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Thanks to Ann Bennett for bringing back memories of Vernon Park - the park and museum were always magic places for me too. I remember the slippery stone when it was still fairly rough! We lived at Bredbury Bar until ...Read more

A memory of Stockport in 1956 by Don Phillips

I was born in Barking Park in 1947; we lived in nissan hut number 17, the Camp. Does anyone remember these huts or better stil,l have any photos?

A memory of Barking in 1947 by Marian Martell

Not so sure of the date, I was born in the cottage hospital in 1936 and spent all my holidays with my grandparents the Brockbanks who had a pub in North Lane called the Heroes of Lucknow. I had many trips to the Lido with my brother, we ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1947 by Anne Vines

Biscuits, as such, was one of my departments. Biscuits, hardware and haberdashery, (what the hell is haberdashery), I can't even remember now, sewing and such like I think. I remember the broken biscuits, I used to take home bags of Wagon ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1957 by Tommy Thomas

Just read the memory by Ian Pescott. Mardyke Hill and stream in the summer, as you say, was a perfect spot for kids. It was about half an hour walk from Foxglove Crescent where most of us lived or a 10 min ride on a "bitza" bike. ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1954 by Brian Dudley

I was born 1944 @ Moseley Hospital, lived and grew up in Dawlish Road and loved every minute of it. My name was Joan Clarke, lived 3/44 at the back. Went to Tiverton School and Selly Park Girls. I remember all the shops at Bournbrook, it was a great shopping place now it is a very untidy place.

A memory of Selly Oak in 1944 by Joan Hendrickx

These are the memories of my childhood week-ends and holidays, spent with my Uncle Harold and Aunt Lucy Mogridge at Fontmell Parva. My maternal grandmother Annie Farwell lived at Fontmell Parva for 50 years, in the ...Read more

A memory of Fontmell Parva in 1950 by Helen Brockway

I was born in 1938 in a cottage on theRroseneath Castle estate where my father was a gardner at the castle, £2 a week free house and a ton of coal a year. The boat came in at high tide offloaded 60 ton coal and provisions all removed by ...Read more

A memory of Ardpeaton

Furze Infant school and being allowed to go in the garden to pick Lavender (still whenever I smell Lavender it takes me back). Running down 'back alley's' behind the roads around St Chads; Warren Junior School (playing ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath in 1970 by Vicki Elms Nee' Hood

I was born at 105 John Street Blaydon on 25/8/1943. Moved to the big house above the schools on the left hand side,The Curatage. Above that was Tweddles farm; Thornton Weddle ran the farm and his brother had a butchers shop at Blaydon. I ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1943