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I remember my carefree days at Lyon Park. Mr Osbourne was a lovely teacher and was patient and kind although I was less happy with Miss Batchelor. I found these two school photos and wondered if they might ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by jenkneefa

Joined the school in 1939 in 3A. I remember Miss Peters, a Cambridge graduate, who taught English, Mr Pidcott who taught Maths, Mr. Goody History. It was a very happy school. I still see Favel ...Read more

A memory of Earlestown in 1930 by Winifred Chisholm(Née Smith

I attended Greenfield Street Boys School from 1965-6, until I moved to another school. Shops around that time included, Woolworths. Hyde Sports Centre on the corner of Newton Street and Manchester road. Garbutts shoes, ...Read more

A memory of Hyde in 1969 by Alan Hesketh

I was the village beat bobby from 1983 until 1994, I lived in the police house in lower Farringdon, I covered the villages of Chawton, Newton Valence and east Tisted.I was PC 1609 Clive Cutts, but later changed my surname ...Read more

A memory of Lower Farringdon in 1983 by clivejac

My Grandparents (Noel & Doris Rigby) live on Newton Road, the bungalow roughly where the nation speed limit starts (probably early 50's, and my Grandfather had a Pit by Billinge Hill

A memory of Billinge Scarr by Linda Murphy

My dad who was Joe Newton who was a Sergeant in the REME was based in Blandford when I was born in 1960, at 26 Racedown Road, I today decided to have a look at where it is, and hence found this site to put this information on.

A memory of Blandford Camp in 1960 by Josi Newton

My family tree starts with Thomas and Mary Anne Newton who immigrated from England in 1830 aboard the ship 'John Craig'. Thomas occupation was a candlemaker. Their daughter Alice was my great great ...Read more

A memory of Launceston in 1860 by Chrissy Stewart

I remember the traffic policeman very well. I lived at The Morlands (25) from c1945 to c1953. I went to Framwellgate Nursery School, and the to St. Hilds Demonstration School until the age of ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1950 by Patricia Hardy

Dunstanburgh Castle is one of my favourite places; my grandparents, George and Margaret, Armstrong lived in Dunston Square (just a field away from the castle) from 1952 until they both died in the 70's. We lived in Bedlington and ...Read more

A memory of Craster in 1960 by Anne Elliott

In 1956 I came to work in Scotland having been transferred from Yorkshire by the NCB. I needed a house and the semi derelict house known as Roanshead House was available, but boarded up and was not on mains electricity. My wife ...Read more

A memory of Easthouses in 1957 by Douglas Jenkinson