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Not sure of the date but I remember the church being destroyed. I had just become old enough to join the fire service as a youth messenger and I was in the fire station at the top of Snakes Lane when the incident occurred. The ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1943 by Kenneth S Henow

I was born and brought up in Moniaive, and my mother owned the local hairdresser's salon (JACIE'S) at 3 Ayr Street. I lived with my mother (Janet), sister (Jenny) and maternal grandparents (who also had a house in ...Read more

A memory of Moniaive in 1954 by Ian Johnston

This photograph is taken from the Lichfield Road.  Veering off to the right in the distance is Greengate Street, and to the left, round the far corner of the library, the Newport Road. I used the library often. It had an annexe a ...Read more

A memory of Stafford in 1966 by Penny Trueman

Hi, I was born and brought up in Dipton, I lived in Annfield Street with my dad, Tom Bell, and my nanna, Maria Bell. I went to St Patricks RC School and have good memories of my time there with a few of the teachers being nuns. My ...Read more

A memory of Dipton in 1956 by Alice Bell

`BUCHAN`S OWN BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY` THE TRUE STORY OF THE CRASH-LANDING OF A GERMAN HEINKEL 115 BOMBER PLANE ON AN ABERDEENSHIRE FARM DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR ...Read more

A memory of New Aberdour in 1940 by Denis Beedie

The day I was born,1942 Bright Street off Reather Street. I remember Osborn St wash house, went with Mam. I also remember a pub next street to ours called Blue Bell. I went in there for a pint of mild at the age ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Herbert Mc Hugh

I was born at West View, Stanley in August 1939. My father bought 2 cottages and knocked them into a very large house. I had 5 older siblings and my mother's father lived with us. Our family name was House. I loved every ...Read more

A memory of Stanley in 1940 by rene.herriman

We lived in Langrish village, but seeing there was no school there we had to take the public bus to East Meon School. I remember the first and last days at junior school in East Meon. The school building was made from local ...Read more

A memory of East Meon in 1950 by Maureen Gartry

The road in the picture, St Mildred's, is where I grew up, opposite the "rec". As a young lad growing up, Minster offered all sorts of adventures; the marshes, the river Stour, Watchester Lane, the woods, fishing, ...Read more

A memory of Minster by Andrew Hankin

To laugh and to sing On a beautiful spring day Wild flowers is abundance In the month of May Bluebell and buttercups, Primroses galore Mother's words of wisdom We ...Read more

A memory of Etwall by esthermariajewell