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I was a little girl who was adopted to Cecil John Keeler and my first visit to Petham was as a 5yr old. My Granny Fanny keeler and had 5 sons. Dick.Ray.Ted.Cecil and Reg.Granny Keeler also had 3 daughters Daisy.Girlie and ...Read more

A memory of Petham by sjmurray278

I was born in 1941 in the Maternity Home in Honeypot Lane. We lived at 595 Kenton Road just opposite the Church where we went to Sunday School and Brownies. There was a garage on the corner, opposite a row of shops and waste ground ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by tara1999

My family on both my mother and father's side at one time came from Whitchurch. My gran and great granny were born there. My great granny never left the town in all of her 92 years,she died in 1948 after having 11 children. Looking at these ...Read more

A memory of Whitchurch by debiroper1

Dewhurst Butchers By Donald Jay. I started Butchering at the age of 12 in a local butcher on Colne road in Burnley called Harrison Brothers. When I left school at 14 I went to work at J H Dewhursts in Scotland Road Nelson. I left ...Read more

A memory of Nelson by Donald Jay

Hello my name is Teresa Ling and my sister's name Maria we used to go to St Patrick's Hayling Island Hants I remember the school from age 5 and a half. I was there until it closed down in 1972. I must say I did like the ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by teresaling51

we moved to Montgomery ave in 1949 I remember when long rd estate was being built, we used to follow the Barber Green machine around because of the brilliant finiish of the tarmac roads.they were ideal for our roller skates. ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by grahampym

hated Fornethy residential school.The women told us it was haunted and when we were put to bed they pulled the covers over our heads and were told to stay that way until morning . I could not sleep as the ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by adam.carruthers

I have just spent a day in Filey, the first time I had visited since the mid 50’s. I quite vividly remember walking along the Brigg and having a Horlick in the cafe at the end of the Brigg. Does anyone know when the cafe was closed and are any of the remains visible?

A memory of Filey by pauline1947jackson

I have just spent a day in Filey, my first visit since I was on holiday there with my parents in the mid 50’s. I have a vivid memory of us walking along the Brigg and having a Horlick in the cafe at the end of the Brigg. Does ...Read more

A memory of Filey by pauline1947jackson

My first memories of Motherwell was living down the Daisy Park at 18 Braidhurst Street and watching the new housing scene being built opposite my house ,the old mill used provide a perfect brae for our bogies which consisted an old ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell by Alexander Mc Bride