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My mother, was born in Cwmaman as were a large number of my maternal family. I used to visit my aunts in Byron Street. You may remember them for running the local shop in the 50's - Maggie Evans, and her sisters Jane, ...Read more

A memory of Cwmaman by Margaret Seymour

Further to Pat Dickinson's memories....... I remember it vividly,especially the roaring fire and clanging iron -,the way the huge (to me) horses stood so still. We used to stop on our way home from school. There ...Read more

A memory of Ewell in 1940 by Chris Bragg

Many of the things that happened at D Y P were taken as normal. During the winter we ran around in the snow without shoes on, and why? because we did not have a second pair of shoes. The only pair we had were school shoes ...Read more

A memory of Dan y Parc in 1953 by David Palfrey

I worked as a 16 yr old in this hotel in 1960, I have lovely memories of the place. Also the hotel looks different to me now. We, the staff, lived in a bunglow at the end of the back garden. I think it was owned by Mr & Mrs Howlin. ...Read more

A memory of Dulverton in 1960 by Catherine Casey

I attended Brockenhurst C.H.S. from 1950 until 1953 and lived in Sway with my parents. I was the first Amercan admitted to the school. I came across this site after feeling nostalgic and decided to refresh my memories of ...Read more

A memory of Sway by Louis Klubenspies

I can remember coming back across the Mersey on the ferry boat and getting a bus home. 71a right to the top of our road. 71, a walk home from Irby Village. or the Crossville Heswall bus and walking form Pensby. I was much fitter then ......

A memory of Birkenhead in 1960

Hi, my name is Roy Mozley & I was born in 1948 in a prefab in Rydal Avenue, Winton. We then moved to Lambton St, Winton. This was our football pitch then, main problem was this guy who, lets say, used to visit a lady ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1950 by Roy Mozley

I moved to Wordsley when my father died in a tragic motorcycle accident in Old Hill, although I was born in Bradley Rd, Stourbridge in 1948. We moved to Wordsley in 57 or 58. Some of my memories are so vivid of the days I ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley in 1959 by Reg Farwell

We lived at no 6 Greenfields, Sutton. My nan lived at four with my grandad Tom - in fact it was my family which helped forge Sutton village. I remember many families; Mr and Mrs Harland who ran the village shop, ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Giles Mceachern

My Grandma Iva Knox lived in Kibblesworth and was a seamstress. She used to make the uniforms for the jazz band among other things. She lived in a flat opposite Miss Cooper and above Mrs. Ward. Colin Wilkinson lived opposite and ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth by Margaret Wilkinson