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I was born and mainly brought up at The Warren Grace Dieu (Army father!) We all went to St Clare's .Thats me (Susan Warren), my sister Elizabeth, my brother Michael, my two cousins Monica and Nicholas Westgate and my Aunt Julie ...Read more

A memory of Coalville in 1951 by Sue Brown

It's the 5th February 1953 in the front upstairs bedroom of 15 Elm Street, and Abercwmboi welcomes a new resident - me! The house belonged to my grandparents, William Joseph and Claudia Morris. I was to remain a resident there for ...Read more

A memory of Abercwmboi in 1953 by Martin Wale

I enjoyed reading Peter Butterworth's memories of Smallbridge. I went to the same school( Halifax Rd), 1937-44. My name then was Sylvia Higgin (now married to Stanley Rudman - since 1959). My younger brother, Trevor Higgin, also ...Read more

A memory of Smallbridge in 1940 by stanley.rudman

I was born in Templecombe Hospital in April 1943. My mother was Lilian Game (nee Atkins) and was staying with my grandfather, Ernest Atkins at 13 Silver Street, opposite the church (sadly now the site of a garage). My mother was ...Read more

A memory of Wincanton in 1940 by Pamela White

I lived my early years in Godalming, in a small house opposite the Salvation Army Hall in Mint Street. In the 1930s we moved to Peperharow Road. My father Ernest Covey was the Steward of Brookhall, Charterhouse for a number of years. ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1930 by Frank Covey

I was born in Alton in 1945 went to St Johns Catholic School from 1950-61 and was taught by the nuns - I remember Sister Marie Theresa and Sister Peter. My dad's name was Fred and mum was Beattie. We use to shop at ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1960 by Frank Bowers

Hi I was born in 1936 in Five Locks Road just down from Bert Deacons's grocery shop. My mother was Kathleen (nee Bowen) and my father was Fred Williams the Barber in Pontnewydd village next to Ivy Horton's sweet shop ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by Bowen Williams

Yes, I remember this street so well as a young boy, I lived up Crossgate at the Angel Inn then Claypath at The Wheatsheaf. I was Christened at St Margarets half way up Crossgate and went to school at The Blue Coat, ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1940 by Rob Beilby

I arrived in 1955, I was there for three years. I was not happy there, it was like a jail to me. I do recall the names of Clive Wood and Peter Adams - I do not recall any of the others. ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1956 by John Simmons

I was born at Mayday Hospital 1953. I had an older brother, John Read, and sisters, Judith and Gillian. John went to the Catholic school St Peters and Gillian and me went to the convent in Lingfield until we all emigrated to ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1962 by Clare Read