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I was born in Horden in 1946 (Elizabeth Lumley) and my father (George Lumley) (and his father before him) ran Lumley's grocery store which was on the bank top (21 Beech Terrace - now a house but the United bus stop is still callled ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1950

My mother's family were from Appledore and although I was born on a visit up north to my father's family, I was only a few months old when we came back. We lived in various houses in the village, Canal Cottages and Hawthorn being ...Read more

A memory of Appledore in 1942 by Celia Brydon

I can remember Dibden Purlieu just after the Merrimede shops were built and the new shops opposite on the corner were being built (where the Bathroom Acadamy is in 2009). I was about 5 years old.  In those days I could ...Read more

A memory of Dibden Purlieu

I lived in Hopwas from 1952 to 1964 and attended QEGS from 1955 to 1962. These street scenes are very familiar to me. I found the town very 'small', not so much in size but in its cultural and intellectual dimensions. I ...Read more

A memory of Tamworth by Geoffrey Harrison

sat morning pie chips and beans plus a coke tony and jim . direct works dept peter sent for a long stand at 10.00 am returned at 3.00 the rainbow was his long stand and tommy nisbet was not pleased with a certain mr diamond and slowey .hey tommy cairns still have dreams ofshirley bassey

A memory of Coatbridge in 1964

Hi. I am Don Stevoni's daughter, living in Wales. Just browsing the internet for the name 'Stevoni' when I came across your memory. Both my father and his wife are dead now, he died just before my first wedding in 1964. My ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1959 by Sandy Ware

I was born and lived the early years of my life in South Molton.   My father had his own building firm there.   In 1958 we moved to Croyde Bay my father having bought this large house on the cliffs above the bay for £1800.   This photo ...Read more

A memory of Croyde by Steve Cundy

It seems that my great great grandparents lived in Blackfriars Tower, sometime in 1920/1930s. Though my mum had told my sister that she remembers visiitng her grandmother in the Tower, she felt that Mum had confused it with ...Read more

A memory of Great Yarmouth in 1920 by Maggie Martin

Hi, my name is Susan Thompson, formerly Hawkins and I'm 54, I was born in the above address and lived there for 18 years although my parents lived there for over 40 years. I went to Brook St. school finally ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967 by Susan Thompson

Father William Duncan born, Bishop Burton was missionary among the Tsimshian of British Columbia.  He moved portion of the Tsimshian to Metlakatla, Alaska and this Canoe Project will be an ...Read more

A memory of Bishop Burton in 1860 by Terrance H Booth Sr.