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I remember the Odean down on the high street at the bottom of Mellison Rd. We went every Saturday morning and were amazed by the organ that would rise from beneath the screen as we sang “the little white bull” and other Kidde songs while we waited for the cartoons and other features to start.

A memory of Tooting by Neil Anderson

My lasting memory haunting me to this day Was a young man worked at a&n store in town. I would have been approx 12-13 years old Constantly bullied and sexually abused me and others On a lighter note, other than this horrific ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst

I'm searching for some information and to track down my husbands birth family. Do any of these names ring a bell please Born in the 50's we believe Carol Davies / scott Melvin davies John Phillips Around northolt area I believe X

A memory of Northolt by Gemma Odonnell

I grew up in Golders Green in the 50's and 60's. I loved going down Golders Green Road on a Saturday night just before Christmas with all the shops lit up and decorated and advertising gifts. We lived just round the ...Read more

A memory of Golders Green by Frances Derhy

I was born in 1944 in F Ayres and Sons builders shop/house in High Street, Colnbrook opposite Kate and Dick Raynors house called The Cedars. My mother was Kathleen Gale (nee Ayres) youngest child of Francis and Sarah Ayres ...Read more

A memory of Colnbrook by Richard Gale

I was a teenager in the 1950s, worked at Consett Iron Company. We were teddy boys, had all the gear, suits, shoes ... Our nights out were Co-op dance Thursday nights. Them that had girlfriends always met them inside. Friday was ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1950 by Alan Sanderson

I too trained at RHG from 1963-1966 and I don't think any training these days could surpass the excellent training I received there. It was hard work but fun and I learned a lot and met some lovely people along the way. ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Pauline Fiorentino

This view is exactly the same as the hotel now looks in 2008 - although sadly the landlord, Robin, died just this year. It was his wish that the traditional music and dancing that follows the Bampton ...Read more

A memory of Bampton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Where do I start? 1943 - my first job from school, aged 15, at The Radio and Gramophone Development Co (RGD) located in Hospital St. My home was in Wolverhampton and I lodged firstly in Whitburn St. Later on stayed with ...Read more

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1940 by Patrick Hannifan

Actually this memory via my father and grandfather go back further than 1860. My great-great-grandfather, Richard Seanor, got interested in match making and went to London to find out the process etc. He then came back to ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1860 by Eric Seanor