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Tilshead was the place where I was born and have lived in for a long time.  It is a quiet village of around 400 or so people.  There was and still is a post office.  There was a pub called The Bell but is now a private ...Read more

A memory of Tilshead in 1966 by Anita Mundy

My granddad and nana, Lydia and Alan Field, lived in the house under the arches to the Cathedral. He was the porter and I remember helping him ring the bell in the cathedral. His office or Lodge as we called it, was opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1960 by Jenny Holland

Memories of dances at Leiston/Aldeburgh to the music of local band, The Rebels, with mates Steve Mew and Keith Tomblin. I worked at G.A. Hubbards as an aerial erector before moving to London, where I still live with my wife and 3 children. ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1963 by David Mckenna

I was born and brought up in Croydon and although I now live in the Channel Islands I still regard it as my home. I remember living in Northborough Road, Norbury and attending Norbury Manor Infants School only ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1963 by Annie Deuchar

I was lucky enough to attend Bede Hall. We had a terrific staff team in those days - Clive Bell, Peter Dixon, the late Annie Woodward et al. The whole experience was mind blowing, as the mix of administered and self ...Read more

A memory of Billingham in 1967 by Dot Laird

My grandparents lived opposite the town hall and whenever my younger brother and myself stayed with them the town hall bells used to keep us awake. The clock used to chime every quarter and of course the full chimes on the hour. ...Read more

A memory of Brixton in 1960 by Stephanie Martin

Hello. I used to live in Thornhill from 1958 to 1968/9 (aged 1 -11) and I always seem to remember it being sunny even though the area is one of the wettest in the UK! Fish and Ice Cream....not together. I remember my mother ...Read more

A memory of Thornhill in 1965 by George Middleton

The hunt used to meet at the Six Bells, and we used to go down to see that. Next to the pub was a field where the annual Gymkhana was held.

A memory of Bramley in 1960

I was born in 1966 and lived in the Red Lion. My dad and mum were married in 1961. My dad lived in the village all his life, moving to the Red Lion on his marriage. My dad was formerly of Temperance Hall, down the road from ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1966 by Amanda Shaw

We lived in an upstairs flat in South Ealing. The tube railway line ran behind our flat, and beyond that, allotments. We also had a good view of St. Mary's church. It was wonderful to hear the bells ring on Sunday mornings. I ...Read more

A memory of South Acton in 1960 by Averil Branson