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We used to live in both houses as my father was the caretaker to the buildings which would have been built to the rear of the photos.

A memory of Saxmundham in 1979 by Sarah Hutchinson

Hi, I have been looking for a site like this so I could look back at Pinehurst. I was the longest serving boy at the home - went in at 8 and came out at 16. 1979 was when I started a good life there. I have so many great memories ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst in 1979 by Bruce Ingles

The clogs I wear were made by an old craftsman in Wigan. I had them made around 1980 at which time I was dancing with a morris side in Barnet named Old Bull Clog Morris Dancers - so called ...Read more

A memory of Wigan in 1979 by John Howard Norfolk

I remember when I first moved to Tarpots that we had proper shops. We had a butchers, greengrocer, baker, newsagent, and post office. You could get all you wanted without having to catch a bus to another town. Now ...Read more

A memory of Great Tarpots in 1979 by Mary Jones

I remember well pushing my police bicycle around Kempston, covering Spring Road across to St Johns Avenue and over to the chantry factory estate. I was the last of the resident beat officers living and working my ...Read more

A memory of Kempston in 1979 by Donald Underwood

I became landlady of The White Swan as it was then, with my husband Gordon, who has since died. It had previously been run as an up market restaurant, but had not been successful. We concentrated on the village life, bringing the ...Read more

A memory of Old Weston in 1979 by Angela Cain

I attempted to walk parts of the Cotswold Way in the late 1970s, but didn't get very far. Instead I spent time at this Youth Hostel, walking to various villages nearby, lunching in some lovely pubs. Good memories. Ken Cook

A memory of Duntisbourne Abbots in 1979 by Ken Cook

There was a reason for the demise of the old building, but I cannot remember it - the relatively new one is lovely too - my daughter recently got married there and I played the wonderful pipe organ that is in situ. I used to ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1979 by Allen Warrender

My dad worked at the factory for many years in the stores - he always said how he loved it. At the same time of working many years at the factory he was the landlord of the Royal Oak Pub at Mastin Moor. He worked in the factory during ...Read more

A memory of Staveley in 1979 by Beverley Adams

Does anyone remember a pub called the Railway Tavern that used to be in Primrose Street? I actually thought it was Primrose Lane, but can't see that on the map now. Same street as the public baths used ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross in 1979 by Andrew Errol