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I was born in number 10 Trenant,my dearest best friend was Nancy Evans(Powell) other friends were Maisie Richards, Marjorie Rowe, Diane Williams, Christine(had a sister Enid) Brynmore Hill, Dai Davies and all the other ...Read more

A memory of Hirwaun in 1951 by Elaine Sedgemore

I lived at High Barmston Farm down the Waterside and had a fantastic childhood there before moving to Alnwick when I was 11. In the 1950s there were loads of houses down the Waterside and Coxgreen. Sadly not much ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1951 by Jean Potts Atkinson

Was anyone involved in the terrible accident that took place on 3rd December 1951, when Royal Naval Cadets were mowed down by a bus? Over 20 cadets died, mainly on the back row, they were new recruits ...Read more

A memory of Chatham in 1951 by Dereck Hobson

I lived in the Red Bull from age 6 to 23. I have so many good memories, from playing in the surrounding countryside - the chalk pits, the clayhole reservoir, the woods, the ruined cement works etc. The village ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1951 by David Clifton

My mother Elizabeth and my father, Graham Thomson, lived on a houseboat in Poole harbour during 1950 and 1951. I was a baby and they had to move to dry land when I became a toddler! My mother used to tell me ...Read more

A memory of Poole in 1951 by Nicole Thomson

I lived at 81 Junction Road from the age of 3 - 11 from 1946 - 1953. The house was one of 4 large detached houses close to the railway which have been demolished, but the row of shops in Carlton Road still exist. I ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1952 by Mary Hill

I was born in Beaconsfield in 1946, but grew up in Micklefield, Melbourne Road to be exact. Oh what lovely memories I have! Walking in Kings Woods with my father and picking bluebells; buying a threepenny bag of chips and ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe in 1952 by Jo Makoul

I am Kenneth Overend Edwards from LLandudno, north Wales, and my story about Gorton is surprising because from an early age I was sent by my mother Ellen Edwards (nee Overend) to stay with my grandad, Eric Theodore Overend, who ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1952 by Ken Edwards

I do remember the Grand and the Memorial cinema's where we had so much fun growing up.Watching wonderful movies sitting in the back row of the Grand and dancing and jiving to Terry Allens full band on Saturday night at ...Read more

A memory of Newbridge on Usk in 1952 by Joy Leaman

I started at Eighton Banks Primary School in 1952 aged five, having been moved from the slum clearance of the Teams, Ghd. To be in open countryside after the lung-choking life of the industrial Teams was absolute heaven. The ...Read more

A memory of Eighton Banks in 1952 by Alan Bull