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My Grandfather, William Rondeau (Old Bill), owned a second-hand shop on Western Road, opposite Love Lane. Next door was Reggie Wiisbey's, the green-grocers, then came 2 little cottages and Maidments the corner shop. They had 2 sons, ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1950 by Maureen Draper

Hi, does anyone know two brothers named Arthur and Alan Chadwick. Alan had ginger hair and was a little older, they were at the castle - Arthur left about mid 60s, Alan earley on . They are my older brothers, sadly Arthur ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1962

My mum, Pamela and her husband, Arthur Barnett lived in Southam in the early 50's. They had a daughter named Yvonne who was adopted by a close friend of my mum's. I am desperately trying to locate Yvonne whose name may ...Read more

A memory of Southam in 1954 by Susan Wines

I remember as a child flattening out card boards boxes, as we lived on Great Arthur Street, Smethwick, the gardens led onto the canal banks and my brother and my cousins used to slide down to the bottom - what a thrill - and trying to get ...Read more

A memory of Smethwick in 1968

I have inherited a fob watch from my grandfather. It is inscribed D. G. S. Vaughan Prize 1891 Modern Department ............................. Awarded to A. Kendall His name was Arthur William Kendall. He later ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1890 by Allen Kendall

My name is Tom Smith. I was born in 17 Gervis Rd, Collyhurst Flats in August 1945. My dad was Jack Smith and my mam was Ada; there were 6 kids, John, Mary, James, (me) Andrew, and Arthur. To me the flats ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1945 by Tom Smith

My grandfather, Thomas Richard Brown, was born in Northfleet in 1871.  In the 1911 census he was living at Mill Cottages, South Darenth near Horten Kirby.  He had a wife, Emma Brown, nee Nalson, and 4 children, Thomas, Richard, Enily ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet by Brian Trimmer

I remember it was freezing most of the time - we had short blue jackets. I can remember taking the slops to the waste - my hands froze to the rope handles. We had no sheets, just blue covers and blankets. I remember fighting for ...Read more

A memory of Sharpness in 1957 by Leonard Thomas

Great Uncle Percy was born John Percy Norfolk near Ilkley, in 1880 and was the brother of my grandad William Arthur Norfolk. He fought with the East Yorkshire Regiment during the First World ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley in 1880 by John Howard Norfolk

The shop opposite the White Hart public house, owned by Simonds, was called Lays Stores. My mother and father bought it in 1952 and ran it till it closed in 1962. Before that, they owned the fish and chip shop which has now been ...Read more

A memory of Thatcham by Trevor Collins