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I need your help. The man who modeled for the statue seen in this photo is my grandfather. Unfortunately, the museum has the wrong man as the model, a relative with a close name who wasn't even born when the ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool by Diane Fulton

I'm writing about my father, Raymond Cooper , or Raymond Graves Cooper, who was a sales rep for May and Baker, first in the north of England in the 50's and then later in the south of England from 1958. He dealt in ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by thelma.miller

The Lion & Swan Hotel Congleton Story has it that The Lion & Swan in Congleton was made from ancient timbers, even today there are some solid twelve inch by twelve inch supports on display but who knows ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by Alec Coles

Heather Benton - at 10/11 years' old I attended Moseley College and remained there for the rest of my schooling. It was a wonderful old building with laurel surrounded gardens where we pupils spent hours of break time making ...Read more

A memory of Moseley by Heather Fearnside

It's funny your sweet memories of that time, because it was the same time I was there aged 8 only my memories were of being caned 18 swipes on hands and ass by that sick headmaster from another age, stripped naked and thrown into ...Read more

A memory of Barwick in 1973 by Lucien Ramalho

We moved to Yeadon in 1961 when I was 7, my dad worked for Timothy Whites Chemists who had their head office in Leeds. We moved into a new house 2 Whackhouse Close and I went to Westfield Primary which was just across the road. I loved that school, ...Read more

A memory of Yeadon by anne_54

I was at Copthorne convent from 69-74.... This was a very special place and I remember it like yesterday... The girls and boys there were equally like brothers and sisters.. I still remember how gutted i was when i left....I ...Read more

A memory of Copthorne by correiae

In the late 1800's my Grandmother's sister, Minnie came from Bristol to work at Goytre House. She was soon followed by another sister Hannah and my grandmother Annie both of whom worked at Maesyberrin, the doctor's house in Goytre ...Read more

A memory of Goytre by gwyneth.stratten

I remember Waitrose from my childhood, every Saturday afternoon I would come here with my parents to do the weekly shop. Then nip over to George Orts for some of their lovely pastries. Little did I realise that I would end up in ...Read more

A memory of Dunstable by Peter Humphrey

I went to Southchurch High School for Boys after failing my eleven plus in 1948. Tbe headmaster was Mr Haxall a frighteniing person to an eleven year old. A great teacher of history and bookbinding was Mr Bull. The ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by anthony.salmons