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My parents opened Roselyon School, on the St Blazey road out of Par, in 1953, when I was nine years old, and ran it until they retired in 1970. Hence I knew Par pretty well both as young boy, teenager and young adult. Walking into Par from ...Read more

A memory of Par in 1959 by Richard Tomlinson

I was born in 1959 at 20 Glebe Cour,t Mitcham to Percy Jack and Lillian Anne Agg. All my mother's side of the family lived in Micham - Ford - Atkins and Agg being the surnames. I have fond memories of Mitcham and of the parks and the pub ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1959 by Trevor Agg

My family moved to Blyth in the early 1950s, leaving in 1959, just before everything seemed to go wrong. We had the Traveller's Rest pub at the junction of Regent Street and Thompson Street. On the other corner ...Read more

A memory of Blyth in 1959 by Tony Steadman

My memory of Marske is that of a summer holiday from Oaklands Home (mentioned on a previous page), I think it was on an army camp? on the clifftop. The sea was blinking freezing but the beach was lovely. We would walk along ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1959 by Anthony Kaufman

We stayed in a ramshackle bungalow on the Warren and Miss Doyle, the owner, stayed in an outhouse while she rented the place to us for the week! We had the most wonderful times there and went every year for a long time. Sunny days, ...Read more

A memory of Gronant in 1958 by Elizabeth Egerton

Just look closely at the picture, sitting on top of the fountain was half the fun & excitement of coming to the pool. Water wings under my arms and the supervision of Granddad Russell I made my first attempt at learning to ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth in 1958 by Margaret Gradwell

My first holiday was when I was 9 years old (in 1958) and my parents and I came to Goodrington. We stayed at Beech Hurst which if I remember correctly was in Youngs Park Road. It was lovely. I made friends with a girl who lived next ...Read more

A memory of Goodrington in 1958 by Barbara Lucas

It was my 4th birthday and we were staying in Caister at the Sycamore Camp in a caravan that my Parents had hired for a 2 week holiday. So the date 13th June 1958 and we took a trip in Dad's old car up to ...Read more

A memory of Lowestoft in 1958 by Brian Green

I stayed here with my mother and sisters when I was 5 and later when I was 11. Then it was owned by the Holiday Fellowship (now HF Holidays) who ran walking holidays for families. I have very fond memories of the house and the area. ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1958 by Jean Berry

I too, was born in Argent Street, No 85, next door to Potters Shop. Only the alleyway divided our house from them, and two doors away from The Castle. I have fond memories of growing up in the early sixties, and my adventures ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1958 by Mike Walker