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I used to live at 8 John Street. It was an unmade road with an assortment of housing. I would have been about 5 so my memories are fuzzy and vague. Would anyone have a copy of an old street street map of Whitburn for round ...Read more

A memory of Whitburn in 1952 by Pamela Mold

I joined the Bank Top Garage at Whickham, Bank Top, after being made redundant from George and Jobling. It was a bit run down and not what I was used too, but I thought I would get a wage so I would give it a shot. The main business ...Read more

A memory of Whickham in 1973 by Kevin Mccartney

My name is Brian Boustead. Our family moved from the stinking smelly Teams, we lived 100 yards from the Tyne Flemming Streett Teams. In 1955 I was 7 years old and we moved to 100 Blackhill Crescent, Springwell. I have a twin brother ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1955 by Brian Boustead

When I was young in the 1950s I would spend some weeks of my summer vacation at my grandparents' house at 11 Newington Terrace, Elizabeth and Albert Torr. I remember swimming in the river, we would go to the weir and remove some ...Read more

A memory of Craven Arms by Walter Crooks

I was born in Upney hospital in July 1947 and lived in a prefab at 703 Ripple Road. Opposite was a bone/scrap yard and along the road the Ship & Shovel pub. I went to Campbell and Dawson schools and ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by Maureen Morris

I was four years old and lived with mum in a caravan parked in this farmer's field along with other caravaners. Mum and dad would have paid rent to the owner of the farm. I was the only youngster around and had no choice ...Read more

A memory of Burtonwood in 1959

In the 1930s I lived only a few hundred yards away from the bandstand in the park (in Rice Street) and walked there so many times. A band would often play on Sunday evenings.

A memory of Aberavon by Graham Hughes

I remember hopping over the wall into the school yard when I was late for roll call, and getting the cane for snowballing the headmaster from behind (I think I was about 6 at the time).

A memory of Gilberdyke

I'm a Pinehurst boy infants' juniors and seniors before moving on to Headlands as the first of the Comprehensive pupils. But firstly I'm from Pinehurst and proud of it. I lived with my Mum and Gran in Hawthorne Avenue until my dad left ...Read more

A memory of Swindon in 1965 by Kevin Brigginshaw

I remember the donkey wood, the pit ponies that used to roam in the wood. The old picture house now has the lop house at the time at the bottom of the pit bank. Also the hills and the holes where we used to play as kids. Back to ...Read more

A memory of Spennymoor in 1961 by Lawrence Sewell