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Having grown up in Harpenden I remember The Silver Cup Pond very well. Firstly, to answer the question posed, I'm sure that the pond was named after the pub that stands on the main road not far away, which in my time ...Read more

A memory of Harpenden in 1949 by Malcolm Mc Bride

I was born in 1946 and spent the first 3 years living in a curved un-insulated "nissen" hut next to the gunsight in Adel. We then moved to 71 Raynel Way in 1949. I attended Cookridge School and used to walk up ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge in 1949 by Brian Jarvis

We came to live in Calmore in 1945 at 304 Calmore Road. We used to have the milk delivered by horse and cart. My mother would go out with her tin jug and I would follow her and get up on the cart and he would turn round and we would go ...Read more

A memory of Calmore in 1949 by Terry Matthews

I recall, with the occasional shudder, the freezing cold winters of the 1940s. I spent Saturday evenings earning a couple of shillings (that's 10p to you youngsters!!) working from 4.30pm to 6.00pm selling newspapers ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park in 1948 by Neil Mac Gregor

We moved to Abridge in 1948, I was 8 years old, with mum and dad Pat and Stan Walker.  We lived at no 41 Pancroft Estate later re numbered 45.  My early memories of the little villiage was of Brighty's shop and cafe ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1948 by Roger Walker

I was in Mrs Waddington's class at Wath Park Road from 1946 - 1950 and I have many happy memories of her. She was a great english teacher, always a happy smiling face, and she spoke of her daughter Betty many times. ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1948 by Jack Thirlwell

In mid-1948 my RAF posting was to Buntingsdale Hall. Our quarters were one of two occupied Nissen huts where RAF 22 Group communications flight was housed. At first our aircraft occupied a hanger on the Stoke side of ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1948 by Les Winn

1948 was the year I was born and lived at 39 Taylor Street, ajacent to Thornley Crescent, School Street, Garden Street and John Street. In 1953 I attended the Thurnscoe Infants School on Houghton Road straight across from ...Read more

A memory of Thurnscoe in 1948 by Keith Riley

My Grandmother ELLEN REAL was born in Axmouth 1875. Her grandmother was a Lace Maker and one of a few lace makers who contributed to making Queen Victoria's Wedding Veil.  My father (William Tom Sparkes) told me ...Read more

A memory of Axmouth in 1947 by Kay Foulger

I was born in March ,1947 at 69,Treowen Road.It was a terrible winter,and the midwife who delivered me (Nurse Maiden) had to enter the house through the upstairs bedroom window because the snow was pilled up so high. I lived in treowen ...Read more

A memory of Crumlin in 1947 by Chris Hughes