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I remember Mrs Ballard at the hairdressers in The Crossways. I did some hair modelling for her at one time when she employed a hairdresser called Freda. We went up to London and Freda won a certificate with my ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Carrol Beasley

I was born in 1942 & lived in placehouse lane, attending down land school then passing the dreaded 11plus & spending the next 6 years at purley county grammar school for girls starting in 3 upper r which was an extra class ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon by toni_sproule

I too lived in Simpson Street No 37 it has been knocked down now but my Godmother Gladys Harrison still lives there on the opposite side of the road I also went to Cullercoats school I have very fond memories of the village my ...Read more

A memory of Cullercoats by gladdie18

My grandparents, Olive and Arthur Webb, lived on the High Street. So did we and most of our family. They had 3 girls: Joan, Doreen & Beryl & a son named Ian. I am Doreen's daughter and have lived in Canada since 1974. I recall ...Read more

A memory of Greenhithe by Trudy Broadley

My Nana Simpson (nee Brunton) was a fisherwoman who used to sell fish on the front from a creel on her back years before I was born. My Grandad contracted Polio in his 50's and Nana had to work hard long hours to ...Read more

A memory of Cullercoats in 1949 by Linda Stewart

I lived in Welbourne Rd,next to the Maskells,i lived at 124 Bert Simpsons grandson Alan,i went to Down Lane school and Page Green...i new the LEWIS family.Lenards ..Andersons ..Sims..Sargents David Gillingwater,went on to play foe ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by alpat4346

The thin half of the world's greatest movie comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy, was born in Foundry Cottages, Ulverston, now Argyle St., in 1890. He was born and lived in his grandparents' home until the age of 6. His grandfather, ...Read more

A memory of Ulverston by Eric Willoughby

I arrived in Wincanton as an Evacuee in 1940/41 and lived for a while with my Uncle Frank and his family. My uncle at that time owned Bayford Garage. I was only about 6 yrs of age and quite naturally missed my mother ...Read more

A memory of Wincanton by unamuir333

Joyce Sutcliffe lived in Halifax and worked at Simpsons around 1941. She was called up to the Royal Army Signals in 1942 aged 21. Also Robert Bell worked there and went into the Navy. Other people were Frank Southwell, Owen ...Read more

A memory of Halifax by sandramightyblues

My Grandparents Sydney and Ellen Simpson built Beachbank between the world wars. Sydney had served in the Royal Flying Corps in WW1 and left seriously injured but that never prevented them from buying this ...Read more

A memory of Ulrome by Nick Simpson