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Hi, I'm Mel and I am loooking for information on my family the Faulkes. My dad was born in Scottow Row, my grandad and nanny were Rose and Alfred and my great grandparents were William, known as Old Billy, and his wife was Elizabeth ...Read more

A memory of Scottow by Melanie Faulkes

Although I no longer live in Northumberland, I still have a soft spot for North Broomhill. I was born in School Row in 1943. From there we moved to Coronation Terrace in 1947 which was a complex of rudimentary row of two ...Read more

A memory of North Seaton in 1940 by Albert Taylor

After a time Mother married Charles Gamble, we called him Pop.  He left the Merchant Navy and went to work on the Estate for my Grandfather. We got a house at Ospringe it was next door to a water mill. The water ...Read more

A memory of Ospringe in 1910 by George Allen

I was born in Curtis Row, Ynysmeudwy Road in the early 1950s. My late father was a coal miner and my mother worked at the watch factory. We moved to London around 1959 as there was a lack of work. I am now trying to build a family ...Read more

A memory of Ynysmeudwy by Michael Nicholls

orn in 1942 at 23 Park Avenue, Northfleet, I went to Dover Road School then Colyer Road Secondary School. Churchill's dairy used to be opposite Colyer Road School and allotments where we had a plot. The ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet by Alan John Rule

My dad was the butcher, we had the first shop in the row opposite the Goat pub, do you remember Roy?

A memory of Forty Hill by Mark Pinnington

I was born in 'Cross Row', Penygraig in 1944 and was brought up her for seven years until we all moved to Gilfach Goch. I remember the Labour Club in Penygraig Road, where my father, 'Will Ginger', ...Read more

A memory of Pen-y-graig in 1944 by Brian Brown

My family come from Penrhiwceiber and I would like to know any information or help I can get. I am doing my family tree and I am stuck. My grandad was born there, his name was Cecil Thomas, born 1929. His father was ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber by Lisa Thomas

In 1938 Wood Street village enjoyed their first Annual Flower Show . My father, Arthur Stock was a driving force in promoting this event. he was later presented with a chiming clock inscribed "Presented to Mr. ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1930 by Patricia Ryder

This the South Est Corner of the junction on the A4 known as Everret's Corner. Just around to the right from this position are some lock-up shops that I remember from the early 1950s which included a Gents Barbers. Further ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1965 by Patrick Butterly