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I am an American who went to school in Chester in 1966/67. Rather, should I say, I was registered for school at Chester College. However, I can't say I was actually in the building very often. There just always seemed to be ...Read more

A memory of Chester in 1966 by Linda Snyder

If you head down Lampits Hill and carry on past Giffords Cross road on your right, you then enter Church Road, the next road on your left is Fobbing Road. Opposite this junction is a building called the Old School House, this was the ...Read more

A memory of Corringham in 1960 by Dave Coombes

My dad was in the Canadian Air Force (RCAF) stationed in Langar (born in England though) but my family lived at 16 Douglas Close just outside Radcliffe. I remember walking daily to ...Read more

A memory of Radcliffe on Trent in 1960 by John Reid Wilkinson

I remember well my days at Old Hartley School, it was a tough little school as I remember. The headmistress was very strict and the teachers were none too slow to administer the cane. But it holds the best memories of my ...Read more

A memory of Hartley in 1961 by Graham Barnett

In 1962 my parents and I (12 years old) moved from Bristol to open Victoria Wine (later to become the Wine Market before reverting back to Victoria Wine). There were still several empty units awaiting occupation. I can recall ...Read more

A memory of Plymstock in 1962 by cpden

When I went to the school we had our dinners in a room downstairs and heaven help you if you cheeked the dinner ladies. The Headmaster's son at the time, Michael Roe, did and he got a real telling off and probably the cane ...Read more

A memory of Disley in 1961 by Sally Pethybridge

Re Bob Warren. I was 11 yrs old in 1964 but was only there for maybe 6 months. Mr Goslin still had two legs then. I never saw him use the cane but I had a bunch of keys hit me round my head from his wife and a member of ...Read more

A memory of Maldon in 1964 by Tom Jones

My name is Robert Gwillim, I lived at 1A High Street with my parents Edward & Betty from when I was born in 1955 until April 1962. My sister, Carol, was born in December 1961. My parents had lived at 1A High ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by Robert Gwillim

Went to William Blake School. I remember the headteacher Mr Rudd, he used to walk around school with his gown on and carrying his cane. Was a Grenadier at Wandsworth Road Granada and used to go to Harringtons for pie and mash after ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1962

My grandparents lived at Salt Lake Cottages, Ribblehead and as a youngster I visited them and later had a spell living with them. During this time I went to Chapel le Dale church every Sunday, ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-le-Dale in 1969 by Kath Horner