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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

My Memories of Lifton. I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore Street, next door lived Mr Brown, he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden and I used to watch him working. ...Read more

A memory of Lifton in 1960 by Brian Keighley

The following information relates to the opening of the Blake school in Hednesford. The Blake school was built to replace the Central Secondary school for boys which was in Burns Street Chadsmoor (where Chadsmoor junior school is now ...Read more

A memory of Chadsmoor in 1961 by Wendy Barr

The shop, Oakmere pet and garden supplies, 9 Rose Green Road, was a small electrical, radio and TV business back in the early 1960s. I worked there as a young lad in 1962/63 (the cold winter), the people renting the shop ...Read more

A memory of Rose Green in 1963 by Michael Randell

I lived in the house the other side of the trees on the right hand side of the picture. 1963-1981. My father (Bill) worked on the farm which was adjacent to the golf course. We often had golf balls through ...Read more

A memory of Kingsdown in 1963 by Paula Cope

From 1959 to 1973 I lived at Tooting Junction. '59-69 in Glasford Street opposite the police station, then when I got married in 1969 I moved one whole road away in Renmuir Street! Many local people may remember our big, black ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1963 by Jackie Rice

My abiding memory of Hyde as a child growing up in the late 50's - 60's was going shopping with my mum on a Saturday afternoon. My mum always dressed up as though it was a special occasion. We always went into Ibbotson's where my auntie worked ...Read more

A memory of Hyde in 1964 by Julia Izatt

I lived in Southdown House, opposite the Gas Works, from 1960 until 1978, when I got married. We had moved when I was 5 from Northwood Street off Livery Street not far from St Pauls square. I attended Cromwell Street J ...Read more

A memory of Nechells in 1965

Now here's a place with some very happy memories. Beyond the field with the cows in was the BICC cricket ground (factory chimney in the background) - if you look closely the white building to the right of the ...Read more

A memory of Helsby in 1965 by Ian Champion

There so much I remember of Bedfont, but the best is how safe the area was and how we used to play out late at night playing torch at the corner of Southville Road using the post box and the bushes. We couldn't play ball games on the lane ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont in 1965 by Sharron Fuller