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We moved from Chelmsford to Radcliffe in 1968 - I was 2 years old. I went to Lorne Grove Nursery and my memory of that was the Rocking Horse Toy. I hated sharing it!! I was about 3 or 4 and I remember being so upset at being ...Read more

A memory of Radcliffe on Trent by Claire Suzanne Izard

My name is Andy Pike, getting on a bit now but lovely to read other folks memories of Westbury. Here are a few reminiscences of my childhood in Westbury on Trym in the 50's and 60's. Maybe this will ring a ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym by waylandpike

Does anybody remember Jim's Cafe in The Hale? Jim was a lovely old guy, quite short with white hair and ridden with Arthritis. Always had a fag in his mouth, never complained about anything, always working ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by John Maskell

Reading my Mother's notes in my 'Baby Book ' ,something seemingly not done nowadays, I was reminded that I was born in a Private nursing home, The Gables, Pine Tree Glen ,Westbourne in 1947. Now flats and ironically ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Peter William Dean

Was in robarts. For 18 months 1966/67. Under lake then Larson.hated headmaster of school barsby we used to call him ticker his shoes creaked he hated me too used to pick on me reguraly. Mr and ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield by Robert Brown

The newspaper published at Grantham in England, the original home of the ancestors of the well known Plumb and Parker families of Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and Shelby Counties, recently carried a ...Read more

A memory of Barrowby by Alan Plumb

The shop on the corner here, was an electrical shop owned by Dyson Jones, and he used to allow some of us boys to sit in his shop to watch B/W t.v. in his shop, it was great for us whose parents could not afford such things in the 50s.

A memory of Aberaeron by Michael Jones

This chapter is a work in progress and as it is more than the 1000 words allowed in this memory, I have split it into 2 sections. The current title is : Public House, inn, alehouse, tavern, pothouse, beer ...Read more

A memory of Netherthong by Michael Meitiner

I was born in 'The Lot' on Cheslyn Hay in 1950. I have been able to trace my lineage back to the 1700's through the Brough, Horton and Cadman families. The Horton family lived in all or some of the cottages in Dundalk ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay by Peter Cadman

Frenchay Hospital in Bristol was built by the American Army during the Second World War. Frenchay Hospital is a large hospital situated in Frenchay, South Gloucestershire, on the (NE) outskirts ...Read more

A memory of Frenchay by Paul Townsend