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My name is Geoffrey Pidd, I was born in Hope Hospital in 1944 and lived in Devonshire Road until 1952. Devonshire Road lead to a small enclave of six roads some cobbled and some, as was Devonshire, of compressed cinder/dirt. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by geoffpidd

Vividly remember my paper round from Fords Newsagents Along the Brighton Road then up Dean lane in1958/59 Cold mornings made a warmish area in the doorway with the papers which were delivered at 4,30 am,It was hardwork at that age A big round, ...Read more

A memory of Hooley by derek.saxby

I have many fond memories of my childhood in Bale. I lived in Fakenham and used to spend some time with Nan, Grandfather and Auntie Carole in Bale. I remember going up to what Grandfather called 'plantin', which was just next to the ...Read more

A memory of Bale

I used to play bass&sing with Sammy lee band in Bellshill welfare in 1955 then nat service in57 I joined the squads playing Coatbridge town hall every wed &Airdrie on Mondays .I started the drumbeats . ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge by gordon.rodger

Hello All, New on here, my name is John Carpenter, born 1949 in Palmers Green N13. Moved out to Welwyn Garden City, as a lot of families were, to the "new towns" just after the war. I did all my schooling ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley by johncarpenterg1ydq

We bought an old cottage, a semi-detached one, in Hildersham, then named Bermuda Cottage. We were not aware of the origins of the name, but the owner, an elderly lady owned a bald parrot, probably bald due to boredom as parrots are ...Read more

A memory of Hildersham by Alan Hickman

I remember happy childhood holidays at Talacre. We would stay in a wooden chalet belonging to a friend of my Dad's. He would pick us up in his Ford Anglia, my dad would sit in the front. Then Mum, my sister Annette and myself would sit in ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by a.penty

I went to Hayling Island Suntrap Residential School run by the borough of Harringay . I believe it was around 1975. I stayed there for about 12 to 18 months. I had chronic asthma and people thought it would be best to ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by Desmond Forde

It’s been a real pleasure to read all the various memories of South Ockendon back in the 50s and 60s. I was born in Brixton and moved to West Norwood. My Mum & Dad both wanted to move out of ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Stephen Wood

I now live in Gisborne in New Zealand and turned 70 on 29 September this year. Born in Sheffield I was evacuated to York in 1940 along with my mother (Mary) and older brother John. My dad, Reg, remained at his work in ...Read more

A memory of York in 1940 by Barry Allison