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I attended Cefn Fforest infants and primary school 1939 to1946. The headmaster was Mr Watkins and teachers were; Mr Prothero, Mr Smith, Miss Gordan and Miss Richards (baby class) plus there were others that have sliped my ...Read more

A memory of Cefn by Bernard Reeves

My great Aunt Hilda Reffold used to own the Old Pump House which is behind the shop and I had many a wonderful summer with her. My younger siblings were not sure of her as she was quite a strict woman. ...Read more

A memory of Shackleford in 1970 by Nicola Cozens

I remember playing for Netley Boys Club - the team was run by Ernie Chambers and Lou Jones, RIP both of you. They were amazing and we had a good team; Chris Queen in goal, he had trials with Newcastle United, his big brother Bob, ...Read more

A memory of Netley by Dave Cox

My father, Arthur Harrison Cook, was born in Tynemouth in 1915. He attended Percy Main school and Victoria School. He moved to Grimsby in 1939 to join the police force and became a Chief Inspector. His uncle Harry Wilson lived in Latimer ...Read more

A memory of Percy Main in 1910 by Kathryn Williams

I'm trying to locate a family from the Harborne Lane area, Selly Oak. I have very few details. The family name is Davies the father was Stan, I believe he had 2 sons. He had a sister or aunty called Betty, I think his mother ...Read more

A memory of Harborne by Rachel Evans

I am trying to find out infomation about Stanley H Davies. He was the owner of Stanley H Davies Motor Engineers in the 1950s in Harborne Lane. I believe he lived on Harborne Lane next to a pub and was possibly married to a ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak in 1950 by Lania Lloyd

I left the village in 1948, to join my parents, Cyril and Gladys Jones, and sister Pam who had moved to Gravesend, Kent. I had attended the Lawn following years at Abertysswg School, before going to Caerleon for my ...Read more

A memory of Abertysswg in 1948 by Ivor Noel Jones

My family tree starts with Thomas and Mary Anne Newton who immigrated from England in 1830 aboard the ship 'John Craig'. Thomas occupation was a candlemaker. Their daughter Alice was my great great ...Read more

A memory of Launceston in 1860 by Chrissy Stewart

From Trafford Road one would see the first shop was on the left of Cawdor Street; the workshop of Louis Donlan, tailor. Next on the left was Bolsover’s Grocery shop; popular with some customers because 'sterilized ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft by Joseph Murphy

Up to the age of 10 I spent many happy hours at the Ambassador, if not watching the latest film I would be found in the projection room with my father (chief projectionist) Arthur Dednum or with my mother, Doris Dednum, in the managers ...Read more

A memory of Slough by David D