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Memories of The Mumbles by John S. Batts Viewing on-line a collection of Frith’s old photos of The Mumbles has jogged many memories. For me the place was simply known as “Mumbles,” home to a much-treasured uncle ...Read more

A memory of Mumbles, The by John S. Batts

At the side of the Post Office is a single track lane that leads to the cliffs, half a mile along the lane past the farm was a large thatched cottage named "Rixlade". In 1957 our father Major William ...Read more

A memory of Abbotsham in 1957 by Raymond Hay

This was my school untill 1959/1960, the one teacher I always remember is Mrs Ellis, we also had lessons in what used to be a police station, our tuck shop was in one of the cells. I remember once a year, I think it was Lent, ...Read more

A memory of Henbury in 1955 by David Farmiloe

The rose is the national emblem of England, but Britain's leading roses are bred in Newtonards in Northern Ireland by the Dickson's, the world's oldest family of rose breeders. This year (2011) they celebrate 175 ...Read more

A memory of Newtownards in 1989 by Jon Danzig

I remember Mr Morley, he lived in my road, Lynwood Drive, as did Mrs Mearing who owned the cycle shop and yes I remember Toni's for our icecreams. Greggs the grocers with the overhead "flying" capsules to the cashier and ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park by Joy Cole

My grandparents Mr Harry Thomas Gander & Mrs Louisa Jane Gander, retired as missionaries in India in 1954, having been in India from 1906 in the Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu and came to live in one of the ...Read more

A memory of Bebington by Patricia Jones

From Chrismas Avenue to the bathing pool, come rain or come shine, every day of the summer was bathing pool fun time for us lads. With our towels rolled up and tucked under our arms and our costumes on to save time, a ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1947 by Raymond Hay

I was born in 1952 and live firstly in Moss Side & we had a greengrocer's lock-up near the Junction pub. We then moved to Upper Moss Lane where we had a greengrocer's with our house behind - right next to the petrol ...Read more

A memory of Hulme in 1964 by Anne Armstrong Tullett

Around this time a fire destroyed much of the Imperial Hotel which was, then, owned by Trust Houses. The previous year (1970 on the 6th of March) The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, was also much destroyed by fire. This started ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth in 1971 by David Smith

With big hugs from waiting family on one of the many platforms that was Central Station, we hurried though the noise and clouds of steam towards the station exit and into the sunlight...my ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1940 by Raymond Hay