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My parents were from Northumberland; my father from Newcastle and my mother from Slayley. They moved to London during the 30s to seek work. They married in 1939 and my sister was born that November. By September my mother was ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge by williamfairney

We stayed in a Guest House in Bourne Street. Mr and Mrs Collignon ran it. Full board. She was an ex nurse and taught me how to make beds. Little did she know I would be a nurse. They were very friendly. Thought it was ...Read more

A memory of Eastbourne by Diane Wylie

THE FAMILY HOME. I was born in the front room of the last bay windowed house on Station Road in 1964, number 87. I have fond memories of growing up & playing on the street, thankfully the house is still in the family. Although the village has changed over the years Station Road hasn’t!

A memory of Eckington by Dawn Wilby

I was also born in Wimbledon and have such fond memories. I was born at 33 Compton Road in 1947. I had five brothers and sisters, I was the second to last child. We all attended Old Central School, Camp Road on the ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by mail

My father was serving at RAF Coningsby and my mother, a WAAF , gave birth to me in Gate Burton Hall. She shared wonderful memories of her time there such as walking around the gardens and exploring the small church. I took her ...Read more

A memory of Gate Burton by alanbrain

I was born in Denbigh in 1939 in a house named Parc y Twll near the entrance to the Denbigh Hospital. We moved next door to St Davids which is at the entrance. My father worked at the Hospital and I spent my childhood roaming the grounds ...Read more

A memory of Denbigh by dawlish

THE picture of BILLET LANE was taken outside of DR.PATTERSONS surgery,he was my family doctor during the war(39/45) ,when my Grandparents lived in LANGTONS. PB.

A memory of Hornchurch by peter.1bennett

when I see the photo Acomb the Village, I remember living opposite the Queen's Arms Hotel, with my family Chris and Lucy Henderson, my uncle Billy and Aunt Elizabeth and mam Mary. I was born there in 1955

A memory of Acomb by tillyandgeorge

She was born in 1906 and her name was Mary Alice emery and she lived at 34 Stanley street.she eventualy moved to London where I was born in 1993. She often told the tale of a lizzey butterworth who used to go to all the funerals for a good feed.

A memory of Featherstone by dbrrtt

1968 I was born above the shop that was an off licence, I believe it was called Wine Ways later became Victoria Wine.My family moved in 1973 and I would like to be able to get any info or a picture of where I was born

A memory of Bromley by siouxiesdream