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I was born in what used to be the Aldersbrook Maternity Home and lived in Shakespeare Crescent, Manor Park until my parents moved in 1983 to a flat in Aldersbrook which had been the maternity home - talk about coming full ...Read more

A memory of East Ham

I was treated at Farnham Park for a back problem in 1981. At the time I had been having various different treatments for six months for supposed sciatica. In 2007 I had an X-Ray on my back, and an old L1 break was ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Royal in 1981 by Brenda Cook

Corby Odeon 1967ish... As a child and living on Gainsborough Road with two sisters and one brother, I have great memories of the Saturday morning adventure my eldest sister took me and my brother on (my other sister being too ...Read more

A memory of Corby

St Patricks Open Air School Hayling Island. I went there to get strong enough to have an op' to remove my lung. Didn't like it at all ! The girls were great and had good friends, but it was quite ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1957 by Sue Bradford

I was born at no 10 Devonshire Street and remember the row of terraced houses and tiny cramped back streets, and loads of alleys and gennels where we played hide and seek. I was about 4 when Sheffield was bombed and remember ...Read more

A memory of Chesterfield in 1940 by Maureen Smith

I wasn't around in 1913, but went to Broussa School  on Broomfield Lane from 1961-1963.  It was there I first heard of the Beatles!  A girl in the middle school brought in the 'Please please me' album and played it to us 10 year olds ...Read more

A memory of Hale in 1962 by Karen Wright

Having just read the article on Park Farm written by Gillian Emerton, I am the above mentioned Glenys, nee Button. Those where the days. I can remember all the things that Gillian wrote about making butter with her mum ...Read more

A memory of Kettlethorpe by Glenys Wheadon

My ancestor William Bagshaw born 1742 was the Parish Clerk at Kniveton for 30 years. The family lived at The Breck and were farmers, corn dealers and shopkeepers in Kniveton. I would love to hear from anyone who has ancestors around ...Read more

A memory of Kniveton in 1860 by Irene Doody

I was recalling just the other day about a Christmas many years ago when I was a very small child and as I was talking about it to my mum of 84 years, she exclaimed 'That was in Bearmans where you got the 'Pelham Puppet ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1957 by Zoe Kenney

My grandfather William Forey and gran Nellie, moved to Tre Ifor, when they demolished Dare Street in Aberdare. I think it was around the 1930s or 40s. The whole street moved to these new houses, and most stayed ...Read more

A memory of Llwydcoed in 1950 by Heather Forey