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Does anyone remember the Park Inn in Ducie Grove? My grandad, Tommy Jennings, was the landlord for many years and his daugher Margaret and son in law Wilf, were my parents. My dad was also a taxi driver in Manchester for many years.

A memory of Ardwick in 1960 by Annette Crotch

I used to live in Cedar Grove, before moving to Swindon with my parents and brothers and sisters. I used to be friends with l Whitfield who lived up the road from us. I still have relatives in Westbury. Last time I was in ...Read more

A memory of Westbury in 1965 by Michael Moore

Does anyone remember the old Edmonton Lido near Jubilee Park? As a kid, I went there most days during the summer.

A memory of Edmonton in 1965

I lived on River View Park estate and by the age of 10 would cycle to the woods near Shorne village. There was an abandoned gravel workings and the area was a great place to play. We found a crane we could climb on and other ...Read more

A memory of Shorne in 1966 by Robert Campbell

The best time of my life was as a young boy living in Muirkirk. My grandparents, James and Jean McKie who lived in Garronhill, were awesome. He was the local baker at the Co-op. I can still remember him standing in the bakery ...Read more

A memory of Muirkirk in 1968 by James Smith

Hello, I was born in Cairns square Buckhaven in 1949, sadly demolished in the early 60's I think. My gran lived there - I was born in her house before she moved to Bayview overlooking the bay and Mc Duff castle in the ...Read more

A memory of Buckhaven in 1960 by Robert Adams

I was born at Low Westwood, a small mining village in the North East of England in 1955 – well, when I say I was born there, that’s not entirely true. Unlike today, children were born at ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1960 by Kathy Aveyard

Many happy hours were spent playing on the banks and the bandstand. We used to love it when it was time for the brass band to come and play. Football games and hide and seek, in the many bushes - come winter time it ...Read more

A memory of Bradley in 1960

I was born at number 15 Swan Street before my parents moved next door, No.14. My family had people living all around the area, maternal in Swan Street/ Hargreave and paternal, from Model Place. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1960 by David Preston

I moved to Ham in 1959 from Kew and left in 1984 after coming back from a short spell of living abroad with work. I went to St. Andrew's school (now St. Matthias' church) then, St Richards with St Andrews on Ashburnham Rd. We lived in ...Read more

A memory of Ham in 1965 by Ray Gillon