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What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1930 by Edna Booth

Born in 1947 to Ted & Cred Fowles, I lived in 3 Park Road until 1955 when I moved down the hill to Southsea. I started Tanyfron primary school in 1951 and went on to Penygelli Secondary school, Coedpoeth, in 1958. When ...Read more

A memory of Tanyfron by Ann Evans

I was born in 1936 in Shipley nursing home and we lived at 1 The Green, Micklethwaite until 1944. My father died in 1941 and my mother was left with me and brother John, surname Walker, to bring up on her own. I ...Read more

A memory of Micklethwaite in 1930 by Christine Elliot

I was born and brought up in Pembroke terrace and with number of lads of like age wandered the mountains through theSaucy ap and over to overlook the Rhondda . We would climb up an run down hills,run through rivers and ply cowboys and ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by Derek Barnard

I was born, in 1945, in the front room of my parent's rented house in Bristol Terrace, Bargoed. Open the front and you were on the pavement!!. We had no central heating, no double glazing, no indoor bathroom (tin bath hanging ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1952 by Brian Clark

I was born in 1947 in boundary park hospital, as it was then. My mum and dad lived in Holt Lane in Failsworth. I can remember the Argyll Mill as a working cotton mill which was just down the lane. My mum was a housewife and my dad ...Read more

A memory of Oldham by suechalmers

I was born in1942 at a maternity home in Honeypot Lane and came home to Heber Road in Cricklewood. My parents worked at the big Smiths factory at the top of Temple Road. I went Mora Road school , one of the teachers called Miss Gibbs also ...Read more

A memory of Cricklewood by Kim Trask

My name is Andrea Parkinson. I was born in 1962, I went to Greetby Hill Primary School until I was 9 years old. The swimming pool was not ready when I left. My headmaster at the time was Mr Pilkington (I think). My family moved to ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1972 by Andrea Parkinson

I was born at 11, Church Road, Byfleet - the gardener's cottage, tied to 'Wey Barton', Mill Lane. That was then the residence of the Coles family, to whom my grandparents, Bert & Nellie Bird, were in service. We ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by bobhunt1946

I was born at home in 1940 at Thornbridge Road, We had a large brick built air raid shelter at the side of our house as far as I can remember it was never used, I can remember being under the stairs with my mother a couple of times but as ...Read more

A memory of Garrowhill by Alexander Paterson