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Samantha was about seventeen when I first met her, she lived at the large house next to the old Church Farm. I remember it was a hot sunny day and I was heaving straw onto the ground from the cart, wheat ...Read more

A memory of Honingham in 1981 by Tom Venour

My name was Susan Bird (now Sue Howard). I went to Grange from Infants, through Primary and left Grange SM senior school aged 16 in 1962. My friends were Marion Holloway, Barbara ...Read more

A memory of South Tottenham in 1962 by Sue Howard

I was born in Heath Town in 1950 in Tremont Street that was just off the Wednesfield Road. There was The Poplar public house on the right going towards Wednesfield, the next road was where I was born. At the top of the street was a ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1955 by Catherine Romney

I have many happy memories of lovely holidays at my grandparent's home at Ridge Cottages. My father ( Edward C Jones ) married a Yorkshire lass and we would come down each year for two weeks. My aunts lived there also ...Read more

A memory of South Nutfield in 1957 by Glynnis Wilson

I was interested to read the memories of those who attended this school during the war years because the headmaster, whose name was mentioned, was my father, Bill Scott. At that time, the school was operated by Newcastle ...Read more

A memory of Hexham in 1940 by Keith Scott

My uncle, Milton Beattie was gamekeeper to Sir James Baird, and he and his wife Connie lived in the gamekeeper's house on the far side of Clints - on the way to Orgate. My mum and I lived in the Hall Cottage, and I went to Marske School ...Read more

A memory of Marske in 1940 by Pat Harrison

Used to go and play in the streams and the River Brent, the memories are so vivid. Tis, was, of course during the war. I and a friend, took my three and a half year years younger ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1944 by Eileen Margaret Tristram/Nee Wheeler

My grandfather bought Hendersons in c1911 and it was the principal drapers and furnishers in the town until my Dad sold the business c1961. It then became a John Blundells and is now I believe the Waitrose in the Old High ...Read more

A memory of Stevenage in 1945 by Philip Henderson

I visited the Bluebell Inn and spent only a modest amount, however I left half a crown as a tip because of a very nice waitress. I left and had walked about two blocks, when the lady chased me down to thank me. I was quite surprised ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1959

I remember in Oxlow Lane a shop called Wrights, they sold flour from sacks on the floor, and a 'penny a lb' of broken biscuits. Also a furniture shop - can't recall the name, oh and then the launderette was opened, was that a life ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1950 by Norma Dignum