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I was born at Auckland Park 1949 and moved to Durham in 1952 when my dad joined the prison service as an officer. Both of my nanas lived in Auckland Park, Henrietta Luke lived 1 Gurnney Valley, and Matilda Young lived 68 ...Read more

A memory of Auckland Park in 1956 by Jennifer Twigg

Memories of years 1953 to 1977 I spent every summer holiday between these years at the Derby Miners. Memorable moments. 1954......nearly drowned but the alarm was raised by Mr Ronnie Haycock who was a paraplegic miner sitting on ...Read more

A memory of Skegness in 1953 by Anthony Godfrey

We recently moved to Ascot in 2010, our house is about half way down the left hand side of the photo - or rather it would be if the photo had been taken 3 years later (our house was built 1909). The house on ...Read more

A memory of South Ascot in 2011

Can anybody remember when you walked up the fells at Throckley, half way up you passed on your right a farm or house where a girl called Cheryl Lawson lived. Straight past that and carry on to the top and turn right, on your left ...Read more

A memory of Throckley in 1960 by Mary Dockerty

I cannot resist bringing more memories of this time to the fore! Just behind the photographer is the fish & chip shop and café, on the right was the bus station and garage, the wood hut behind the van was ...Read more

A memory of Pateley Bridge by Robert Goulding

I was born in Barnet but brought up for my first 20 years in Cheshunt. Does anyone remember the St. Mary's Mission which was halfway down Windmill Lane where Roundmoor Drive is now. Long since demolished I would imagine. ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt by Susan Morris

I lived and went to school at Farmborough, I started school at five years old, my first teacher was Miss Leakey, who later married and became Mrs Smith, two things I remember about her, she had one arm, but was quite ...Read more

A memory of Farmborough in 1946 by John Wilkins

Does anyone remember Bryn Row in Treboeth, Swansea? I was born there just after the Second World War. My parents were Tom and Lily Evans, my brother Len was 12 when I was born. We moved to Penlan in about 1948. I have a vague memory that the ...Read more

A memory of Swansea in 1946 by Jill Harries

When I was a young girl in the early 1950s I remember going with my parents halfway up the Wrekin and we would stop at this cottage and have Sunday tea, being scones and a pot of tea, then we would continue on foot to the top of the Wrekin, the summers seem so hot then.

A memory of The Wrekin in 1955 by Maxine Pickett

A memory that I shouldn't recollect. I could have only been about 4 years old and I can remember staying at Heath Lodge with my family. It was I think used as a halfway house for families waiting for housing in the ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1964 by Alun Jenkins