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My family (Brown) have lived in Handforth till 1995, over 300 years! I (Susan) used to live at 47 Wallingford Road in one of the prefabs, with the air raid shelter in the garden!! I can remember Mr Jones lived opposite. He made me a ...Read more

A memory of Handforth in 1962 by Susan Howarth

It is not widely known but the first time penicillin was used successfully was when it was used on a fourteen year old boy to save his left leg. He had a badly infected leg and was in fact dying with because of the fast ...Read more

A memory of Bredfield

My family lived at 6 Tynedale Road and my two sisters and I were all born there. We attended Brockham School when Mr. Rogers was the Headmaster. Mr. & Mrs. Foster owned the Sweetshop & Newsagents and I did a paper ...Read more

A memory of Strood Green by Maureen Hollingdale

Whilst looking through your site I noticed this photograph was dated c1955. My father ,Mother and I moved to LLanyrafon in 1958 ,followed by my Grandparents in 1959. We were part of the first and original LLanyrafon ...Read more

A memory of Cwmbran by rocketiii

Does anyone remember the headmaster in the late 40's, Doctor Payling? What happened to him? He quit before 1950 I believe. Gordon C Head

A memory of Swanwick by gchead1

I was a patient at the LMTH periodically from December 1968 - July 1976. Consultants Mr, H. H. Langston, Mr, J. A. Wilkinson. Ward 1 (charge nurse Mr, Cox, Ward 2 (charge nurse Mr, Ernie ...Read more

A memory of Alton by r.tibbles

Living on the Lostock Estate in a Council house on Radstock Road, I can remember being taken as a treat, to Davyhulme Park and the paddling pool/boating lake. What a big treat that was !! and then we used to, when older, go ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by bartonhillbum

I was born on the 24th of July 1929 above a shop next to a pub called the Rose of Denmark, in Hotwells, Bristol, very convenient for Father to wet his whistle and my head at the same time. Father was born in 1893, Mother in 1895. They ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1930 by Arthur Cottrell

In the 1932 The A O G was to rent a piece of land within Sheffield. It was intended to buy the land from the landowner should all go well. A marquee was put up and decked out with basic chairs. Prior to the ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1900 by Roland Mitchell

My name is Christine Wright, formerly Edwards. I was born at No 2, Council Holdings at Ridley, in December 1958. I went to Ridley Primary School and then to Nantwich and Acton Grammar School, after passing my 11-plus in ...Read more

A memory of Ridley by Christine Wright