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Having lived in Brymbo in a very damp two up two down house in 'The Green' my parents were 'over the moon' to be given a new three bedroomed house; 23, Bryn Hedd, Southsea, (which means peaceful hill) became their home for ...Read more

A memory of Southsea in 1950 by Ken Edwards

Fred took Allan fishing some time in the 1950's, when Allan was in his twenties. He had just married Norah (Nina) - (her mother used to call her No). Allan remembers wading out in Fred's waders and standing in The River Wye until ...Read more

A memory of Glasbury by Kayte Dyson

I moved to Crawley Down in 1959 and for four years I lived in the police house in Hophurst Road with my Mum, Dad and sister Denise, Dad being the village policeman. For two years I attended the village school and remember Mrs Fry as ...Read more

A memory of Crawley Down in 1959 by Shirley Onslow

My sister and I were at Shute between 1949 and 1952, and I hardly recognise some of the memories here! For us it was a happy place, where we rode ponies and made dens in the woods. We learned about wildflowers - Mrs. Clapp was very ...Read more

A memory of Shute by jane.maanley

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker

THE STIPERSTONES T’was long ago the Ludlow people vexed the Devil very sore He vowed to stone their homes and steeples until they were no more On Cranberries Hill he then collected his apron full of rocks and stones With these ...Read more

A memory of Stiperstones by Angela Bolton

In the 1950s and early 1960s my brother and I were fostered to a Miss Little and her sister at 8 Shalborne, there were several children living there and I have many fond memories of our stay. We used to sleep in a ...Read more

A memory of Shalbourne by Rob Barnett

I always remember our Mum and Dad taking my brother Jimmy and myself to St Combs, staying with Mrs Buchan and No 3. High Street. She was the nicest lady in the world, but deaf unfortunately. We would go for walks along the beach, then ...Read more

A memory of St Combs in 1870 by Ann Craib

This photo shows all the shops I visited as a child. I particularly remember Moon's the grocer's, where I could buy broken biscuits at a knock down price and Place's bakers, where we bought chocolate eclairs for a special treat on my birthday, Christmas Eve!

A memory of Dulwich

My grandma, Mary Bowers, worked at Parkside Hospital in the 60's & was there the day Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon in 1969. Mum talks of Grandma & how she found it so funny as the patients were all sat ...Read more

A memory of Macclesfield in 1969 by Tracy Henders