taken as normal. During the winter we ran around in the snow without shoes on, and why? because we did not have a second pair of shoes. The only pair we had were school ...Read more

A memory of Dan y Parc in 1953 by David Palfrey

Hi, my name is Roy Mozley & I was born in 1948 in a prefab in Rydal Avenue, Winton. We then moved to Lambton St, Winton. This was our football pitch then, main problem was this guy who, lets say, used to visit a ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1950 by Roy Mozley

I moved to Wordsley when my father died in a tragic motorcycle accident in Old Hill, although I was born in Bradley Rd, Stourbridge in 1948. We moved to Wordsley in 57 or 58. Some of my memories are so vivid of the ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley in 1959 by Reg Farwell

Can anyone help me? I was in the Royal Pioneers in 1955 to 1957 and would like to know if anyone has a photo that I can have a copy of.

A memory of Donnington in 1957

This photo is of the shops in Western Parade, Woodhatch, Reigate. Also in the picture, partially obscured by the trees, is The Angel public house. Woodhatch is a suburb of Reigate, about 2 miles due south from the town ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1955 by Bill Tingley

Yes we were bad lads who went to Stanhope. The first words Mr Bowles said to me was "I tame lions and tigers just like you" then slapped me across the face. Remember that? As for the teachers: Glendenning Mctavish, ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1957 by Arthur Lowther

This is the church in Warren Road where l was christened in 1956, and sat through many a Sunday morning service. The vicar's name was Mr Carey. I used to attend monthly church parades with the Brownies and then the Guides, and my ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1956 by Patricia White

I remember Joe Wyche very, very well; a very progressive man, and to be frank I owe my success to him. At age thirteen he hauled me into his office to inform me I was lazy and he was going to make me work. In consequence I did work ...Read more

A memory of Poynton in 1956 by Rodney Trippier

My earliest memories are living in no 6 Greystone Cottages. We had no inside loo and had to go to the end of the terrace for the loo. We moved to Hillary Close, Salterbeck for a while to allow modernisation to take ...Read more

A memory of High Harrington in 1953

I was born in Middleton in 1957 and we lived in Pork Street which I believe no longer exist. People I remember living there at the same time are the Woods family, Peter and Trevor Fox with their mum and dad, Conrad and ...Read more

A memory of Middleton in 1957 by Lynda Wilson