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In the late 1950s and early 1960s I lived in both the Bookhams. Firstly in the house attached to Bookham Railway Station and later in a flat at Maddox Park House. I worked at CERL in ...Read more

A memory of Little Bookham Common in 1959 by David Hinds

When was the colliery opened? My elder brothers worked there and my dad (1930-40s). We lived in 22 East Street, and I attended Central School. My name is Glyn Parsons. When was the crescent built?. I know ...Read more

A memory of Goytre Ho in 1930 by Glyn Parsons

I remember the post office, butter, rank! Try complaining to Mrs Talbot, what a force. My brother in law bought some Oxo cubes there, there was a competion on the box, it was ten years too late. Wish they were all there now though.

A memory of Thurnby in 1968 by Christine Wright

Church Road - there was a row of old ricketty cottages where my grandparents, Thomas and Alice Wilkinson lived. Next door to them was an old lady always dressed in a long black skirt and a hat. She talked to herself and we ...Read more

A memory of Moreton in 1940 by First Name Last Name

My mother was the private nurse employed by Mr Talbot to look after his Wife at The Old Hall Bartlow near Audley End. She spent some of her happiest years there. Her name was Catherine Mary Jeeves

A memory of Audley End by mothermetcalfe.family

I attended Bridgend Technical College from 1961 to 1966 studying electrical installation. I was an apprentice for English Electric Company which had a branch office at St David's House, Wood Street, Cardiff. I worked on ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1965 by Tom Armstrong

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 on ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl by Eira Waite

Like Adam in the post before this, Talace holds very dear memories for me. Mum and Dad bought a caravan in 1960, after we had stayed in an assortment of bungalows in Tyn-y-Morfa on the Warren during the 1950s ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by Sue Farley

About 1953 onwards. I wrote this out a while ago and somehow it got lost, I know Rob Blackburn read it as he left a comment, so I will try and recall as much again. In Millfield we only had a couple of house shops one was Meggie ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1957 by Jimmy Burrows

I lived in Port Talbot between 1956 and 1968. I regard it as my second home. I finished school in 1958, at Velindre Secondary Modern School. I had many jobs in Port Talbot, window cleaning, working at Corona soft drinks, the ...Read more

A memory of Port Talbot in 1956 by Brian Brown