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Wallsend is sliding down the slipway, to use a shipyard metaphore. Now just widswept open spaces, stand where the workman stood before. They've allowed all of the trades to die, and made the workforce unemployed. Now ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by James Bridgewood

You'll all go "Oh yes", when I jog your memory that Seaview was formerly named 'Kite Farm Camp'. It changed its name to Seaview around '61/62 when Arthur Fitt the garage owner on the other side of the station bought it ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1960

One of my first memories was hiding underneath the sideboard in the dining room with silver ornaments on our heads; my sisters Judy, baby Michele and myself, Deirdre, ...Read more

A memory of Holywood in 1930 by Deirdre Sarnitz

Hi everyone ..So sorry that I don't have any photographs to show you all at this stage. But, I was born on Kingsley Holt on the 19th of December 1942. My dad was Frank Rainsford and my mother, Marion Rainsford (nee James) ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1940 by Les Rainsford

From April, 1944 until June 1944, my US Army unit, the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion, was encamped in pyramidal tents in several fields in Grittleton. I was a member of Company A of the ...Read more

A memory of Grittleton in 1940 by Francis Neuwirth

Father-in-law, George Parker, owned the garage at the corner of South Street and King Street. I have photo of building in 1950's and one shortly before it was demolished in about 1968.

A memory of Cottingham in 1967 by Robin Taylor

I started my education at Mosstowie Public school in the mid 50's. A small rural school with two teachers, Miss Allan and Mr Milne. My grandparents who I stayed with both worked at Miltonduff distillery which is ...Read more

A memory of Miltonduff in 1955 by Ruth Mc Intosh

I remember mark Raine his dad was in the army Marks dad was either secutary or treasurer of Tindale cresent club he had the land at the back of brantwood terrace it was known as the gap or raineys land there was a pigeon ...Read more

A memory of Tindale Crescent in 1970 by Robin Bailey

I lived in Monkhill as a child. Just a short walk to school, or a quick zoom down the hill from Beaumont on my bike. From the previous description of how the school was in the 50's - it hadn't changed a bit by ...Read more

A memory of Kirkandrews-on-Eden in 1970 by Anita Preece

I was a pupil there between 1950-55. I have at home a treasured photo of the school cricket team with Bert Short and Mr Garbett. Members were myself, my cousin Phillip, Andrew Trickey, Martin Case, Martin Balch, Keith Dickenson, ...Read more

A memory of Pill by Ken Sharp