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My Grandfather Henry Weller ran his rose nursery here and brought up his eight children. As a young boy in the 1940’s I used to go and fish in the lake and play in the brickworks behind the house. The path leading to the house I ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Christopher Weller

i was born on queen st newton heath 1962,went to briscolane scool for a sort while,lots of family lived in newton heath,would love to see pics of queen st,was pulled down years ago dont remember alot only brookdale park at the end of our st ,would love to see pics

A memory of Newton

I moved to Old Langho in I think in 1954, I was an orphan I went to live with Mr and Mrs Pye. We lived at number 42 Larkhill, Mr and Mrs Pye where nurses at Brockhall hospital. There is a bit of a field between the ...Read more

A memory of Old Langho by Terence Pye

When I was 8 or 9, (1961 or 1962) I attended the old, one-room primary school in Blandford. We used to have hot school dinners delivered in a van every day. The school room was heated by a huge stove in the centre ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Forum by Patricia Anne Conaghan

Love this photo, when I started work at Barnsley Parks Depot in 1987 this slide was still in the park... biggest one I've ever seen and still much loved at the time... alas it was removed shortly after, but its still a fab play area to visit with the kiddies...

A memory of Hoyland by Jo Birch

My parents taught at Kennylands in 1950/3. I have photographs of their time there. My Godfather was John Delves who taught history and also there was a Mr. Dicky deWanderler who had been a ballet dancer. He chain-smoked ...Read more

A memory of Sonning Common by Adrian Wood

I was born at number 8 Castle Street, the Barbican Plymouth 1942 my mum was a daughter of the Higgins family. G G Grandad use to run his boat from the Barbican across to Jenny cliff / Cawsands / Kingsands ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth by William R Dudley

I was placed in Bramcote 1983 at the age of 9 for a year. I liked it a bit but only as I was getting physically abused by my step mum at home daily,it was a break from the beatings for a week,we would all go ...Read more

A memory of Bramcote by Georgina Brack

My Grandparents Henry and Alice Dorning lived on Brighton Street which on trying to trace the existence of has proved to be a struggle. I remember visiting them with my parents at the age of 5-9 years of and at the time ...Read more

A memory of Salford

My name is Andy Pike, getting on a bit now but lovely to read other folks memories of Westbury. Here are a few reminiscences of my childhood in Westbury on Trym in the 50's and 60's. Maybe this will ring a ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym by waylandpike