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I was born in William Street. I can’t remember the number but do remember the chap next door was called Charlie Peason - he had two girls a bit older than me. Out the back of the house there was a little chapel and up the road ...Read more

A memory of Auckland Park in 1947 by Barry Fawcett

I was born in 1930 in Chelsea but moved to Haines Street, Battersea (demolished to make way for New Covent Garden in the 1960's) in 1933. Moved to No.3 Sleaford Street Battersea in 1935 and went to Sleaford Street School until 1939 (Mr ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by John Dorking

I was born on the Kirkdales then moved to 168 Whitehall Road in 1957. I went to Lower Wortley and Armley Park, used to deliver for the co-op on a bike before leaving school. Played football on Lower Wortley Park and the ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town by Ian Blanchard

This photograph shows the Barton Road Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal, taken from the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct, which stands alongside this bridge and carried the Bridgewater Canal over the ...Read more

A memory of Barton Upon Irwell in 1950 by Julia Skinner

I remember living in a terraced Street close to 'Vikky Park' as a child. We used to visit the war memorial after standing in the freezing cold watching my Dad play football... sometimes you couldn't even see the game for the fog. I ...Read more

A memory of Leicester in 1966 by Cheryl Cartmell

I lived on Ellor Street for the first 16 years of my life. I went to John Street School followed by Pendleton High School for Girls. I clearly remember the Salford Hippodrome at the end of the street and frequent visits there to see ...Read more

A memory of Salford

Born in 1957, I was brought up in Hatfeild Mead near the George public house. Went to school, firstly at Willows nursery, then Morden Primary, then on to grammer at Mitcham. Can remember many happy weekends spent in Morden park, ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1957 by Shirley Rowland

Hi, my family were living at the Grove, Moorends when I was born in 1949. It was not long after the war and mum worked in the fields and dad at Thorne Colliery. My grandad's sister lived at ...Read more

A memory of Moorends in 1949 by Derick Smith

Hi, we used to live at Wales Bar in the 1960s and we got a house at Kiveton Park as my dad worked at the colliery. We lived on Stockwell Avenue (White City) for about 2 years then ...Read more

A memory of Kiveton Park in 1963 by Derick Smith

We moved here from Coventry in about 1956-1957, it was a 22 foot mobile home. We met Jack and Rene Linford who had an adopted daughter, Carol Linford, same age as me. "Uncle " Jack as I called him used to take us to ...Read more

A memory of Nuneaton by Angela Bolton