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St. Andrews Church figured quite prominently in my early teens as it was my parish Church. Although not a religous person, I had to go the Church at least once a month as I belonged to 6th Uxbridge Scouts who were a Church Group, ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Bill Crowther

I have happy memories as a boy playing on The Bing. Not so good memories of my paper round for Jimmy Dickson. Drinking in The Cross, The Quiot and occasionally Birrels.

A memory of Redding by John Johnson

Bristol's great heritage started from humble beginnings. An Anglo-Saxon settlement by the name of Brigstowe steadily grew into a thriving port. After the Norman invasion of 1066, a castle was built in what is now known as ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

I was born March 1947 in Guildford Surrey, my father was a serving soldier based in Aldershot. When I was two years old I was sent away to live with my fathers parents in Horden, "family politics". So here I am a ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1949 by Richard Makinson

Hello - I would be very grateful for any information - especially photos - of my ancestor Thomas Binns who moved from Cowling to Micklethwaite c. 1898. He had built ...Read more

A memory of Micklethwaite in 1900 by Joan Tindale

I have lots of memories of Wath, I was born on Campsall Fields Road. I remember catching the 118 newhill bus for 2p into Wath for buns from Binns and Mum went to Charlesworths for her meat, and Hillards was the supermarket. I ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1965 by Diane Turner

I am trying to find my Grandparents who lived in or around Alton. They were John Power and Martha Power (formerly Martha Brown). My father John Robert Power was born in Alton 18th November 1926 at 7, Tower Street Alton. He ...Read more

A memory of Alton by john.power

I remember going to Whitehall junior school and then spend half a year at Greenway school before we moved to Surrey all my friends lived around Uxbridge I would like to know if anyone remember me my friends were Keith Benn ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1960 by Barry Budd

Hi, I was born 43 Tixall road and my Grandmother was at No. 45 we would walk into town via the River Sow to the baths with towel under our arms. Or into town to Woodalls for material or wool and on market day there would be flags ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by adame

I lived in Wath for only 8 years from aged 1 to 9 (1954 to 1963) when we moved to Mexborough. We lived at No1 Melton View which was just off Well/Cat Lane opposite the old lock up building. We lived at number 1, next ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by Chris Wood