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My dad was at the children's home in Mere from about 1952 to 1957/8. I am unable to find any information on the home on the internet, I do know the house isn't there anymore as it was demolished to build a road, but wondered if anyone ...Read more

A memory of Mere by Tami Fairchild

I lived in Lilly Street with my family from 1955-1961. Family name was Briggs. We lived in no 59. Mam's name was Laura. There were seven children in our family, but only six lived there. We went to St Edmunds school and ...Read more

A memory of Miles Hill in 1956 by Lynn Whyte Heath

I started at St.Anne's in the early 40's and was evacuated with some of the girls to Baccombe Warren, Wendover, as my father was in the war and my mother was looking after his business in Bond Street, Ealing. I remember Rosemary and ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1940 by Bernadette Meddeman

Peter Twist, British test pilot flew over Elmer in 1955 and 1956. I remember our family looking up and seeing, at a height of seven miles, an aircraft flying. Then waiting for the sonic BOOM. He flew between RAF Ford airbase ...Read more

A memory of Elmer in 1956 by Martin Newell

My dad was born in 1909 in Flamborough. This photo is significant to me because, as a young man, my dad helped to install the winding equipment in the old winding shed on the left hand side of this picture. This photo ...Read more

A memory of Flamborough by Janis Robinson

When I was going out with my now husband of over fourty eight years, in the early sixties, we used to go to the Parrot pub and we thought it was by the river? We have been back a few times and it is no longer by the river? There is ...Read more

A memory of Shalford in 1963 by Mavis Hunt

Our family lived in Spellow Lane, we went to St Lawrences School off Walton Road. We also went to St Lawrences church, Barlows Lane. My mum and dad, Flo and Harold, or Bill as he was known, Whiteside and us ...Read more

A memory of Fairfield in 1952 by Brenda Lloyd

My name is George Reese---and I am in the US. My relatives came mainly from Glamorgan, but a few from England. About 20 years ago, I started to research my family roots. My mother gave me a small Bible, ...Read more

A memory of Mountain Ash in 2008 by George Reese

I have the arial photo of 1972 and I know what it's like now but back in 1954? I can't wait to see.

A memory of South Ronaldsay

Does anyone have any memories or even photos of the now defunct Ruislip and Northwood Athletic Club? I was a member (keen, but not talented!) in the mid 1950's both at the track in King's College Road, Ruislip, as well as the ...Read more

A memory of Northwood in 1955 by Gerard Gilbertson