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does any know anything about my father, Harry Kirk's family, who lived in Campsall, or Askern. My Great grandparents are buried in Askern cemetary. My Grand parents moved to Leeds, because my Grandad worked on ...Read more

A memory of Campsall by Ian Kirk

I have fond memories of Barking back in the early sixtys.,Oh I know its a dump now, dirty and no charm at all, but back then it was a place to be proud of. The fair held at Barking park (sadly not the park it was then), the carnival, ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1965 by Kevin Edwards

I must have around 7 years old when my mother used to take me along Bramley Town Street, where in those times it was back to back houses and shops. I was taken regularly to the ...Read more

A memory of Bramley in 1958 by Sam Hamblett

About 1953 onwards. I wrote this out a while ago and somehow it got lost, I know Rob Blackburn read it as he left a comment, so I will try and recall as much again. In Millfield we only had a couple of house shops one was Meggie ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1957 by Jimmy Burrows

My memories of Sancton are happy childhood ones, my grandmother lived here from 1901 and when she moved to Leeds many years later I was taken back to Sancton to visit my aunt and uncle Albert and ...Read more

A memory of Sancton in 1969 by Julie Mcgrath

Walking up Vennel Street, Dalry one afternoon I was approached by a pal's dad, Jimmy Morrison. Jimmy, I'd heard, was putting a junior football team together. He crossed the road towards me and said: "Fancy joining my team? We're applying ...Read more

A memory of Dalry in 1966 by Norman Hunter

When I went to work in Great Yarmouth all those years ago I managed to find a 'home-from-home 'at 5 Pavilion Road at Gorleston. At number 4 lived Doris Little and her family. One night while just about to ...Read more

A memory of Gorleston-on-Sea in 1976 by Stephen Smith

I live near Leeds and Bradford Airport and have always had connections to Wharfedale and visit it weekly as I live very near. My paternal grandmother was Nelly Hutton (she became a Russell). I had no idea till a lady ...Read more

A memory of Stainburn in 2009 by Karen Auty

Upper Beeding was the best place in the world to live and grow up, it's not the same now, there's too many townies.

A memory of Upper Beeding by Mark Gretton

I started at Badingham College at the age of just over 11 years, joining the Ascot House. I was extremley home-sick away from my home in Leeds, Mr O'Brian saw me through those first months, handing the responsability to Mr Saxton. The ...Read more

A memory of Fetcham in 1956 by Paul Birkenshaw