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I lived at the Swan from 1936 to about 1943 - below are some extracts from my memoirs. I hope you find them of interest. In about 1936 my father resigned, or to be more accurate was forced ...Read more

A memory of Newtown in 1930 by Howard Johnson

I was born in and grew up in Salford. My dad had a pub "The Farriers Arms" off Bury Street, and before that my dad was caretaker of Ladywell flats. We lived in Flint House, the blocks were alphabetically named, Albion, Barry, Corby, ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1958 by Moira Edge

My Uncle Henry Haskell Hooper, owned Ivy House, East Street, the adjoining premises was his shop and yard. He was the local painter and decorator. I was born in Ivy House December 2nd 1940. My mother was the sister of Lillian Hooper (Nee Cooper) David Broughton

A memory of Colyton in 1940 by David Broughton

I was born in this street in 1965 , my mum and her sister both with their own families lived next door to one another in numbers 34/36 ....Though I'm living in America right now my family all still live in and around the Handbridge area .....

A memory of Chester in 1965 by Jill Williams

I was 10 when Featherstone Rovers beat Wigan and Leigh in getting to the Wembley final.  We lived in the school house immediately opposite the entrance on Post Office Road.  What a wonderful period in ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1952 by Neil Wilford

I was born in 1950 and attended the convent as a boarder, leaving in 1958. I travelled by train with my mother from New Street station Birmingham to Paddington station London where the convent nuns met up with us and the ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1958 by Alan Yardley

I was born on Cavendish Street opposit St.Clements church,and moved to Ordsall flats in 1949 brand new they were ! We lived in Everard House near the Globe pub. We went to Mount Carmel infants school when Mr Glynn was the ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1953 by Catherine Conley

my memories of Watford start in 1947 when I was born in the front bedroom of our house in Liverpool Road from the 1950s till approx 1968 there is not much I didn't know about the town I first went to school at Watford fields changing ...Read more

A memory of Watford by David Rush

I was born in Glover Street at Tamar Lane ends. I went to Newton West Park junior school. We used to play at a local pond called the Delph. There was a man called Jimmy Atherton who came round with a horse and cart ...Read more

A memory of Leigh in 1952 by Jeff Jackson.

I was born and bred in West End. My family the Streets go back to 1850 and ran Heathermead Nursery. What a wonderful village and has barely changed at all.

A memory of West End by Anne Street