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I was born at 163, Hillcross Avenue in 1946. Went to school over the road from my home just behind the alleyway behind my grandparents house opposite (Dwyers) Hillcross Primary School. I loved to run (no not from the school!) but on ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1946 by Stephen Smith

Couldn't wait to go to school in Rokeseley Infants school so happy when the letter came.Remember sliding the letter under the tropical fish tank in our kitchen in Glasslyn Road.loved Infants school had a bit of a blip at the ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1949 by Carol Tucker

i went to aberbargoed secondary modern school with a few of the names mentioned by gareth williams i was in the same class as kieth davies ,tony gallent ,dai davies,lindon gingell,i remember going to school ...Read more

A memory of Aberbargoed by Melvyn Hopkins

I remember Mrs Ballard at the hairdressers in The Crossways. I did some hair modelling for her at one time when she employed a hairdresser called Freda. We went up to London and Freda won a certificate with my hairstyle ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Carrol Beasley

I was at Hilltop from 1958 to 1961...I remember walter and Rose Hall who ran the place and their daughter Pamela...also the guesthouse which was run by mr & mrs Spiers...walking to yhe school at Ben Rhydding...happy days indeed

A memory of Ilkley by Keith Lord

As a 14 year old living in these dangerous war year's, we were used to seeing dog-fights between the Spitfires and Luftwaffe so much so that we were rather blasé about taking cover when danger threatened. Came the flying bomb ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham in 1944 by Patrick Pyke

I was born in Greenford on 1st Oct 1943 (25 Greenway Gardens) We were bombed out & were evacuated to various places. It must have been after the war we moved to 7 Laughton Rd in Northolt. We didn't live there ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1946 by Pauline Daly

Both my wife and I went to Wood End schools. In our day, a girl who did not pass the 11+ exam would spend her whole school life in the one school, going through Nursery, Infants, Junior and Senior schools. As there were no senior ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1948 by John Bowring

I am trying to find Photographs, Drawings, or Paintings of the houses and if possible the Old Farm Cottages opposite the Heeley Parish Church on Gleadless Rd. Heeley. They consisted of a block of 4 bay windowed terraced houses, numbered from ...Read more

A memory of Heeley in 1956 by Leonard Young

I first got to know Hollybrook in November 1961 at a Methodist Youth Weekend. I attended, eventually leading, such weekends until the house closed. I also worked as a member of staff during summer holidays and at ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley in 1962 by Robert Davies