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I used to live in The Meadway, and went to St Johns infants School-a few memories of playing on 'the boxes' at play/lunchtime. These were actually old beer crates, and long before health and safety spoiled ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Richard Morgan

We moved to Littleheath Road circa 1957, I was a pupil until we moved in 1960. I remember: Colin Smith, Mervyn Allinson (spelling?), Janice Russell, and her friend Judith Hardman, Peter Martin, and that is it as far as full ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon

Although we lived in Spotland, our family Doctor was a Doctor Gordon a brusque Scot whom I was Little afraid of. His surgery was at the top left side of Drake street. Just after the war. They did house calls in those days. The surgery ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale by Patricia Anne Heywood Jones

Re Bob Warren. I was 11 yrs old in 1964 but was only there for maybe 6 months. Mr Goslin still had two legs then. I never saw him use the cane but I had a bunch of keys hit me round my head from his wife and a member of staff ...Read more

A memory of Maldon in 1964 by Tom Jones

My name is Robert Gwillim, I lived at 1A High Street with my parents Edward & Betty from when I was born in 1955 until April 1962. My sister, Carol, was born in December 1961. My parents had lived at 1A High ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by Robert Gwillim

I remember the Holme School from when I arrived in 1956. It was large and rather frightening, especially being told by Miss Watkins to sit down and write on my slate, wasn't used to that. Fell in love with ...Read more

A memory of Headley in 1956 by Nic Greene

I am writing this memory on behalf of my late mother. She has lived in Sheffield since the age of 30. All of her good memories of Gateshead was the swimming baths. She was not very academic and she constantly told me how often she ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1943 by Yvonne Watson

Where do I start ? Living in Monmouth House on the top of Almondsbury Hill. going to Almondsbury village school sitting next to Tony Evans, head of the Patchway gang & a brilliant football goalkeeper. Gaffer ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1940 by Tex ( Adrian ) Woodward

My memories of the home, which was run by the Southwark Catholic Rescue Society. The sisters of charity looked after us, I was taken there just before my 10th birthday in april 1947 along with brothers Bill 13 and Bob 4. My early ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by James Duffy

I was born at 13 Ellor Street, Hankey Park, in 1940 to Sarah and Charles Feeley (snr), the youngest of five siblings: Charlie (jnr) Eileen, Monica and Hannah. In 1941 my father left for the army, and we moved to 46 Brookland St off ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by Kevin Feeley