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At a guess! My visits to Shepton mallet were infrequent as I lived near Bristol as a child. But loved coming to see my Grandmother at no 1 Barren Down (mrs E A Crook)A school was at the back of her house, I ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet in 1947

I visited Invergowrie with my husband to be (Alec bell) who"s mum and dad lived in the lovely village ( Elizabeth , could be Tom not sure now) it was a really fabulous place and we stayed for a ...Read more

A memory of Invergowrie in 1968 by Irene Wright

Preedys was the main tobacconist in Wolverhampton and the Express Cafe at the bottom of Queen Street is where I used to go for dinner on a Saturday after working the Minors matinee film at the ABC cinema in Garrick street. There ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1960 by Gordon Ford

I was evacuated to my Grandparent's house "Hope House" The Street Radstock during the war years - they were Mr and Mrs H.D.Plummer and lived in Hope House with their Daughter Gwendoline Edwards and her three sons ...Read more

A memory of Radstock by Brenda Hacker

I believe everyone who lived in Crouch End (also Muswell Hill) during the period 1941-71 were very lucky as the area offered virtually everything one would ever wish for. In fact, although I now live in Norfolk I retain very ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1941 by Malcolm Cook

I was born at 41 Woodleigh Avenue just about opposite the Gully that I walked through every day with my brother to catch the bus to Bournville school.  I remember the war years, our house getting bombed while we were in the ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1940 by Cynthia Portas

My mum's aunt and uncle, Tom and Polly Stepney, lived in Three Bridges on what was always referred to as "the farm". A couple of years ago I visited with my husband and we tried to find where it was. After lot of searching we ...Read more

A memory of Three Bridges in 1940

I was born at 109 nether street , a great place for a kid to grow up , the castle , ravenscraig park hill 60 The old grave yard , we were never bored as kids ,why would we be with all that on our door step .We moved to ...Read more

A memory of Kirkcaldy in 1950 by Peter Lees

I remember Beldoms and the Chocolate Box. Does anyone remember the lovely gardens at the back of the police station in Cobden road they kept bees there also. I wonder if any one remembers what we used to call The Shantee it was a ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1945

I lived at 22 Bristol Ave,that ran onto Broom lane,At the other side was a railway sidings and Jacksons Brick works.The next road to us was Station Rd which ran from broom lane to Stockport road.i remember going town on a tram.when I ...Read more

A memory of Levenshulme in 1950 by Ian Marsden