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I first found out about when I moved to Great Horton in Bradford about 1952. I met a boy called Philip Tempest who lived in a house near by, we became life long friends. His parent took me on holiday with them to a cottage they owned ...Read more

A memory of Nesfield in 1950 by Donald Rumbold

Hi, my father went to work on the farm at Binbrook for Mr Holmes in 1957, and my brother John, sister Anne all played on the farm and went to school in a taxi with Mr Holmes' daughter Janice. I remember the pony, ...Read more

A memory of Binbrook in 1957 by Derick Smith

Known as Stocks Hill, on the left of the photo is the Coop Drapery Shop. At the side of the shop was an alley and the Coop Bakery was there. The house facing in the picture was Ted Witneys car repair yard, along High Street was ...Read more

A memory of Moulton in 1950 by Jackie Tyrrell

My brother and I spent very important years in Theydon Bois. We were only there for 5 years but they were probably the most formative. It was a very simple village. There was the school, far too small for the many children ...Read more

A memory of Theydon Bois in 1953 by Lesley Parry

Our family lived at Cantray Home Farm on Cantray Square, where my father George Hay was farm manager to Charlie Monroe. We were 4 sister; Moira, Alice, Catherine and Lilian Hay who all went to Croy School. We walked there past ...Read more

A memory of Croy in 1952 by Alice Wikel

I was born in Dublin, Ireland. My mother was born in Six Bells. Her name was Olwen Roche, nee Griffiths. In 1959 my mother took myself and my brother to stay with my grandparents who lived at no 9 Griffin Street. I will never ...Read more

A memory of Six Bells in 1959 by John Roche

I lived at 51 Becah Road, Barassie, Troon. My step-father was in the U.S. Air Force and stationed at Prestwiick. I remember the gentleman who lived on the ground floor of our house. His name I think was George ...Read more

A memory of Troon in 1956 by Cheri Gardiner

Hi, I was born in New Luce and brought up at Balcary holdings by my dad, aunt, and gran. I went to Glenluce school. My uncle was a mechanic in Mclellands garage in the village, his wife worked in the bakers. I visit twice a year as the aunt who brought me up still lives in the village, aged 94.

A memory of Glenluce in 1950 by William Mccolm

The stream in front of the war memorial ran down to the Browney river a few hundred yards below the Dean, where half of the Witton school kids learned to swim in deep pools created by dams made by Harry Bell and Davy ...Read more

A memory of Witton Gilbert in 1954 by David Leckenby

I was born at 87 Victoria Street in 1945. My father was a miner and worked all his life in Caerau colliery. My mother came from London with her brothers and sisters, they were evacuated to Caerau after their house ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1953 by Colin Evans