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Roanshead House

In 1956 I came to work in Scotland having been transferred from Yorkshire by the NCB. I needed a house and the semi derelict house known as Roanshead House was available, but boarded up and was not on mains electricity. My wife and ...Read more

A memory of Easthouses in 1957 by Douglas Jenkinson

Memories Of Shute 1939 1941

It may seem strange for a male to offer these memories but boys were accepted in junior forms and I was at Shute School from the summer of 1939 until the Easter term 1941. I and my sister, known as Ba Gauld, joined after ...Read more

A memory of Shute in 1940 by John Gauld

From The Door Of Cairnsmore To Clachie Burn

I have picked 1953 because I was ten then. My father, Willie, was a Hughes and my mother, Ekbery, was a Farrell. There were loads of us in the Ferry. I lived in 9 St John St then we moved the 5 Louden ...Read more

A memory of Creetown in 1953 by Howard Hughes

Aston Terrace

I was born on Alexander Road in 1944 and moved to 79 Aston Terrace in 1945 and these were one of the best times in my life. We were known as the middle row and I can remember most people in the row; Tylers, Barnses, Davises, Scotts, ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1950 by Anthony Scott

Kirdford School

I went to Kirdford school for about two or three years in the 1960's until 1968, when I went to Horsham High School for Girls. The higher roofed part of the school was Miss Dadswell's class and the lower roofed part was two classes ...Read more

A memory of Kirdford by Carol Evans

My Memories

I was born at 1 Donaldson Road. My dad was John White a marvelous singer, he worked at Haigs Distillery, Cameron Bridge for 46 years. My elder brother was Ron White. I played in the Methillhill Pipe Band in 1946, with Pipe Major Jock ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1930 by Doog White

Memories Of My Holidays In Zeals

I first went to Zeals at the age of about 4 months, my grandparents lived in the row of cottages on Tulse hill. My grandparents where Mr and Mrs Hicks, with them lived my aunt who still lives there to-day, Phillys ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1952 by Ronald Taylor

Treasured Memories Of

I was born in 21 Newtons Lane, Cossall, in 1936, and my paternal grandparents lived in Ilkeston Junction. I now live 1000's of miles away in the City of Sunshine, eight miles west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and have done ...Read more

A memory of Cossall in 1940 by Robin Louis Scattergood

Early Teens In Drongan

On tv at last, school bus, with a clippie, snowed in, couldn't get from Drongan to Cumnock Academy, should have been a good day off, but had to walk through loads of snow from Coalhall to Drongan, no thermals in those days! Old ...Read more

A memory of Ayr in 1964 by Joyce Lomas

Parker Terrace.

I was born in Preston Hospital, North Shields.in 1943. My first recollections as a child were of living on Rosehill Road known as Parker Terrace at No7. An old lady called Mrs Roper lived next door. Another family called Spencer lived ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1947 by Maggie Ridley

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