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We were married in 1964 and in July we went on holiday, returning to floods which had just happened the day before. My parents' greengrocer's shop on Water Street was a mess and the cottage was even worse. The first thing we saw when we ...Read more

A memory of Earby in 1964 by Enid Goacher(Nee Mason)

This certainly brings back some memories. I can remember my father plus a number of other people going to the Clock House Dairy in the High Street, to collect the milk, during the bad winter of 1963 when the snow prevented ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough in 1963

My mother, Marie Griffiths that was, lived in Troedy until she married in 1952 and moved to the 'Flower'. I remember the bus rides to Troedy to visit my Grandmother, Blod. As a young child, I never understood why Mam would ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch

It's good to see all the comments here about the village. Lo's of memories when people mention Reg Wilson's, Stanway's and people like Stuart Egerton etc. I was born at the cottage at the ...Read more

A memory of Moulton by Barry Gibson

I've put the year as 1949 but I was born in 1947 at the Ashtree Houses, number 3, the one with the tap outside. I went to the Varteg Infant School, not for long though as we moved to Coventry in the early 1950s. There was ...Read more

A memory of Talywain in 1949 by Anthony Tinkler

The Methodist infant school's headmaster was George Topliss, my teacher was Mrs Cresswell. The school is now a private house. There were only three classes, infants, juniors and seniors. If you did not pass the 11+ you stayed until ...Read more

A memory of Southwell in 1952 by Nesta Phillips

I was born in Westquarter and grew up there, and it really isn't as bad as a lot of people imagine it to be. My mum and dad lived in Dovecote Road, Jeanie was my mum's name, Curly was my dad. My granny and granpa ...Read more

A memory of Westquarter in 1980

From Ethel Charnock to Ethel Middleton when I migrated and married an Australian. I was born in 1933 attended St James Church of England, the eldest of four kids, two sisters and one brother. We lived in Needwood Street off ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Ethel Middleton

I lived in Holly Grove House for 16 years till 1960 when we sold the house to a developer. A E Mathews used to come to parties at our house, he built four tubs house oppersite where he lived ...Read more

A memory of Bushey Heath in 1956 by Iain Mitchell

I also remember Hounslow Cottage Hospital very well. I had personal experience of it when I was taken there for a check-up after a minor car accident in about 1950/1 when I smashed my face. They checked I didn't have a broken nose - ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1951 by Susan Coleman