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I recall going to the fairground which was on the Common; there were some stalls of which one could either test your skill trying to throw a hoop over a prize in order to win it; of course there was a catch and that catch was to ...Read more

A memory of Cudworth in 1965 by Roland Mitchell

My parents and I moved to Petts Wood from London in 1932 to a new semi detatched at 53 St Johns Road. The builder was named Wostall. My aunt, a school teacher, also moved next door. St Johns Road then was unadopted, and at the ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood

I was born in Horns Rd in 1940 at start of the war and still have memories of that time when 5 and 6 down the shelter when siren went they were after Plessey works and the airdrome have some pics from this time. it was a great place to ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by geoffreycarter01

Bloody awful wicked place that needs more investigation. My brother like many of the others suffered greatly at the hands of MOD run schools, that were experimental failures. My brothers life has been ruined by his ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by sslade36

I am Dave Faulkner. I lived in Levenshulme .. I also played football in Mellons field with Greg Thompson and Billy Butt. I live in Northamptonshire now.

A memory of Gorton by june31

Like Marion DelFavero, I remember Trevor Hughes. He used to sit on the fountain steps in the middle of market square. My brother was in 'the Force' in those days and he used to say when the weather was really bad you could expect ...Read more

A memory of Cambridge in 1870

I have vivid memories of the shops shown in the photograph. The shop on its own, on the right of the picture was Galley's Newsagents run by brothers Roy and Dennis Galley. Having said that Dennis' ...Read more

A memory of Helsby in 1962 by Ian Champion

I remember traveling to new Tredegar by train from Bedwas, changing trains at Pengam to let Lewis girls off. I remember police keeping Lewis girls in the front corridor coach to stop us mingling. They tried it with compartment ...Read more

A memory of Tirphil in 1961

I remember Mrs Harris a severe teacher, and the Miss Hubbards (ginger). The pupils were Bernard Lewis and sisters Christine, Barbara and Noel. Also Billy Miles, Arthur Jones, Freda Watkins, Marjorie and Shelia Lewis, Mair ...Read more

A memory of Coed-y-paen by John Hanner

Nearly all my holidays were spent in Kingston Winslow, in the 1950s. I was brought up in London, but would have loved to have lived in K. Winslow. permanently. My family were the Becketts, and ...Read more

A memory of Kingstone Winslow in 1950 by Linda Soudan