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My mother was in the early 1940s called Nancy Southgate, her father ran a paper round from his house. If you leave the village with the church on the left, over the bridge, the row of houses on the left, the last house was where mum was ...Read more

A memory of Cawston in 1940 by Ivor Stocker

I remember bike rides first with my dad and then with my brothers Glyn and Paul and cousins David and Neil to Raby Mere. The lake was so calm and peacfull and we hired the lovely clinker built skiffs for a row. My dad ...Read more

A memory of Raby in 1953 by Ian Mabbitt

The date is approximate. I was very young, about 6 at the time. I lived with my family in a village called Sandycroft, about 7 miles from Chester. We visited my great Aunt Jane who lived in one of the middle cottages in this ...Read more

A memory of Rhyd-y-foel in 1960 by Carol Posnett

Living in Boundary Walk, my grandmother and I used to walk up the hill to the Coop butchers, which I seem to remember was at the far end of the row, nearest the pit entrance.  The building at this end was a cinema but the name escapes me.

A memory of Langwith in 1948 by Alan Fuller

My mother, sister Valerie and I lived here for a while in the early '60s. It was divided into flats at the time and was incredibly creepy. There was no bridge at that time and although we had a ferryman during the day, ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge in 1962 by Jenny Offord (Lemon)

When flower power came, it hit Salford Cross Lane market with a vengence. Every stall had cow bells with plastic flowers on, so not to be left out, I got one. I ended up getting in a massive row with my dad - he ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1967 by Tommy Loomes

I lived just outside Hexthorpe Flats, next to the shop called the Dell Chocolate Box. I remember that sometimes on a Sunday they had a talent show in the Dell. All those who had entered were taken into the bandstand to wait ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1948 by Eileen Bowater (Nee Jaques)

I was born Rita Maureen Thomas in Penrhiwceiber and lived there until I married in 1958, then moved to Stoke on Trent, most of my life I lived at 161 Penrhiwceiber Road. My father's name was John Rowe Thomas, my mother was Pheobe ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber by Rita Jones

My uncle, Stanley Lee, owned the row of cottages called "Folly Row", and he let us rent the first in the row, number 19. This was our first married home and we were very thrilled to have a house to ourselves, as many of ...Read more

A memory of Kington St Michael in 1950 by Joyce Holmes

I was at the 1999 Football League Championship play-off final between Bolton Wanderers and Watford, played at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 1999. The match was won by Watford through goals from Nick Wright and ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1999 by John Howard Norfolk