Search Results

Hi, my name is Dot Dunn (nee Harmer). I've lived in Station Town and Wingate all my life and wouldn't want to live anywhere else and am still in contact with a lot of my school friends. I can still name ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1950 by Dorothy Dunn

My mum teresa (terry) nolan woz born in 1950 she woz bought up by her grandparents in shepy road as she woz born out of wedlock to a josaphine nolan. I don't know what school she wouldve gone to as she didn't really speak of her ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1950 by Tanya Gibson

Does anyone remember mickey price's barbers. It was on the corner of the main road through the heights and claremont ave. theres a garage there now. Short back and sides was the order of the day and just ...Read more

A memory of Pendlebury in 1959 by Gordon Williams

my dad was the local rag a bone man everyone new him has Sammy carter one of your past memorys a gentleman was not sure what was nextdoor to jack hanky as he was known the local barber it was a ...Read more

A memory of Boothstown in 1953 by Douglas Carter

I grew up in Heaton Mersey from age 6 to age 26 and left in 1955. This parade of shops included 2 Grocers- the Co-Op and John Williams- Fitchett's the butchers, a barber's and Edgar Barker the local Pharmacist who encouraged me ...Read more

A memory of Heaton Mersey in 1955 by Rene Sutch

We lived in Chalfont until 1961 when we moved to Leigh-on-sea. I lived up the footpath in a bungalow at the side of the garage, opposite The Pheasant pub. I remember putting pennies around the green, and shopping ...Read more

A memory of Chalfont St Giles in 1956 by Susan Dalton

I was born 1943 in 6 Moor Lane, Wingate at my grandparents' house (Joe and Margaret(Ginny)Lee, then moved to 53 Kings Road, before moving to Trimdon Village in 1953 just after the coronation. I too have fond memories of the place. The ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1952 by Joe Cunningham

I was born in Newfield,about three miles from the Street, and recall the pictures very vividly and the comments by one other person about the Empire Ballroom. We used to go there every Friday night for the dance, dressed ...Read more

A memory of Chester-Le-Street in 1955 by Thomas Robson

I have just read various entries for remembering streets of Salford which had my childhood flooding back to me with lots of affection. I also can remember the cobbled streets, rag bone man etc. But I also remember the people. I ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1950 by David Smith

Where the advertising boards are, there was a barber shop run by a lovely man called Alf Bernadi. I would take my little brother to have his hair cut & sit and read him the Beano comics while we were waiting. I'm almost sure ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1959 by Julia Clarke