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I am Jim Windram and I'm a Gelsgie Terrace Sparray frae Haymoothe. One could only be a sparrow from the terrace if you were born there, as I was in 1946. Chapel Terrace as it was officially known, was once owned by Peter Gibb, a ...Read more

A memory of Eyemouth in 1950 by Elizabeth Windram

My Dad was born in Tottenham sheringham Avenue His Father was Maurice Redman and he worked for the local council as a bricklayer. they had three boys reg maurice and gordon.They moved down to billericay about 1929.I wondered if anyone remembers the family.vicki

A memory of Tottenham in 1910 by Victoria Manning

My family had a caravan on Tower Caravan site during the 1970's my name is Paul Green, although my family name then was Turvey, Does any one out there have any happy memories of that period that they would like to share, do you ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick by Paul Green

My parents used to take my brother and me to Roker Park so that we could play there. Our favourite game was rushing up and down the path running through the ravine, which can be seen on this picture.

A memory of Sunderland in 1940 by Diana Dioszeghy

The War Memorial stood at the bottom of what was called the "Camels Hump" in "The Dean" - a wild adventure playground for all us kids. The Hump was used for sledging down in winter and ...Read more

A memory of Witton Gilbert in 1955 by Trevor Turner

My Greatgrand parents lived in Easton Royal all their lives, Robert & Harriett Waite. Robert being born in 1867 was brought up by an uncle,he later met and married Harriett Frankam, and they raised 10 children in number 26 ...Read more

A memory of Easton Royal in 1955 by Robert Fuller

Funny how some things stay with you all your life, and even when you leave a country you have grown up in, those memories follow you. It was the end of WW2, people were beginning to settle, 'ration books' ...Read more

A memory of Stalybridge by Phyllis Pearson

The Cambridge Military Hospital was apparently founded as part of the initiative begun by Florence Nightingale after the Crimean War to improve medical facilities for the Army. It was built on a grand, traditionally solid ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1969 by James Ritchie

My grandmother was born in the churchyard - as was my mother and her siblings- well actually in a cottage which abutted the church wall - the family lived in the cottage for almost 100 years until it was condemned and ...Read more

A memory of Margate in 1870 by Sally Culshaw

This picture of Combe Road brings back many memories, looking straight ahead and slightly to the right is Summer Lane where I attended infant school, the shop on the left was a tobacconist and sweet shop at this time. On the right ...Read more

A memory of Combe Down by Frank Sumsion