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I am now 62 years of age and remember many coach trips to Ogmore-by-Sea from Cardiff with my parents when my brother and I were small, always thinking how cold it must be to live there in winter. Never in a million years did ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1952

For those who never saw (or may have forgotten), the photo shows the view you had after coming in through the main entrance. The large fountain can be seen in the foreground, and was enjoyed by many children as they ran around ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1947 by David Copnall

I read with interest the account of Ken Davies and his childhood memories of the Garth Mill in Ffynnongroyw. We moved to Llinegr Farm on October 2nd 1961 (I was 7) and moved on November 6th 1988 after my father's death. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Ffynnongroyw in 1961 by Eryl Jones

I recall, with the occasional shudder, the freezing cold winters of the 1940s. I spent Saturday evenings earning a couple of shillings (that's 10p to you youngsters!!) working from 4.30pm to 6.00pm selling ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park in 1948 by Neil Mac Gregor

We moved to Pentalardd in Carmarthenshire (near Llanybydder) when I was 15 years old. My parents had sold our home near Addlestone Surrey as we wanted to live on our own smallholding in the Welsh ...Read more

A memory of Caio in 1967 by Robin Hope

We moved to Pentalardd in Carmarthenshire (near Llanybydder) when I was 15 years old. My parents had sold our home near Addlestone Surrey as we wanted to live on our own ...Read more

A memory of Llanybydder in 1967 by Robin Hope

First thing that came into my head when I saw this - Mrs. Butterfield - the Headmistress. I went to this school from 1951 to 1956. Mrs. Butterfield put me in for the 11 plus exam a year early and I passed and moved on to Helsby ...Read more

A memory of Moore in 1961 by Susan Simm

Does anybody have memories of The Crown, Winster?

A memory of Winster

I was 4 years old when we as a family moved to no: 6, School Lane, Chase Terrace. We had moved from Wales because my father couldn't find a job there, so he had a job lecturing in the Mining College in Cannock and he also ...Read more

A memory of Chase Terrace in 1965 by Llinos Phillips

I used to cycle down to Dwyer's, the newsagents, with my brother to buy tins of coke, caps for our toy guns and comics (and half-penny chews). Dwyer's was in Brooklyn Parade, which is shown in this photo, I think it was two ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1967 by debandjon2