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We moved into the spacious four-bedroomed maisonette over Purley Radio in Purley Parade in 1955 and I attended Christ Church primary school, just over the other side of High Street (sadly demolished in 1967). A policeman used to see us ...Read more

A memory of Purley

Back in the seventies I drove to Staines to visit my long lost Uncle Basil who I hadn’t seen since I was eight. I drove into Staines from London and asked a newsagent how to find his address. Upon arrival, I parked and knocked on the ...Read more

A memory of Staines by John Hardie

I had my very first ‘Saturday job’ working at BHS in Hounslow High Street in 1956. My wage packet at the end of the day was fourteen shillings and eight pence! We used to stand inside a counter in those days, ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Carol Gaches

My Mum, Edna Young, was born at 6, Cemetery Cottages, Crook, on the 26th of December, 1922. Dad was Walter Lawrence Young, who was born: (35) Bridge Street, in Howden le Wear, and Mum, was ...Read more

A memory of Crook by Pauline Barker

My parents married in 1966 at St Marys Church Ulverston, after getting married they rented a property from friends of my Grandparents , the property was called Rose Cottage , I was born in 1967 and lived at Rose Cottage until ...Read more

A memory of Old Scales by Karen Woodburn

Wow ! Browsing through the photos of Tilshead and seeing a picture of myself sitting on a “moulton”bicycle next to my step father and his car , I was 13years old at the time ( I’m 72 yo now) , The moulton bicycle was only ...Read more

A memory of Tilshead

Myself and a few others from N. Wales stayed at the YMCA for a couple of years 1966 onwards. Some of us attended the Technical college just up the road. We were young apprentices working for Etchells forgin and fasteners in ...Read more

A memory of West Bromwich by Bryn Roberts

It's incredible how one can recall memories from a remarkably long time ago. In fact, I still remember that on my fourth birthday, I received two identical birthday cards from different people. I can even remember the ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Dennis Ford

Just a few memories from when I lived in Althorne. We moved there from a very different way of living and were told we would find it hard to Fit in. Well in the summer holidays of September 77 we all turned up Mum Ann, Dad Brian, ...Read more

A memory of Althorne by Richard Day

The picture (first Ive seen) of my former home brings back memories. I lived at Number 7 which is to the left of the first entry and my bedroom was above that entry. It was called the box room as it was the ...Read more

A memory of Brownhills by David Cresswell