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My family were the Davises who lived in the Bear House, Trecastle. Most of the people in the area were related to us. We were originally of Gypsy desent and can be traced back many hundreds of years. We were also related to the Pike ...Read more

A memory of Trecastle by Mark Wilkins

I attended John Ruskin Grammar school in the 1950's when it was in Tamworth Road. Our 'Art lessons' were held in a church hall across from Wandle Park and we had to walk across the railway ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1952 by Bernard Maguire

I don't remember this far back, but my Great Grandad (Sydney James Ford), Great Grandma, my Grandma and her brother lived in King Edward Boys school which at that time was in New St. Birmingham. My ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1900 by Jan Freeman

Although I was born in Princetown I spent endless hours and days in Tafarnaubach. I was brought up in the area and my closest friends all lived in Princetown or Tafaneu. Friends like Ken Woods, Graham Davies, Denis Francis, Alun ...Read more

A memory of Tafarnaubach in 1948 by John Carol Evans

While trying to follow up on my family history, I called into the Church and looked around the gravestones and was surprised to find my Great Grandfather and great Grandmother's final resting place. The stone was a bit worn by time but ...Read more

A memory of Tyberton by Peter Meredith

I can't believe this, amazing even if the names are coincidence, I was at Warnham Court 1962-63, I can remember lots of names: Roy Riggs, with his 'German' dictionary. June Palmer. John Thorp, we ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1962 by Victor Chytry

As I remember, the discipline there was tough, but at least you knew right from wrong and if you did something wrong you could expect punishment - nearly always the cane. We all had to attend the church for assembly ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd in 1940 by Lance Ford

Bristol's premier shopping centre was turned into a wasteland of burned out buildings after major bombing raids in 1940, during the Second World War. Bridge Street Summary Bridge Street ran from High Street, rising up a ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

The Dutch House - this 17th century building once stood on the corner of Wine Street. It was reduced to a charred skeleton during the Second World War and for safety's sake it had to be pulled down. The Dutch House was Bristol's ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

I remember being 'taught to swim' here, by the teachers at the board school. We were stood at the poolside, only up to the black line, then summarily being to "Jump!". If that failed, we were helped in by the boot of 'Danny' Davis or ...Read more

A memory of Brynmawr in 1965 by Michael Evans