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I grew up in Bath Terrace in the early 1960s and the photo of Wilkinsons brought back memories of its pre-supermarket days of high dark wood counters, butter in barrels and the smell of roasting coffee. Pumphreys with the ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth in 1962 by Sue Edgar

I remember the shops in Barking very well when I was a child. One of my favourite shops was Bullies the Jewellers, you couldn't miss it because it had a great big clock flush with the pavement at the entrance. I used to dribble at ...Read more

A memory of Barking by judith.whitehouse3

Writing this is difficult. I lived in Burnt Oak as far as I know from 1949 to 1953. I recall living in a top floor flat in 100 Littlefield Road. I attended a school off Gervas Road but cannot remember the name. I do ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1951

The public house now known as the Three Trees, was originally the old farmhouse and behind it was the barns of the farm which we used to play in. This was the short cut from my house to Chandlers the sweet shop. We got into ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley by Susan Bailey

Shute was a very strict English boarding school, which we were told was once the home of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for nine days, at which time she was beheaded. The long standing rumor was that on a full moon, ...Read more

A memory of Shute

When I graduated from Paisley University, Scotland, in 1984, I moved to Castlederg for a period of about 8 months. It was a very special time in my life. I met so many really nice people, and the memories will live with me for ...Read more

A memory of Castlederg in 1985 by Robert Kyle

I read with interest Jude's recollections of Silvertrees farm. Could it be the same place that I used to visit as a child on holiday with my parents and friends of the family? Did Mr and Mrs Harris run a bed and ...Read more

A memory of Broadwoodkelly in 1967 by Peter Beales

When I saw this photo of the road leading to the beach, I could literally smell the sand and the sea. I felt the excitement of a five year old, armed with bucket and spade. Further up from the beach but on the same road, there ...Read more

A memory of Morfa Bychan in 1960 by Erica James

I was born and brought up here. It's changed so much now but I remember that the 'Black Bull' was never a popular pub for the locals as Old Langho mainly consisted of two estates, Brookside and Larkhill. These were staff houses ...Read more

A memory of Old Langho in 1970 by Simon Thistlethwaite

I was but a young lad of 13 when I were to stay in a small village called Oare with my brother-in-law and sister within a cottage of which was named the China Cottages. The cottages originally had ceilings as low as five ...Read more

A memory of Milton Lilbourne in 1963 by Roland Mitchell