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My name is Marilyn Allen I was brought up in Somerton with my dear Grandmother Mrs Phear whose husband was killed at Somerton Milk Factory which was called Cow and Gate he had been transfered from Wincanton to work there. On ...Read more

A memory of Somerton by marilynannallen13

While visiting friend in a local nursing home I was walking down the corridor admiring the prints of local interest, When a was drawn to a print of Lammas street and to the Willow Café which was owned by my Grandmother , while ...Read more

A memory of Carmarthen by iaucaroline

Great looking at the old photos of Dorking town . I remember many of the old shops and some pubs from when I was younger, think my favourite at that time was track and groove at the top end of west street and the chippy opposite. I ...Read more

A memory of Dorking by pjp0512

Back in 1966 or possibly 1967 a friend of mine, now in her seventies and with a memory that is to say the best, sketchy, went on holiday from her home town of Sheffield to Ostend in Belgium. There she met a young man called Ian who ...Read more

A memory of Balham by dodgyrogerlindley

A group of my young friends would meet up at the end of Willow Road and cross over Southbury Road. Quite safe as in the late 40’s there was very little traffic only the odd bus. Then into the Savoy Cinema to ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by peterfrier72

This was once the main route through Cannock, namely the A34. I can't ever recall it being congested in the post war years and even into the 1960's though long distance lorries often passed through this way. Of course at that time the ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

It was August 1955. School summer holidays and when they were over, it would be time for me to begin junior school back in my Midlands home town. My mother had been preparing for that big event, purchasing embroidered cloth ...Read more

A memory of Penzance by brucehaycock

Born in plantation street , went to the infants school and then wellington school and bedwellty grammar. Moved to nursery crescent and then to garden city . Loved those days just hanging ...Read more

A memory of Rhymney by davelynch27

I am struggling to find much about this highly-respected doctor who lent his name to Deri Park - once home to Rainham Town football club. I know that in the 1950's he had a surgery in Rainham (Wennington Road?) and another in ...Read more

A memory of Rainham by alandvi.187

We came to Littlehampton in the Summers of 1957-61. We stayed at Mrs Squires B n B in Albert Road. I spent my time either on the beach, the fun fair or just walking around the town (I was about 8 years old at the time). My dad ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton by peterphelps06