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Hello, My name is Graham Matthews and I was 7 years old when this photo was taken. I was born in Bampton but my family moved to Reading, Berkshire in 1961. However, I always thought of this lovely ...Read more

A memory of Bampton by Graham Matthews

I was born in1942 at a maternity home in Honeypot Lane and came home to Heber Road in Cricklewood. My parents worked at the big Smiths factory at the top of Temple Road. I went Mora Road school , one of the teachers called Miss Gibbs ...Read more

A memory of Cricklewood by Kim Trask

I was born on Church Hill in 1962 and my Mum still lives in the house. I remember walking to the shops in the village each day to buy provisions with my gran. There used to be a bucher, baker, greengrocer, haberdasher, post ...Read more

A memory of West End by Sylvia Mawby

My Mum, Edna Young, was born at 6, Cemetery Cottages, Crook, on the 26th of December, 1922. Dad was Walter Lawrence Young, who was born: (35) Bridge Street, in Howden le Wear, and Mum, was ...Read more

A memory of Crook by Pauline Barker

My parents married in 1966 at St Marys Church Ulverston, after getting married they rented a property from friends of my Grandparents , the property was called Rose Cottage , I was born in 1967 and lived at Rose Cottage until ...Read more

A memory of Old Scales by Karen Woodburn

I was born in 1949 and lived next door to the camp on the council estate. Loved the summer times best as we would wander into the camp and often make friends with the other visiting children from all over the UK., So many happy memories of a wonderful childhood brought up in a holiday town.

A memory of Rhyl by John Roberts

When I was 7-8 yrs old, my parents took me on regular visits to Barton Mills, where we had relatives. We drove from our home in Norfolk. This was in the 1960’s. I had a great uncle there, called Ron. I don’t remember ...Read more

A memory of Mildenhall by Tim Bird

Reading my Mother's notes in my 'Baby Book ' ,something seemingly not done nowadays, I was reminded that I was born in a Private nursing home, The Gables, Pine Tree Glen ,Westbourne in 1947. Now flats and ironically ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Peter William Dean

Born and raised in Darley Dale, schooled at County primary on Greenaway Lane, where I met my best friend for life who lived on sydnope hill Two Dales, I fondly remember my Mum sending me on my pony to Mrs Wagstaff the local ...Read more

A memory of Two Dales

I was born in Creekmouth Village in 1952. The village was at the end of River Road at the confluence of the River Roding and The Thames. The village consisted (in latter years) of 50 Victorian style cottages, 2 up 2 down with ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Maria Williams