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I was first at Watchfield in 1958 when I attended a Military Course there in "Aerial Delivery". It was the home of 16 Parachute Heavy Drop Coy RAOC and other units involved in Air Supply. In 1962 I was posted there transferring from ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield in 1958 by David Rowe

I started my education at Mosstowie Public school in the mid 50's. A small rural school with two teachers, Miss Allan and Mr Milne. My grandparents who I stayed with both worked at Miltonduff distillery which is ...Read more

A memory of Miltonduff in 1955 by Ruth Mc Intosh

Happy memories of visiting Wincobank to see my grandparents. They used to live in the back to backs on Newman Rd. My mother lived there until she joined the land army and was posted down to Aylesbury. We used to travel up by ...Read more

A memory of Wincobank in 1958 by Janet Knight

My family moved to Osborne road in litherland as my father got a job in Norwest, we lived in a prefab, i remember all the children coming together to play ball tick, hide and seek, skipping and hopscotch and we called the ...Read more

A memory of Litherland in 1958

Having just purchased the Frances Frith Book "North London Photographic Memories" I was amazed too see on pages 30/31 a photo of Station Road Harrow on the Hill taken in 1914 the picture shows a "Home & Colonial" ...Read more

A memory of Perivale in 1956 by Colin Lane

I started school at The Croft in High Green next to WG Smiths. This was near to the Danilo - Queen of Cinemas of the time and fascinating to visit. Later from Walhouse School we spent lunchtimes playing cowboys and Lone ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1951

Wonderful Experience spent my sixteenth birthday at the school, Memories fade, I believe my house master was a Mr Morrell? My badge was all blue, I had to go to his room for my assessment sat in front of a blazing log fire. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Whitby in 1956 by Philip Wells

Like several others on this memory page, I attended many a show at the Gaumont, especially Saturday Morning Pictures, which I suppose were especially for kids, but what also intrigues me about this picture is the Swan's ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1956 by Leonard Berg

My memories of Whatton relate to my Army Service at 53. Company, Royal Army Service Corps, situated on the A.52 road half way between Nottingham and Grantham and not far from Bingham. I was stationed there from October ...Read more

A memory of Whatton-in-the-Vale in 1954 by Royden Jones

I lived in Ferryside for a year in 1956/7. I made some lovely friends, but there was one special friend, her name was Moreen Marks, she lived with her parents at the bottom of the road that runs past the church. Her sister ...Read more

A memory of Ferryside in 1956 by Audrey Mac Donald