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My Godfather, Peter Jones's parents owned the Scotch Piper. I remember being told about the oak tree which actually grew up through the bar area. I went to primary school just along the way at Lydiate CE where I had the most fantastic ...Read more

A memory of Lydiate by Jan Foster

It was in the summer of 1975 when I first travelled up to Stirling from Oxford, to spend a gloriously happy and memorable Open University summer school week at Stirling ...Read more

A memory of University of Stirling in 1975 by Marjorie Alcock

Having recently by chance spoken with someone who knew Fenny Stratford I was prompted to start looking on the internet and came across this site and for what it’s worth decided to record my memories. I was born ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford by Dawn Cousins

I was born 1976 in Carlton. My father was a miner, Brian Mcbeth. My mother worked in a club or bar called Annabell's, Ann Mcbeth. My brother John Mcbeth helped on the farms. I think we lived on Kingston Road. I remember my ...Read more

A memory of Carlton in Lindrick in 1980 by Melanie Mcbeth

My paternal family owned the nursery/market garden in Ambleside prior to and after the war, their house is now the Glava Restaurant. My maternal family owned High Wray Bank on the other side of the Lake. I was bought up with so many ...Read more

A memory of High Wray in 1968 by Sue Milligan

I was born in Longton in 1933 at 151 High Street Post Office, Longton. All my childhood was spent there with my grandmother, Sarah Wright and my great aunt Matilda Ward (my grandmother's sister). Between ...Read more

A memory of Longton by Barbara Johnson

I was born in 1940 in Danetree Road The Plough was the `local` for my parents. After the war ended,my parents moved in to The Plough and managed it on behalf of the owners,Gill and Madge Turk.The main business was running bars in ...Read more

A memory of West Ewell by littlefold4

When I think of Devon, and in particularly Bellever I think of home. I lived in Bellever from the age of 4 to 13, after moving with my family (dad Denis, mum Gracie, sisters Cyndy, Alison and Elaine, and brothers Bill and Steve). ...Read more

A memory of Bellever in 1973 by Lesley Favliones Nee Bishop

Ruby Gowen born Stokesby 1933 now known as Elizabeth Robinson. Among my early memories is being taken “down the Ferry” to see the steamship the Queen of the Broads go by. First in the distance the smoke would appear and ...Read more

A memory of Stokesby by lizbeth.robinson

My dad Harry Kitchener Stacey worked part time as a bar man at the Duke. I remember coming on the bus from Bartly Green in the afternoons, sometimes after finishing his shift, dad would take me to the afternoon movies just around the corner.

A memory of Harborne in 1957 by Paul Stacey