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There used to be a cafe on the concrete landing at the beach in the late 1960s, early 1970s. Mum took the donkeys to the beach, up and down the Pumping Station Rd in the 1950s, Wallis's was a very busy place, mum ...Read more

A memory of Cayton Bay by Paul Dougan

                                    Wrottesley Park 92 Wrottesley Park, it was a nice address, a suggestion of elegance perhaps, a hint of grandeur even. However there was nothing grand about the place we lived in even ...Read more

A memory of Wrottesley Park in 1952 by Kathy Daulman

My memory is of the Cove Cafe in 1991, my name is Chris Broadbent and I now live in North Cheam in Surrey. I spent a glorious summer in Hayle and made friends with Ben Bailey who runs the cafe. I sold ice creams on the ...Read more

A memory of Lelant in 1991 by karen_broadbent

We moved from Coulsdon to Wallington in 1966 where I attended Collingwood School from 1965-1967, I then spent 3 years away at Boarding School in Caterham, before returning in 1970-1972 to attend Wallington Independent School for ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1971 by David Marshall

I remember moving from the east end of London in 1947 to a then new housing estate that is named Harold Hill. The nearest shcool then to where we lived was Harold Court, we used to have a very long walk either down Gooshays ...Read more

A memory of Harold Wood in 1948 by Patricia Hamilton

Between the years 1944 and 1956 my family and I lived in Preston, Lancashire and from there it was only a short ride on the train or bus to Blackpool, where we spent many happy days. This photo ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool by Diana Dioszeghy

We were bombed out in Cardiff during the blitz in Cardiff and my father got us a house in Porthcawl. We lived on Mackworth Road. I have many happy memories of those days. I went to New Road School  and then to the senior school, now a ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1940 by John Price

I lived at number 90 Stanley Road from 1964 until 1985. My dad worked at the Gas Board at the top of the road where the gas holder always seemed to dominate the skyline. Although it was an ugly building it was part of South Harrow ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1964 by Paul Cook

My first job was as a nanny to the Chess children, Oscar, Anna and Paul. Their dad had car sales rooms, one was in Port Talbot. When I got married my husband and I worked in Coney Beach, a big self service cafe on the front with a bar ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl by Eira Waite

I have many valued memories of growing up in Ballycarry during the late forties and fifties. I lived at No. 1 Rookwood Terrace (now, I believe, No. 2 Hillhead Road), with my grandad, John MacAuley senior, my mum May ...Read more

A memory of Ballycarry in 1950 by Frances Wadley