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hello, I found this site and have enjoyed reading people's memories of Abercarn. I've found that my family lived there for some period of time around 1914 and was wondering if anyone knew them or lived near them, or even ...Read more

A memory of Abercarn in 1910 by Jean Hewer

Hi My Name is Robert Elsey born in 1950 in Sheffield, but used to visit and stay with my grandparents May & Richard Howarth at 485 Collyhurst Road situated the next block of terraced houses just below the Joiners ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Robert Elsey

Lived in Morley from 1956 to 1962 in Britannia Terrace. We lived next door to Norrie Ward and his wife who kept a grocers shop. I often wonder what happened to all the crowd of us teen and twenties who went to Crosshall Chapel? Lucy ...Read more

A memory of Morley in 1957 by Patricia Hardy

I lived in Jesmond Terrace at No.41. I had been taken to the airraid shelter and was back to sleep when a bomb hit No.55. It did not explode and we were all rushed to the underground shelter at the end of Victoria Terrace and ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by Derek Nicholson

Hello everyone, I've read memories about Cliftonville and the Parrakeet and suddenly my heart start jumping, going back of about 50 years, and still remembering - that's not bad! My name is Giovanni but everybody used to call me ...Read more

A memory of Cliftonville in 1965 by Gianni Vivarelli

I am looking for any info my great grandfather who lived in 2 Oakland Terrace (until his death in 1947) with his wife Martha who died about 1934 .I believe Martha's son and his wife also lived in this cottage ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell Row by Kay Mcgrory

Does anyone know of somewhere called Sebastopol in Hoyland, pesumably a terrace of houses on a street, name unknown. My mother was born at number 43.

A memory of Hoyland in 1910

During the summer holidays we would visit the outdoor swimming pool in Bath Road. The first indication when near to the entrance was the strong smell of chlorine and the sound of the two water fountains. No matter what ...Read more

A memory of Luton by ducatee

I was born in 1963 in Glyncornel Hospital, LLwynypia to Gwyn and Christine Jones. My parents set up home in what was called apartments in Treherbert until I was 3 then we moved to Brynivor, Llwynypia to look after my ...Read more

A memory of Llwynypia by janetholmes39

Hello Does anyone have old photos around 1930 - 1950 before they knocked down the terraced houses in Cobden Street/Moore Street Blakenhall.

A memory of Blakenhall by wendy.ray54