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My aunt was Mrs. Kenyon, the Headmistress of Langley Moor Infant School and I have fond memories of spending time at the school with her while I was on holiday with her in Langley Moor. She always had the ...Read more

A memory of Old Whittington

my dad fred hunter was the 1st cemetery suprintendant of horden cemetery ,my mam eva was a sherburn hill lass until marrying my dad and moving into the cemetery house ,I can recall my mam saying as we looked out of the house window ...Read more

A memory of Horden by benoni65

My Father's parents Patrick and Catherine Donnelly, went to live in No 3 Alpine Terrace sometime in the early 1900s They were to have 6 children with my Father being the youngest. Granddad was a Miner and the family ...Read more

A memory of Uddingston by Moira Jones

My grandmother was born in west cornforth in 1915, her father John Doran was killed in the 1st world war in 1916 , her mother was Rebecca ward, if anyone knows of them, would be very grateful to hear from you, as trying to find out much as I can about my nans family, they lived at 20 moor street

A memory of West Cornforth by soniasoniaw

Now I might be wrong, if my memory serves me well. There used to be a competition to design a flower arrangement in the circle of that flower bed, for each year. Was it run by St John,s church or my school Malcolm primary/junior.

A memory of Penge by Wayne Ruffle

Wayne’s comment made me re-read my piece and I was driven to expand. This is St Gile’s Church. My parents were baptised and married here in 1937 and I was baptised and then confirmed by Mervyn Stockwood here. To ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman

My family moved from Monks Kirby to the Kennels near Morgans farm, Newnham Paddox in 1958/59 dad John, mum Marjorie sister Margaret, brother Sean and me Paul. We walked to St Josephs RC School, about 3 miles each way, ...Read more

A memory of Newnham Paddox by Paul Quirke

Terence Rodin, born in 1944, we llived at my auntie’s house West Avenue/Central Drive until we moved into our own council house in Griffiths Drive. I remember attending St. John’s school on Middlewich Road. There was a single ...Read more

A memory of Rudheath by t.rodin

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

I hated every second of that place, I was caned and hit by Mr E and by my housemaster on a regular basis for having a bit of spirit. They would go to jail today for what they did to me, I never forgot and I never will. I ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield in 1961 by John Hawkins