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My parents both grew up in Hanwell - both living in Hillyard Road during the War years. After they married my mum and dad actually had to live in a pre-fab in Braybrook Street, just backing on to the prison in Hammersmith, but ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1967 by Janice Hopwood

My mum was born in Rock Street in 1921, her parents were Fred and Nellie Ashton. Although I was born in Oldham in 1946 we moved down south when I was about 2 or 3 because my Dad, a Wiltshire man, didn't want to live in Oldham. We used to ...Read more

A memory of Oldham by Val Mundy

It was a real pleasure to read the contribution about a memory of Herons Ghyll Roman Catholic School and I was also happy to see that the contributor felt the same as I do about that wonderful school. When my parents and ...Read more

A memory of Heron's Ghyll in 1962 by Tony Meads

I spent my school summer holidays in Millbrook from the mid 50's to the mid 60's - and every one was wonderful. I stayed with my grandparents, Mr and Mrs Ede, at 85 West Street, Millbrook. The house is long gone albeit the address ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook in 1956 by Roger Mutch

I too was born at the Green Hedges nursing home during the war, though obviously I have no memories of it and have never returned. My father was in the army at the time and I have photos of him and my mother holding me in ...Read more

A memory of Ditchling in 1941

I came into this world in 1952 at the Alexandra Nursing Home in Muswell Hill. I lived in St Mary's Road off the High Street until 1960 when we moved to Hawthorn Road where I lived until 1974. My dad (Pete McCafferty) used to drink in ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1952 by Jan Carpenter

I was born in Barnsley in 1950 and lived in Hemsworth. I use to go to the pictures on a Saturday morning with my pals and ride my pretend horse home afterwards. I don't know the name of our street but you could walk out of the front door, ...Read more

A memory of Hemsworth in 1950 by Robert Stepien

My father worked on the site building Westbury Shopping Centre. I remember there being a full size model of a dalek in the dry cleaners that used to be on one end of block. Used to be able to get inside it and pretend to be a dalek, which was great fun for an 8 year old.

A memory of Westbury by Michael Moore

Hi, I am Matthew Lowe. My dad is Kenneth Lowe and was the local policeman and we were the first to live at the police house on Peckforton Hall Lane just off the A49 at Spurstow crossroads. I was six in ...Read more

A memory of Spurstow in 1960 by Matthew Lowe

One of my friends was Ivor Usher, and he had this unusual place of residence - Prudhoe Castle. Together we were able to run around the castle walls with our bows and arrows, catapults, etc... We didn't need much imagination to ...Read more

A memory of Prudhoe in 1952 by Alan Peel