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I attended St John's from 1952 to 1959. This was an all girl's church school with about 60 children in three classrooms, with a hall where we had dinner and danced to the BBC's "Music and Movement". We used ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon in 1952 by Lorraine Allen

The Old Market House in the 50's was a lively and central part of the daily shopping scene. There was a butcher (Dewhursts i think), a baker, several greengrocers, a fruiterer, a flower stand, an ironmongery stand and a ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1955 by Philip Cousins

I was born in 92 Avondale St and lived in 95 until I was 10yrs old. I remember the jazz bands and the fair ground that came every year at the end of Avondale, where the new Nant-y-Fedw is built. I also ...Read more

A memory of Ynysboeth in 1953 by Eleanor Howells

Trying to locate family. If anyone could give us any information, it would be greatly appreciated. We are looking for the Fisher family or other relatives of them, particularly trying to find informaton of Charlotte Fisher who ...Read more

A memory of Elgin in 1954 by David Fisher

I have very fond memories of Caerau. I was born 1946 and I loved Caerau. We had real fun times in the summer picking whimberries and your mam making delicious tarts, families gathering on the mountain for picnics, spending hours on ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1951 by Diane Vincent

I have a photo taken in 1959 of my mother outside the boarded up cottage in Mill Street where she was born in 1920. My Grandparents moved there around 1918 from Pontypridd. I can remember that it was down by the river and looking back ...Read more

A memory of Cynwyd in 1959 by Margaret Dickinson

We lived in John Street until 1960, our surname was Griffiths, I had a sister Carol and bother Bobby, then we moved to Fleetwood in Lancashire. I have been back many times. I remember Alcwin (hope that's how you spelt it) ...Read more

A memory of Nantyffyllon in 1958 by Susan Hudson

My grandfather William Forey and gran Nellie, moved to Tre Ifor, when they demolished Dare Street in Aberdare. I think it was around the 1930s or 40s. The whole street moved to these new houses, and most stayed ...Read more

A memory of Llwydcoed in 1950 by Heather Forey

I lived at 9 Oxford Street (just off Malling Road) from 1955 to 1972 when I got married and moved away to Maidstone. I worked as a paperboy for Kenny's; once I was 13 and old enough to be employed - I remember getting 10 shillings ...Read more

A memory of Snodland in 1955 by Ian Thorndycraft