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In the late 1800's my Grandmother's sister, Minnie came from Bristol to work at Goytre House. She was soon followed by another sister Hannah and my grandmother Annie both of whom worked at Maesyberrin, the doctor's house in Goytre village. Both ...Read more

A memory of Goytre by gwyneth.stratten

I was at Aspinal county Primary School in Gorton, there was a terrible teacher there who wore clogs and used to rap our knuckles. I remember my best friend Jennifer Johnson, who lived near the Rota cinema. In ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by kendo72

I was born in Stairfoot in 1949, and it was a great village to grow up in. loads of friends, the Langleys and numerous others, We played out for hours on end going to Oxleys fish and chip shop and of course Curly ...Read more

A memory of Stairfoot by Lynda Moore

We moved to Swindon in 1957 from London (Wimbledon, actually) when my dad, a skilled engineer, got a job at Vickers Armstrongs at South Marston, with a brand new council house thrown in. In those post-war austerity days there was no ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by besafisher

I moved to chigwell row when I was 4 and a half years old ,we had been living in army qauters and for the last year been staying with family till we got housed in chigwell row it was may time I can all ways remember it felt like we ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell Row by pigface56

Between the years of 1955 and 1963 except for a 2 yr stint in Australia We lived on and off at my grandfathers house at 107 Bourneside Road 2nd house from end of road; as kids we climbed over fence to get to the mill pond for non permit ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by ramseyhair

I lived on and off at between 1953-1963 my grandfathers house 107 Bourneside Rd, 2nd house from the end, Ramsey family, I rember fun on coxes mill pond, climbing over the black metal fence fishing without permit on pond or canal,trying to walk the weir playing on the lock

A memory of Addlestone by ramseyhair

I went to live in Findern in 1967,my first home after getting married in Crewe in Cheshire. My then husband and I had got jobs at Rolls Royce in Derby. I have very fond memories of the village then. We lived in a newish three ...Read more

A memory of Findern in 1967 by Cynthia Oldham

Brought up from age 7 Lived at 9 ferrymead gardens directly opposite holy cross church. Used to watch all the Saturday weddings and the cherry blossom along the middle verges. Schooled at Bethams, coston girls Then ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by sj-sarahjane

It is said that we all have a Guardian Angel, myself and my good friend Jimmy Fraser certainly had one 58 years ago. At a Hallowe'en party in the Dochgarroch hall in 1954 (I was 7 years old), it got a bit stuffy so I went outside ...Read more

A memory of Dochgarroch in 1954 by Andy Kennedy