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Hello, I was born in 1942 at 88 Sunbury Road, Feltham. There were four children born at the house, 1938 Gwyneth, 1942 Carol, 1945 Hilary, 1949 Kelvin. My mother, Gwyneth, and dad, Stan, moved into the house the day they were ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Carol Anne Wilkins

Highlight of visiting grandparens every summer was the frequent visit to Cresci's Cafe to buy a quarter of sweets in paper cones and a cornet of the best icecream every made!! Usually served by Mary Cresci but I can still remember Mother ...Read more

A memory of Ynysybwl by Jennifer Stamp

I was born at 7 Sandown Crescent in 1946. I now live in Vancouver Canada but my Aunt Win still lives in the same house. I remember playing football on the Mellons fields on Saturday mornings, Billy Butt, Nick Butt's uncle, ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by Tony Manning

You can take the boy out of south London, but you can't take south London out of the boy. The songs on this album, 'The Hobo Manifesto', were inspired by growing up in London and the music that influenced me as a ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Arthur Kitchener

I lived at Holmeleigh children's home from August 1966 until it closed down in 1969 to become a college, an educational facility. We were transferred abruptly from another residential settling different ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by Elizabeth Farrow

My Nan Katherine Walters used to live in Sodom with her children Aunty Violet, Billy (my dad) and Aunty Betty. My Grandad Thomas Walters was killed in the Pit at a young age and she was left to bring up the children on her own. I Tanya ...Read more

A memory of Pontlottyn by Tanya Harris

I was born in Kettering hospital and lived in Corby until my marriage aged 20 in 1974. I married in St. Andrew's Church of Scotland, Occupation Road. I can remember West Glebe swing park as we cut through there to go to the ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Lily Redmond

My Grandparents lived in Kelloholm on Anderson Street, Number 31 or 32. I remember my Grandad used to be the caretaker at the school in Kirkconnell. They then lived in the Toll House. My Grandad's name was Alexander (Sanny) ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm by Margaret Davison

I was born in Llandybie in 1945 at number 9 Woodfield Road.  My mother and father were Bronwen and Harold Owen and I have two sisters and one brother.  The only neighbours names I can recall are Mr and Mrs Tudge(?) although I ...Read more

A memory of Llandybie by Alun Owen

Not really a memory of my own, but my father remembers going out with a young lady from South Kirby called Violet Shaw who lived on Clockrow Grove. Does anyone know of her and what she did with her life? I think he says ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby by Sandra Turner