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Remembering my childhood memories in Cossall, what fun we had. I lived on The Glebe from 1953 for 50 years. I remember the cold winters, waking up in the mornings with ice on the inside of the bedroom windows, going to Top School and ...Read more

A memory of Awsworth in 1953 by Janet Basri

I resided as a child at The Cedars for 14 years. I would like to know the history together with details of other children that were there from 1953 to 1964.

A memory of Hemsworth in 1955 by Robert Ashley

My sister Wendy and I went to school at The Sacred Heart Convent on Erith Rd in the early '50s. I remember being taught by nuns in traditional nun's habits. But one teacher who wasn't a nun I remember because she was called ...Read more

A memory of Erith in 1954 by Marian (Aka Brooke) Lydbrooke (Nee Cope)

Does anyone remember Mr. Stevens? He used to keep the village tidy; always sweeping the roadside. He had a daughter Betty who I would love to know of her whereabouts as she was a friend of mine when we went to Perins school ...Read more

A memory of Cheriton in 1955 by Marian Plummer

The floats for the Rag Procession always lined up on Palace Green before setting out through Durham City and in 1956 - my final year - I went to see them as they were being judged. The 1st prize - a barrel of beer - was won ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Sorry - I got it wrong - the year of my memory of Rag Week was 1959. One of the other memories on this site related to Councillor Thurlow, who was Mayor of Durham in 1956. In that year - November - the Queen Mother came to ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1959 by Diana Dioszeghy

I came from Lowestoft in Suffolk to live with an aunt and uncle in Glenhaven Ave, while my mother was ill. I remember being taken by coach with my sister Jacky to High Cannons. We were not happy at first. It was very ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1953 by Diane Bryan

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

I remember the school very well, I left in 1953. Does anyone recall some of the teachers names such as Mr Bonner, Headmaster, Mr Burrows, Science Teacher, Mr Chambers, PT and Geography. The school captain was Phil ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1950 by Mike Worthington

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