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Moving from a house made of earth and straw in Walcote to new Prefab in Dunley Way and later moving to Denbigh Place. Growing Potatoes and Marrows in the garden. Father (Norman) worked at Power Jets on secret jet engines. ...Read more

A memory of Lutterworth in 1940 by David Walker

During the war years in 1940, we moved from Doncaster to Rossington. My father worked on the railway and felt we would be safer in the country. We lived at 254 Gatehouse Crossing and later in 1948, at 383 Gatehouse, Bessacarr. ...Read more

A memory of Finningley in 1940 by Beryl Goforth

Memories! I grew up on Merryfields Avenue and I can remember this like it was yesterday, only the shop fronts were different. Back in the 70's I used to have an evening paper round from the newsagents. I always recall on a ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1974 by Dave Pardy

The picture house was nicknamed the Swimming Pool, because of all the breaststrokers. Ritchies ferry was great and could be depended upon unlike the farce of a ferry which now only operates when there is no wind and no waves. I ...Read more

A memory of Gourock in 1955 by Kenneth Conway

I could not think of a better place to spend my early years than overlooking the old reservoir. My grandmother's timber cottage was one of eight built long ago, probably to house estate workers. Each cottage appeared ...Read more

A memory of Elstree by John Gates

There is a sense of history by walking along Church Street with its deep guttering, for the times when and where horses were the transport and along to the Church, the Palace Of Eastry, Eastry Court and then Eastry farm and the C. of ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

1948 and onwards; I have always lived in Leadgate - born in Ponthead or 'Shanghi' as it was known then (sorry to one of your readers who said Shanghi was the bungalows). I remember we had a sweet shop called Wintrels, it was nothing more ...Read more

A memory of Leadgate in 1948 by Sandra Stokoe Was Mawson

So much and so little time; Green Top Primary School, happy days before the big move up to the Grammar School or North Eastern Road Secondary Boys. Mr Morris for metal work, Mr Snow for woodwork. Mr Colin Ella for religious ...Read more

A memory of Thorne by David Walton

I was born in 1954 at home in George Street, Low Valley, in what was known as Company Row, presumably as it was built my mine-owners to house their workers. It was a two up two down terrace next to the ...Read more

A memory of Low Valley

I was born at Low Westwood, a small mining village in the North East of England in 1955 – well, when I say I was born there, that’s not entirely true. Unlike today, children were born at ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1960 by Kathy Aveyard