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The little girl sitting is Doreen Kate Stone, boy with the black hat is Sam Harris, the two boys arm in arm are Will Gard (blonde) and Willie McOwen, the boy with arms folded is Clifford Coutsoubos, the boy in bow of boat is Cyril Thomas - all Padstowians.

A memory of Padstow in 1910

An amazing photo for me as it shows the house in Bow Street where my mother lived with her parents. In 1929, she was 12 years-old. What a feeling to think my grandparents would have heard the plane passing overhead as it took the ...Read more

A memory of Donaghadee by Robert Walker

All buses going to Pinner in the 1950's had the destination "Pinner Red Lion" as there was an old pub of that name on the corner of Love Lane and Bridge Street. The bus in this photo has continued its journey having ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1956 by John Howard Norfolk

1947 was the year my parents, sister aged 4 and myself aged 10 moved from living in two rooms in a shared house in Pricetown to a rundown three-storeyed rented house in Llewellyn Street, Nantymoel. It had three bedrooms, ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1947 by Margaret Davies

My father was a greengrocer and his shop appears in this photograph on the left side going into the Rex Cinema arcade, a butchers shop was on the right side. During the war years and into the very early 1950s, he was the largest ...Read more

A memory of Bridgwater by Claire Allen

My grandfather, John Williams, lived in a victorian terraced house in Seymour Road with his parents and four brothers. The house was knocked down and replaced with the large block of flats you can see in the distance to the centre of ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1940 by Julian Hight

The Postman is believed to be John Blenkinsop. Five of the entrances to ‘Barney’ have the word ‘gate’ (meaning ‘way’) in their street names.   Galgate is the northern way into ...Read more

A memory of Barnard Castle in 1890 by Dave Charlesworth

My Uncle Gus and Aunt May lived in South Street and I spent a number of holidays with them at Easter and during  the Summer for 2 or 3 years in the early 50's. I loved climbing up to the Bury with my Aunt's nephews, Tony and Reg, ...Read more

A memory of Uley in 1953 by Ken Cook

I remember this beautiful church standing opposite the Majestic cinema with the church hall to the right & St Marks steeple behind. Tragically torn down to make way for an ugly row of concrete shops! Typical Wrexham!

A memory of Wrexham in 1957 by Jim Clarke

My family moved to the post office in Mytchett Road in 1956 when I was six. I used to catch the bus at the bus stop opposite to go to Ash Vale Primary School. Yes, on my own, clutching my penny ha'penny bus fare and reciting ...Read more

A memory of Mytchett in 1956 by Faith Moulin