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The cottage on the left of this photo was where my great grandfather and his ten children lived at the turn of the 20th century. He was a butcher. There was a slaughterhouse at the back of the property. They lived there from about 1895 to 1908.

A memory of Syston by Marianne Head

Mrs Ingman, my Sunday school teacher, lived in the first house at Mill Terrace. The houses were so small inside, maybe two rooms downstairs and two upstairs but they had so much character.  Mrs Ingman seemed so old when I was ...Read more

A memory of Bersham in 1963 by Erica James

My great Grandfather, George frederick Rogers ( c1880 ) owned the Newsagents ( still named Rogers ) on the Preston Road at Preston road station, way back in the 1920's ?. Before the parade of shops where built he had a wooden ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow by Pete Rogers

My Nan and Grandad lived on the corner of Factory Road, and Cranbury Road, opposite Stan Brehaut the photographer, who went on to work with Jack Hargreaves in his programme 'Out of Town'. The Centre of Eastleigh holds such fond ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1956 by Jacqueline Jackson

I stayed in lodgings in Timperley in 1966 in a small cul-de-sac called South Meade. I had to find accommodation as I was transferred from London to work at the Bank of England's branch in Manchester and by chance the hotel ...Read more

A memory of Timperley in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

This brings back so many memories to me.I was born in 1956 registered just up the hill in the congo at 10 Chain terrace.But all my childhood memories are of the wonderfullly happy time I spent at 3 Chain road with my ...Read more

A memory of Creetown by Raymond Parker

I was born in 1962  and at the age of 4yrs went to a dance school in blackhall called Hall dance school Does any one know Bob and Doris at the time they may not be alive now they were the Dance teachers at the time. I ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1966 by Karen Surtees

SATURDAY MARKET DAY IN NEWMARKET, exactly how I remember it as a 5 year old. On the left next to the Rutland Arms in the center left of the picture was a small street called Palace Street. My father was born here ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket by Sealia Dean

This photo brings back a lot memories. The photographer must be standing by the launderette in Abbotsbury Road, this was owned by my grandparents John 'Paddy' and Doreen 'Dorrie' Jones. I used to play on this street and in the alley way at ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1953 by Anne Jones

i remember a crowd of us used to meet up at the cross in caldicot ,we used to love to go to the sweet shop run by the old couple mr mrs daly ,they were always freindly and loved all the kids who went in there ,he could be a bit scary at ...Read more

A memory of Caldicot in 1960 by Maria Ward