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I too, have fond and happy memories of the Roxy. I was born just down the road in Garnet Street in 1938 and went to Barkerend School leaving in 1953. I remember on a Saturday morning going with a few mates, we would take it in ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1948 by Robert Chippendale

I was born in 1950 and lived at 151 Flaxley Road until 1958. My father was William Yardley, he was a manager at the Levis works in Station Road. He died in 1953, and in 1958 my mother was re-married to a local retiring policeman, ...Read more

A memory of Stechford by Alan Yardley

My dad was born in Lower Road, Kenley. Sadly he passed away in July 2012, but we often would sit and talk about Kenley. He remembered Roke School and playing up on the downs at Riddlesdown. He used to mention that there were caves in that ...Read more

A memory of Kenley in 1960 by Vanessa Thorne

My name is Lorna Fielding (nee Singleton), I was born in Beech Mount Hospital Harpurhey, which was in Oak Bank Street, Harpurhey, on 2nd November 1951. I had a sister Hilary Rhoda Singleton who was born ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1951 by Lorna Fielding

I am researching my Stockley ancesters who came from Kings Somborne and Mottisfont in Hampshire. The earliest records that I have found so far relate to a William Stockley from Kings Somborne (born around 1695) ...Read more

A memory of King's Somborne by Jo Siddle

My name is Robert Gwillim, I lived at 1A High Street with my parents Edward & Betty from when I was born in 1955 until April 1962. My sister, Carol, was born in December 1961. My parents had lived at 1A High ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by Robert Gwillim

I was born in a small maisonette off Alandale Drive and my mum still lived there until she passed away aged 95 in 2014. The border between Hillingdon/Harrow runs across the back garden. I attended Pinner Wood ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills in 1960 by John Jossevel

My great grandmother and father were born in West Felton in the 1880's and married in the Church in 1901. Gt grandad was Cornelius Lewis, he left the village in 1901 and was living in Llangollen with his half sister and ...Read more

A memory of West Felton in 1900 by Carolyn Hutchison

We moved to Prudhoe in 1947, I was 12 years old. My dad, Bill Turner RSM, took over the Drill Hall in Swallow Close. I thought it was wonderful as we had relatives in Prudhoe, plus a grandma, Mary Ann Turner. I was born in ...Read more

A memory of Corbridge in 1947 by Marie Bugden

I was born in Coedybrain Rd in 1948 and my family moved to School St. I remember going to the school until I was 6, when we moved away to a new housing estate. The school had a stuffed squirrel in a glass case. I was in the nursery ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach