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I was born at 15 Factory Road in 1936 and left to work in London in 1954. I cannot recognise the shops in the High Street photo. 'Detective' tells me that the view must be from the Factory Road/High Street corner, ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1950 by John Scott

Mum (May Scott) and Dad (Harry) from Eastleigh had a friend who was born in Tisbury and we would all accompany him to his home town for a local 'Carnival' in I think the late autumn, he was Artie Thick (R T Thick) and he and his brothers ...Read more

A memory of Tisbury in 1953 by John Scott

Well, it's 1960 onwards for me because that's the year I was born! My dad was Bill Pritchard and he was the secretary to the manager at McLaren pit. We lived in McLaren Cottages, my mum and dad had me late in life, having married in ...Read more

A memory of Abertysswg in 1960 by Angela Pritchard

Barkers Pool to me will always mean the Gaumont (ex Regent) Cinema and the City Hall.The Sheffield Gaumont was one of my favourite cinemas. My first visit was to see 'The Great Escape' followed by 'Mary Poppins' and I spent ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1963 by Richard Roper

Coming back to this site, I was so glad to read the memories that Jimmy Burrows has added for Newburn & Millfield. His memories was just a lttle before mine but the areas are so vivid in my mind of when I was a kid. I ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1965 by Palmina Moore

I came to know a magic place. Where the sun rises above an enchanted village, follow the two turns in the trackthat time left here unhindered. Sunlight surrounds the three sided island, infusing it with ...Read more

A memory of Lower Boscaswell in 2006 by Jane Chandler

George Parkinson and his wife, Ann (nee Bowron) married:13.5.1845 at Rokeby Parish Church. After living and working at Balder Mill, just outside Cotherstone, the family moved to live at Desmesne Mill around 1853/4. The ...Read more

A memory of Barnard Castle in 1860 by Pauline Barker

My husband was born in Wales and is a descendant of farming stock going back to the 1700s, but it's only since retiring to Devon that he started Family History. It seems that his grandmother's parents were born and raised ...Read more

A memory of Llanafan-fawr in 1870 by Sue Mead

I read with interest Jude's recollections of Silvertrees farm. Could it be the same place that I used to visit as a child on holiday with my parents and friends of the family? Did Mr and Mrs Harris run a bed and ...Read more

A memory of Broadwoodkelly in 1967 by Peter Beales

During the Second World War, as youngsters we would look forward to the Saturday mornig matinee at the Odeon cinema (4th building on the left of photo). Entrance was thruppence (three pennies). With our pocket money we would ...Read more

A memory of Epsom in 1942 by John Forder