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New Lanark World Heritage Centre, the Mills and Robert Owen's and David Dale's houses belonged to my grandfather the late Jack Williamson, his company was Metal Extractions. It is a travesty and a tragedy that his property was ...Read more

A memory of Lanark in 1973 by Catherine Ratter Scott

Friday nights were something I would always looked forward to as it would be choir practice. My sisters and a few other girls were, I think, one of the first female choir members that I can ...Read more

A memory of Teddington in 1974 by Julie Broughton

Hi Carl, yeh mixed memories of Bank Hall, Kevin Brennan, the head, Roger Cubby, Peter Lucas, Alan Ticombe, Gerald Phillips, Leicester Symthe etc who were staff, and the pupils Ray Lynch, Phil Carney, Steve Butler etc etc. ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1975 by Tim Shepperd

I was in this hospital for over a year and I loved every day of it. I remember the grounds and the woods at the back which we dare not go in. I was in H.O.T ward and as I got older I moved upstaires to Anne White Wing ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1977 by Vanessa Perry

I lived on Cedar Road, my parents having bought a house (in which my mother still lives) on the new estate in 1964. I attended Wood Street Infant School from 1968 to 1971, Hill ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton in 1970 by Stephen Geary

I would like to know if any of the teachers and staff who worked at Taxal Lodge are still alive and well, they were Mr David Hughes, Mr David Dusgate, Mr Booth, Mr Gregory, Mr Lomax, also Mr david Lomas, Mr Barry Linsley, Mr Jim ...Read more

A memory of Taxal in 1976 by Matthew Fox

I was born and brought up in Barbaraville, spending the first 27 years of my life there before moving to Inverness. I will always remember it as an idyllic place to grow up in.. Many a happy hour was spent ...Read more

A memory of Barbaraville in 1970

I remember the days when I lived on a farm that was owned by Mark Carter from Eccleshall Castle. I had so much fun living in Eccleshall that I didn't want to move when the farm was sold. I had loads of friends and good memories, I ...Read more

A memory of Eccleshall in 1970 by Caroline Owen

I was at Taxal Lodge between 1974 to 1977, at that time Mr David Hughes was the head master,and lived in a flat inside the main building. Mr David Dusgate was the deputy head. I loved being at Taxal, it instilled in me a ...Read more

A memory of Taxal in 1975 by Matthew Fox

Ohh...if there was ever a place to find peace ...it was/is Chellow Dene. I was born at St. Lukes hospital in 1967. We lived on Manningham Drive until I was about five ...then moved to the new Dale Croft Estate on Sandy Lane and our ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1974 by Victoria Tillson