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I am Heather Johnson. I am 57 years old. My grandmother's name was Laura Frith, born in 1915 (sometime referred to as Swales Friths) from Stoney Middleton. I had other relatives in Eyam and Grindleford, other family ...Read more

A memory of Stoney Middleton in 2004 by Heather Johnson

It's not really a memory I have of this picture, but my 1956 Ford Popular was supplied by the Ford Dealership, A & S White of 37 St. Mary Street, seen on the right in this picture.  Now apparently a Weatherspoons Pub.

A memory of Bridgwater in 2007 by Greg Pryce

We travelled from Sydney, Australia in 2006 to Hanbury, looking for traces of our Ford Family who had lived in the area around 1800.  Our particular ancestor was a convict, John Ford, "Alias Tonks", b. 1801. ...Read more

A memory of Draycott in 2006 by Lesley Ford

I REMMEMBER ONE FRIDAY. NIGHT WHEN ME AND MY VERY SPECIAL FRIEND BRUCE. WERE OUT ON THE TOWN. I REMMEMBER THINKING TO MYSELF HOW NICELY DRESSED ALL THE MEN WERE. THEN I MEET UP WITH SOME OTHERE FRIENDS OF BRUCE'S AND MINE.LISA.EMMA AND ...Read more

A memory of Howden in 2007 by Danny Hunt

I grew up with the story of my great-grandfather Thomas Handley coming back from India and living at Kenmuir Castle with his wife Agnes Gordon Handley (nee Bain). In 2005 my sister and I came to Scotland with our ...Read more

A memory of New Galloway in 2005 by Pamela Pilgrim

I am greatly surprised that there are no photos of Furzton Lake in the Frith archive. Our son David lived in a modern terraced house in Winsford Hill, Furzton until 2005. I remember there was a gap in the hedge with a gate we installed ...Read more

A memory of Furzton in 2000 by John Howard Norfolk

Gift to Church Our year as Mayor and Mayoress of Wolverhampton was simply brilliant, we have some lasting memories of the events and the functions we attended on behalf of the city. But we also tried very ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield in 2006 by Phil Bateman

I loved Hinchingbrooke School growing up and the house just intrigued me. I remember my first year of sixth form in the house and my friends and I decided to look around the grounds where we came across the graves of Oliver Cromwell's ...Read more

A memory of Huntingdon in 2007

My grandfather Edward 'Ted' Powell was born in Barmouth in 1908 and lived in Tai Croesion, Llanaber. His mother was Sarah and father Evan Ellis, and he had a sister Bessie. His grandparents owned the grocery store in the ...Read more

A memory of Barmouth in 2005 by Gail Frederick

Chester-le-Street Heritage Group are building an archive of photographs and memories relating to Great Lumley and the surrounding area. If you would like to share your memories and/or allow us to scan your photographs for ...Read more

A memory of Lumley Castle in 2009 by Heritage Group