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I and my family stayed at the Ferry House, next to the Boat House from 1965 to 1973. The house was then owned by the wife of my dad's boss and we used to be able to go for a fortnight each summer. We used to park our car, with ...Read more

A memory of Laugharne in 1965 by Julia Hammonds

When I worked at Fentocraft in St Johns Road it was a small factory that did hand painting on glass and pick-a-sticks, a game. We always had a Christmas party, they would put a table down the middle and our bosses, a M and Mrs Bound, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1960 by Pamela Mather

I worked in racing stables in Exeter Road. In the spring of 1960 I was injured when a  yearling I was exercising suddenly reared and I 'went out the back door', narrowly missing the edge of the pavement, but hitting my unprotected ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket in 1960 by Eunice Chambers

As a teenager, myself and friends would holiday here for weeks at a time. Parents of two of my pals had holiday accomodation in the field upriver of the old bridge over the Ribble. We would spend hours fishing for trout in the ...Read more

A memory of Stainforth in 1964 by Michael Steward

As far back as I can remember I used to visit my gran in Carlin How.  My dad and his brothers and sister grew up on Westray Street.  I can remember the big common where they used to build the bonfire for Guy Fawkes Night.  My dad ...Read more

A memory of Carlin How in 1963 by Jean Appleton Saul

I worked as a Saturday girl at the hairdressers opposite the church in Banstead High Street when I was 15 in 1969. It was called Nicolette then and I worked for Margaret and her mother Mrs Anscombe. ...Read more

A memory of Banstead in 1969 by Karen Farrell

I've remembered those names. Bob's name was Corrie; Wilf was Wilf Myers, they were two of three Overmen (Deputies) at Haile Moor. The third was big Alf Varah. A gentleman called Chris Gibson sent me a message ...Read more

A memory of Thornhill in 1961 by Geoff Potts

I worked in Rolls-Royce installing the air conditioning unit, taking the car out on the road to test the system worked correctly. I worked with Maurice Ashwin, my foreman was Jack Gadd. The senior bosses were always known by their ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1960 by Ken Wood

Remember it well worked London coop south street in bedding and curtains.remember many names including miss peters,Mrs ruff,Mr fantham the manager of department,Margaret perry. Also worked in high street at Richard Armstrong hairdressers.remember names of tony,Jan and the boss richard .

A memory of Romford in 1961 by Peter Bailey

I remember many many things As a child about London Street as for many years my father had a photographic business adjacent to the Olympia Ballroom (first property on the right hand side of the ballroom with the name Photo Enterprise). ...Read more

A memory of Reading in 1960 by Frank Waddom Brown