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I would like to share with you some of my early childhood memories of my formative years in Parndon, including places and names that might evoke similar memories to myself. I hope you will bear with me, as I will probably ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon in 1955 by John Conyard

My great, great, grandfather, John Holmes, was born in Gentleshaw in 1791. He was an agricultural labourer I gather, and married an Elizabeth of the same age. They had a son, Thomas , born in 1826. He moved away and ...Read more

A memory of Gentleshaw by Frank Holmes

Not sure of the year. My grandparents ran a fish and chip shop in Stanfree and a small holding; their names were Clara and Fred Mallinder. They had a son, Walter, and a daughter, Winny. They sold up in the late 1940's and bought a ...Read more

A memory of Stanfree in 1948 by Linda Geraghty

I was born and brought up in Sabden and loved living there, it holds many very happy memories for me. I was born in 1956 Susan Rushton and went to the Nursery School at the Baptist Church Hall before going to Sabden Primary ...Read more

A memory of Sabden in 1970 by Susan Jones

As a long distance truck driver running up from Staffordshire I would spend five nights in Sheffield every two weeks. I would stay at the Salvation Army hostel just off the moor. Evenings were spent wandering around ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1963 by Peter Hawthorne

London Road was a very different place 50 years ago to the collection of twee wine bars and restaurants that it is now. It was a real 'working' village providing all the goods and services that were needed by the ...Read more

A memory of Alderley Edge in 1960 by Graham Dilliway

I lived and went to school at Farmborough, I started school at five years old, my first teacher was Miss Leakey, who later married and became Mrs Smith, two things I remember about her, she had one arm, but was quite ...Read more

A memory of Farmborough in 1946 by John Wilkins

Hi, my name Jacko, I left the castle in 1972, never been the same since. All bad memories. Hi Jaff, how's life? I was only a kid and no kid should go through what we went through. I spent all my time running away. I remember little ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1969 by Robert Jackson

I was born in Edlington in 1940 but was soon given to my aunties Joan and Lilley Desborough to be looked after as my mother already had a child by my future step dad. I lived at 39 St. Thomas Road, second to end house, my next ...Read more

A memory of Stainforth in 1946 by Bryan Maloney

I was stationed at HMS Nuthatch in 1949. During the evenings I worked in the cinema called the 'Antheon' showing films. We also put on variety shows on stage, one show we put on in a local village and were overwhelmed by the ...Read more

A memory of Anthorn in 1949 by Brian Carter