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I passed the dreaded 11 plus in 1955 to Ramsey Abbey and still remember how awesome it was. I remember Mr Barnes was headmaster and Miss Oddy was headmisteress and very particular about pupils wearing the correct uniform. I ...Read more

A memory of Ramsey in 1955 by Valerie Hagger

Hi, I was born in 59 Durham Buildings, 1953 been on face book pitures of Battersea it has as some photos and memory's James

A memory of Battersea in 1953 by James Reilly

I was 8 years old when on November the 5th I was not at all well. My mum was at work in the cotton mill in Lower Darwen, my sister and brother were out at the bonfire across the street, Dad was sitting with me. Mum finished ...Read more

A memory of Blackburn in 1953 by Carole Osman

I lived on Wedds Farm from around 1948 to 1963. My father, George Couzens, a wartime Battle of Britain fighter pilot, was manager of the farm which was owned by Mr A. Howeson. They had met in the RAF during the war. I believe ...Read more

A memory of Ticehurst in 1957 by John Couzens

I was at Kingsmead boarding school in the early 50s and we used to walk to this church (crocodile style) on Sundays.  After church (we were usually taken out before communion), we would walk back to school where the smell of our Sunday ...Read more

A memory of Roydon in 1950 by Christine Warnecke

I remember Leadgate way back in the 1950s. We were lads from Medomsley Edge Homes who went to the pictures there, I think the place was the "Roxy". We went to school with lads from Leadgate. Two of them I remember well - ...Read more

A memory of Leadgate in 1950 by Bob Bomley

 My aunt was the Manager of the Imperial Hotel which once stood on the bank of a river (whose name escapes me), in the 1940s. I spent several holidays with her which were great experiences for a young boy from a relatively ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1953 by Fionn Young

My family and I used to spend our holidays at Point Clear almost every year during the late 1940s, 50s and 60s, and often met the same families each time we went down there. I remember ...Read more

A memory of St Osyth in 1956 by Robert Munn

Just come across this site,so many memories ,the odeon,Market hall,animal Market,swimming baths etc but also worked at Cowleys ironmongers on Saturday's,delivered papers from nearby papers shop on Sunday's.went to st Mathews ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1950 by Bryan Elphick

Lived at 28 Park Road and I attended St Thomas's School. My grandparents overlooked Aston Gardens living at 4 St Georges Avenue. Their names were Joseph and Elizabeth Hardman whose children were called Joyce Walmsley, John Walsley ...Read more

A memory of St Annes in 1957 by Janet Larsen