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QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMAR AND DARLINGTON IN THE 40’s and 50’s I was born and lived for 18 years in Pensbury Street. Then Hargreave terrace. And grateful for the 1944 Education Act. Still. ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by Robin Matthews

I was born in Purely hospital in 1960 and lived in Grasmere rd until 1979. I remember going to ballet lessons somewhere upstairs near the top of Russell Hill rd, and creche was in the church hall on Brighton rd near to the hospital ...Read more

A memory of Purley by cathrynmoon

During the 1960s I was a representative for a world known vermouth manufacturer and remember calling regularly on this large pub on the main road to Colchester and the Essex coast. The licensee John, and his wife, Marion, ...Read more

A memory of Marks Tey in 1965 by Ken Cramer

We as a family (the Olleys) lived for the first 14 years of my life on Priors Hill. I remeber having to go to Jackson's shop and Dick Preddy's for shopping, bread for my mum - a collie dog used to chase me every time down bakers road ...Read more

A memory of Wroughton in 1966 by Suzanne Olley

I was born in Potters Bar in 1957, my grandad owned Potters Bar Fur Stores, his name was David Kantor. I used to visit as a little girl, it smelt of moth balls, and my jewish aunties, Sadie and Fay worked on the ...Read more

A memory of Potters Bar by Jenny Fowler Nee Merrin

I was 6 mths old when my parents moved into Magna Close, my maiden name being Stenson. 1955 I was born. Well, I have many warming memories of my childhood in Great Abington, some of which relate to the post office. Harry ...Read more

A memory of Great Abington in 1960 by Christine Cooper

Lived on the High Street at the Post Office. Then moved in 1955(?) to new Post Office on Stanley Road, almost opposite the old Garndiffaith Junior School (now Community Centre). Well recall getting a 'basin' haircut at Dai ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1957 by Robert Bath

My first job was as a nanny to the Chess children, Oscar, Anna and Paul. Their dad had car sales rooms, one was in Port Talbot. When I got married my husband and I worked in Coney Beach, a big self service cafe on the front with a bar ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl by Eira Waite

Joe Richards went on to be Headmaster of Pontygof Boys School. I went there from 1958 to1962 and remember these teachers: Mr Davies, Mr Jones who always used to sell stamp approvels from the draw in his desk where he also ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale in 1958 by Clive Morgan

I had a school friend whose parents ran this pub in the1960s. I loved to go to hers for tea or a visit. We would play in the garden, which seemed so big, wander round the bars. Even today that smell of beer brings it all back. ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by sally.murphy5