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My visit to Burnopfield to meet grandma Ann Burns and John Patrick Burns, my mam Ann Therese Burns was born in Barrington Villa in Burnopfield, my mam and 9 sisters and brothers grew up in this house. If anyone knows something abouth ...Read more

A memory of Medomsley in 1949

If this was summer 1955 or in 1957 to 1958, my pram-pushing wife might well be in the picture. Eldest was born in May 1955, next in May 1957, the eldest at Newcastle General hospital, the next at home at 14 Millfield ...Read more

A memory of Tynemouth in 1955 by Guy Gorton Gorton

I was born and brought up in Barnton and remember fondly how we used to walk across the fields to go to marbury swimming pool. We spent many happy hours there in summer. Like many others my father was housed in Marbury Park by I.C.I ...Read more

A memory of Marbury by Carole Dickenson

My nan and grandad ran the Three Colts pub in Princes Road in the 1950s, their names were John and Alice French. They had three children, the eldest daughter being my mum, her name was Audrey, then there was David and ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1958 by Mark Brazier

Leyburn is my home town, although, I was born in the Gatehouse to Danby Hall and lived there for the first 2 years of my life. I remember marching up and down the market place with the army bands. We never had many ameneties in those days ...Read more

A memory of Leyburn by Chris Barnett

I trained racehorses on this beach from 1967 t0 1970. My stable was behind Beadnell House Hotel and I and my family lived just off Swinhoe Road in a cottage which was just behind the Dunes. Happy days. I also spent many a family holiday in ...Read more

A memory of Beadnell in 1967 by Bill Mather

I was born in Windlesham down Broadley Green, 30th June 1973. I have memories that make me smile from ear to ear, playing in the corn fields, going to the jumble sales up Chertsey Rd Hall, playing man hunt up the rec. Fruit and ...Read more

A memory of Windlesham in 1973 by Anthony Joseph Jackson

I was born Beverley Hemmings, in the upstairs bedroom of 19 Penrith Road, Harold Hill in 1955. I lived there until 1969 when we moved to Australia. Back then, we had a big rosebush in the grassy front garden ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1969 by Beverley Wagner

I went to live in Huddersfield in 1964, having been in Poolsbrook fom being born in 1944. I went to school with Ann West, Mavis Bannister, Margo Frost and Barbara Budworth. We had happy times. Doing all the things that girls do. I would ...Read more

A memory of Poolsbrook in 1949 by Marilyn Irving

My Gran, Alice Hope was born in Oakengates in 1878. I have her and her family living in The Furnace Houses during the 1880's through to the end of the 1920's when her Dad died. Her Dad was James and her Mom Jane Ellen. The ...Read more

A memory of Oakengates in 1890