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Felkirk Church was about five miles from Ryhill and was built long before the birth of Oliver Cromwell. There he used one of the stable yards which was adjacent to the church. Anyway in the year 1959 I was become a bell-ringer at ...Read more

A memory of Ryhill by Roland Mitchell

I too can remember the things mentioned especially going to Margam Abbey and looking over the graves, we used to do things like that then. I remember the names mentioned but didn't know them well. Teresa Foster was a friend ...Read more

A memory of Margam by Marilyn Davies

My grandmother Annie Alice Lawrence born 1886 Mitcham is buried in a family grave with her parents George Lawrence born 1854 Mitcham and Sarah Anne Lawrence born 1856 (Duke) Beddington. My grandmother Annie married Thomas Baker ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1959 by Monica Peck

I was born in No2 Abbey street in 1947. My grandparents who lived there were David and Florence Cross. I moved to Kent at the age of 1 but revisited fairly frequently. In later years after the death of my Nan, ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe-le-Soken by kalusa18

My Clevett family originated from Clapham,from the early 18th century.A large family that spread to neighbouring villages like Patching and Angmering and also to larger Worthing.I am sure that many are buried in unmarked graves ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Tony Clevett

Joseph Buckley my great great grandfather, was a photographer, known as Owd Ab from the Ben Brierley character. ​In Volume 1 of Ben Brierley's “Lancashire Stories”, is another short tale “A "Strike" Adventure or The ...Read more

A memory of Daisy Nook by bigcityfan

Lived in Sampford 1952 - 1977 and went to Sampford Primary School 1957-63. The school had three classes, Mr Vickery, the headmaster, taught the oldest pupils, Miss Michelmore, a middle-aged lady (in 1960) the middle ...Read more

A memory of Sampford Peverell by fvoisey

I was born in the War Memorial Hospital in 1954 my mother and father lived at 35 Ffynnonau, my father was born at Crickhowell on New Road. We visit every August and visit our grandparents' grave in St Edmund's ...Read more

A memory of Crickhowell by George Evans

I remember the excitement of seeing the hovercraft as a child. We used to spend many days on the beach at Penarth usually at the Pier end but when the Hovercraft visited we of course congregated at what we called the 'landing stage' ...Read more

A memory of Penarth in 1963 by Michael Evans

My name then was Watson.  I used to live in Dudhope Crescent Road, which was opposite a small grave yard by Bell St, sadly no longer there.  My granny used to take to roll my easter egg down the hill near the swings.  In ...Read more

A memory of Dundee in 1958 by Sandra Naylor