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I was born in Darlington in 1952, and lived with parents Jim & Margaret Logan, and my two elder brothers; Peter and Paul. We lived at 46 Fife Road and all attended St. Augustines RC Primary School, ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1961 by Joe Logan

I was happily transported back to my childhood reading some of the memories on this page and thought I would share some of my own. I was born in 1951 in a tiny one up, one down house in Laneside, Yews Green. ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury in 1951 by Anne Clarke

My dad, Raymond Baker was born in Winchester Street in 1930. His mother was Phyliss Edginton born in Salisbury in 1908. It was a well known man at the time called John William Edginton who lived in Salisbury who is ...Read more

A memory of Salisbury by Linda Robinson

I was born in the Goss, off Delph Road and moved to Corbett Road around 1957. I remember playing in the fields where Withymore is now, before any houses were built. I remember Oakley's shop and the post office round by the Bell ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill in 1964 by Paul Turley

I was born here in Feb 1947, in the corner bungalow (shown here in the photo as a house) and lived with my parents and my older brother until the summer of 1964 when I left school and moved ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge in 1947 by Peter Beckham

This is a story about William Edwin Pimm 1864-1952 who lived in the village in the 1930’s and went to Miami in 1940. He won Gold & Silver medals in the 1908 & 1912 Olympic Games William ...Read more

A memory of Alfriston in 1930

I was born in 21 Newtons Lane, Cossall, in 1936, and my paternal grandparents lived in Ilkeston Junction. I now live 1000's of miles away in the City of Sunshine, eight miles west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and have ...Read more

A memory of Cossall in 1940 by Robin Louis Scattergood

I was born in Stoker Crescent in 1950, for most of my childhood I was brought up by my grandparents George and Annie Thomson. We moved to Cain Terrace and I even spent a short period living in the workmens ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley Hill by Kevin Gardner

I was born in Heath Town in 1950 in Tremont Street that was just off the Wednesfield Road. There was The Poplar public house on the right going towards Wednesfield, the next road was where I was born. At the top of the street was a ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1955 by Catherine Romney

I was born at 124 Clowes Street, West Gorton in 1947 and attended St Marks' School between 1953 and 1959. The Head was the formidable Mrs Clayton, and the Deputy Head was Mr Platt, but it was the ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1947 by John Holmes