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I grew up in Bath Terrace in the early 1960s and the photo of Wilkinsons brought back memories of its pre-supermarket days of high dark wood counters, butter in barrels and the smell of roasting coffee. Pumphreys with the ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth in 1962 by Sue Edgar

This photo IS 1955 as you can see the garden is on the left of picture with giant Pear Tree and cooking apple tree in picture .............Finish story at later date when i've got a bit of time.

A memory of Harlow in 1955 by Eddie Tait

I used to live in the grounds of Peplow Hall.  My father was a gardener there, sadly he has now passed away. But I often think of the place with very good memories. My name then was Carole Cordingley.  Capt. Higgins owned it then but not ...Read more

A memory of Peplow in 1970 by Carole Mcglynn

1947 was the year my parents, sister aged 4 and myself aged 10 moved from living in two rooms in a shared house in Pricetown to a rundown three-storeyed rented house in Llewellyn Street, Nantymoel. It had three bedrooms, ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1947 by Margaret Davies

As a young child, I lived at number 5 Mill Terrace. It was my grandparents' house. Their names were Stanley and Alice Timberlake and they were able to rent the house because my grandad had worked for a local landowner by the name ...Read more

A memory of Bersham by Jane Hann

For many years morris sides danced in the road in front of the pub garden of the Red Lion. This has been a popular venue to celebrate May Day morning at dawn. Whitethorn Morris and their ...Read more

A memory of Coleshill in 2004 by John Howard Norfolk

William Russell Wilson Bligh came to Australia and was living with his Uncle Sir Maurice O'Connell at Tarmons in Sydney in 1845. I have a copy of a letter written that expresses her concerns about her 18year old son ...Read more

A memory of Whiteleaf by Gloria Bligh

I was born in and grew up in Salford. My dad had a pub "The Farriers Arms" off Bury Street, and before that my dad was caretaker of Ladywell flats. We lived in Flint House, the blocks were alphabetically named, Albion, Barry, ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1958 by Moira Edge

Podburys Cottage was my Grandfathers cottage. (William Cooper). It was then named Ginko Cottage. My grandfather was a gardener at Harpford House and I believe that this was a "Tied" cottage. I personally lived in Ginko cottage from birth in 1940 to my grandfathers death in 1946.

A memory of Harpford in 1940 by David Broughton

For very many years the dancers and musicians of Whitethorn Morris have performed in the streets at Wimborne Folk Festival each June and have been fascinated to see another team known ...Read more

A memory of Winterborne Kingston in 2007 by John Howard Norfolk