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I have a great sense of belonging to Brown Lees. In the 1920s/30s my great grandfather, Wilfrid "Bluey" Bailey, was under manager at Victoria, and subsequently his son ...Read more

A memory of Brown Lees in 1969 by Rob Bailey

I was born here in 1949 and went to school at Heath Hayes infants school. My dad was a miner, as was my grandad and everyone in the village. I have very happy memories of living in Glover St and going to chapel there. Has anyone any ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford in 1954 by Jill Underwood

I lived @ 34 Gurnell Grove from 1947 to approx.1955. I remember the names of everyone up my alley, and others in the Grove. I had eight wonderful years there, the freedom to go wherever you liked, over the six fields, which took ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1947 by Stella Dixon

My paternal family owned the nursery/market garden in Ambleside prior to and after the war, their house is now the Glava Restaurant. My maternal family owned High Wray Bank on the other side of the Lake. I was bought up with so many ...Read more

A memory of High Wray in 1968 by Sue Milligan

I remember Hounslow High St for all the shoe shops. Hounslow was the place to go for shoes. People used to walk up and down the High St in the evening. Later on I remember Hounslow Ricky Tick, saw many great groups there in the sixties. It was opposite the bus garage.

A memory of Hounslow in 1962 by Nick Beard

When I was under 7 in the late 1950's my parents & I lived in Offerton cottages just down the road from what my mother used to call the "Pretty House". The couple who lived there were a Mr & Mrs Dowdswell ( I may ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1959

I lived at No.10, loved the Sunday afternoon football match up on the hill. Some days we would have 30 adults/kids, god help you if you kicked ball down the hill! There was only one public phone in middle of village, if it rang ...Read more

A memory of Kilmichael Glassary in 1962 by David Campbell/Tinman

Wallsend is sliding down the slipway, to use a shipyard metaphore. Now just widswept open spaces, stand where the workman stood before. They've allowed all of the trades to die, and made the workforce unemployed. Now ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by James Bridgewood

I was born and spent my early years in Burslem but for 10 years (from 1951), Tunstall became an important part of my life. Brownhills High School gave me a wonderful education. More than 60 years later I can still see and name most of my ...Read more

A memory of Tunstall in 1961 by Joan Aucock

I was in Newcastle Central Library and got to look at two old maps, one dated 1897 the other nearest to that was 1921. The reason I was looking was that I was trying to find out when old Millfield was built. The first map had three rows ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1890 by Jimmy Burrows