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My parents lived at No. 7 The Crescent when I was born. Then - the sawmill was thriving. It burnt down sometime before 1950 when we moved away. There was a Lade at the back of the house which was a by pass of the Weir for the Mill ...Read more

A memory of Dura Den in 1944 by Fergus Nicolson

Sretton was wonderful place to grow up in during the 50's and 60's. My parents, Winn and Mont Dowson arrived in the village in 1948 when Dad got a job at Coventry Tech, and they bought the row ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1958 by Jane Bates

I have distant memories of my dad going to this place to measure men for lounge suits , I seem to remember him getting upset because of the poor people (as he said ) having such a difficult life . was it at this hall ?

A memory of Scarisbrick by Margot Holland

I remember coming from the other side of Manchester because my Mum and Dad (Betty & Dennis Turner - Dad was lay reader in the church for that time). I was ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1967 by Heather Turner

i was evacuated with my mother and brother around 1940 the first time and twice again later during the war. The first time i was about 2 years old and stayed with a couple who ran a public house in cherry hinton so i was ...Read more

A memory of Teversham in 1940 by Maurene Kauter

Hello, It was Frith's photos, but I'd given up! Lovely to make contact. Mum's brother was Lawrence Scurry, who married Myra's sister Louie. I was only a few months old when I first visited Kirkham in 1949 and Uncle ...Read more

A memory of Kirkham in 1950 by Brian Buxton

does anyone have photos of rector forces funeral as i was a server at the church then and was involved in the cortege. I remember the blacksmiths on church rd it was run by Brian Howard it was down the side of the cock & bottle.

A memory of Tarleton by George Shepherd

well going back my gran looked after my self and my brother but as she had to work there was no one to look after us so we was put into childrens home my brother went to another home as there was no room for both of us the name of it ...Read more

A memory of Belper in 1955 by Christina Backhouse

Having just discovered this site I find it very interesting to read some of the posts. I was born and bred in Castleton (1948) and have many happy memories. From leaving school I work at Garrets butchers for 7 years until ...Read more

A memory of Castleton in 1963 by Robert Brearley

I lived in Station Road no 24 i had the Surname Sheppard back then i moved to the area back in 1964 or thereabouts,went to Leeson's Hill primary school my neighbours to the right were the Sturge family i cannot ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Cray in 1964 by Phil Hill