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I too was dragged to Widnes Swimming Baths once a week when I attended Wade Deacon Grammar School, accompanied by Miss Lewis, a tiny, wiry lady in her grey skirted shorts, white tee shirt and a whistle permanently hanging around her neck on a blue tape.
To my shame I was, and still am terrified of water, and a non-swimmer. Miss Lewis pushed me into the deep end and kept bashing my fingers with her stick whenever I reached ...see more
Yes, I went to Simms Cross Primary school too!
Born in Frederick St, just over the road from school, in 1941, our headmistress was the very formidable Miss Coates and there was the terrifying Miss Telford (everyone was scared of her!)
I was a very tiny, timid little girl with a miniscule appetite, and would cry most days when I couldn't finish the awful school dinner. There was no choice, we had to clear ...see more
I had an uncle who lived in Claypit lane Rawmarsh and we used to travel from Sheffield to visit them,is name was Horace Walton and he had three girls and one boy,the girls names were Olger,Joan Audrey and Brian he worked at the pit then he left and bought a lorry and delivered home coal, after that he moved out of Clay pit lane and bought a small holding somewhere near the top of clay pit lane and bred pigs,i used to ...see more
My name is Lisa Rebecca Haynes. I was born on the 13th May 1972 and I lived and grew up in Newnham until I moved to Daventry and left My Family Home. I am the youngest of 5. I have 3 Brothers and a Sister.., Stephen the Eldest, then Mark, Graham, Juliette and then Myself. Our Parents are Philip Stanley Haynes and Berenice Christine Haynes (nee Robinson). My Dad was born in ...see more
I remember Kew Boat House which was on the edge of Brentford. There were adults downstairs with a little dance floor. Upstairs was where I went. A feast of acts. Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, The Cadilacs, Joe Brown and the Bruvvers, Clive Dowling and the Blue Stars. Half time stepping out onto the towpath and looking across the river to Brentford Gasworks. Somehow very magical. Later the Beatles film Help was filmed here on the towpath, and also at Strand on the Green.
As a young woman i worked at F C Coleridge ladies fashion shop where Mr Chapman was the manager at the time also one of the ladies names Trudie Halliday who used to sing opera when the shop was empty happy times . Coleridges also had another branch at the bottom of Thorntons Arcade in Briggate named Barringtons where I also worked for a time my name then was Dorothy Jacobs now Appleton .
My husband and I spent our honeymoon at Ye Olde Feathers Hotel, sadly no longer there. It will always have a special place in my heart.
I grew up in Hope Village from about 1940 to 1948.
I used to go to the Derby Cinema for the Saturday Matinee.
I remember the cashier was Mr. Eccleston who lived a couple of houses away from the cinema. He was short and rotund and we used to call him "Harry Eck" We used to walk down from Hope, and always checked out the red telephone kiosk down the street from the cinema to see if anyone had forgotten their change in ...see more
I remember walking from Fir Tree Gardens on Shrublands Estate to Millers Pond with our jam jars and fishing nets , we also had a youth Club on the Estate I worked Saturdays in the Hairdressers in the parade of shops it was called Jan Terase, I think the pub was called The Goat, I had friends in Laurel Crescent, the Askews , mum was Margaret she had daughter Diane and son Michael, my school friend was Mary Casselden, ...see more
hello I live in Cowplain waterlooville and have done since I attended Padnell junior school .. I am now 38. I am very interested to learn the history of Cowplain shops and if there was ever a cafe called kimbles tea rooms at the end of durley avenue London road. Any help most appreciated thank you .. Carla bateman.
I was born there No8
Just finished reading all the memories on here, most of them from Salford folk so much younger than I. Born in 1931, I lived In Pendlebury, as that’s now part of Salford does that qualify me as a Salfordian? I went to school in Salford though, St.Lukes Salford 6. I left there in 1945, just after the war to go and live in North Wales. I still remember the names of some of my classmates; Jim Mitchell and Terry ...see more
I visited Catterick Camp in 1954 as a member of a visiting shooting team from 35 base workshops R.E.M.E. During breaks we used visit a house near the range where the lady of the house, known as Ma, would sell us mugs of tea and wonderful home made apple pie. Has anyone else have memories of this lady? T.Maskell, Exeter
I am researching for a book and wish to get in touch with relations or friends of The Emmett family who lived at 147 New Bedford road South Luton during ww2. With thanks John
I am researching for a book and need any information on the Jay family who lived at 7 Rainsford way Romford. during ww2. Thank you for your time . John
I am researching for a book and wish to get in touch with anybody who is related or friends with The Costello family who lived at 35 Cambridge street South Elmsall during WW2.Thank you for your time
Does anyone remember this wonderful old house. I stayed there in the early 80s, I had known the family from earlier days but my memory of staying there has lived with me to this day. There was a character that was associated with the family Max Kemp. He was one of the sons, I think the others were Walter & Derek. The family originally lived I think in Henley on Thames until ...see more
It seem a long time ago now but still very clear.
I moved to Hyde Road in West Gorton from Dane Bank when I was 2 years old. My parents had the newsagents on the corner of Hyde Road and Sherwin street.
I went to Thomas Street Primary School which changed to Wenlock Way from 1964 until 1971 when I then started at Spurley Hey.
I think its fair to say in those days we owned nothing but we had it all!!! As kids we played on ...see more
I lived in Carmelite Road and went to Whitefriars junior school until we moved away in 1969. I think the headmasters name was Mr. Studdart. I always remember the high street in Wealdstone because there was a row of multi coloured seats I always sat on whenever we went shopping. We used to go to St. Barnabas church which is no longer there. The vicar at the time was John Budd.
My name was Jeannette Turner. In about 1936 my mother father and self-age 3 moved from the Eastend of London, via first moving into 46, Hillingdon Road Barnhurst, to stay with my recently widowed Auntie Daisy.
My mother heard that new houses were being built at the old market town of Dartfod. I have retained a strong memory of the occasion when me and 'Flo' (i called my parents by their first ...see more
I was born in syderstone in 1954 and even though we moved to yorkshire when i was 3, i still think of syderstone as home. I had family in the village so spent many happy holidays there. I was born in websters yard, do you remember it?
I was only nine years old when we were bombed out on hodder drive perivale we were in our anderson shelter in the back garden I remember the war vividly the searchlights and the dog fights at night I remember not being scared it just seemed to me the way of life at the time I was then evacuated to my Nan's in bath where I had very fond memories I attended selbourne school after the war and later perivale girls school my name was sylvia smith does anyone remember me?
Anyone out there remember any names from that time. Most of the girls must have changed theirs. My name was beryl swathe ridge .
I WAS SENT TO THIS HOME ,RUN BY NUNS . I WAS THERE APPROX 2 1/2 YEARS, RETURNING TO WATHAMSTOW IN 1944 MY MAIN FRIENDS WERE ROBERTA GREGORY, JEANNIE ASHMAN AND BARBARA GREY I DID NOT FIND IT A VERY HAPPY TIME. BUT REMEMBER SISTER MARY BOSCOE AS MY TEACHER, AND SISTER EDITH AS MATRON, i MUST SAY IT PUT ME OFF RELIGION FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! I GO OVER TO WALES VERY OFTEN , AND BELONG TO THE BOWLINE ...see more
Hi my name is Pat Stewart Nee Dear. I was born in Peckham in Furley Road. When I was about 4 we moved to Bird in bush Road next to Camelot school. My mum and dad,Rose and Arthur Dear.were well known in the area. My sister Mary and I used to go to the Regal cinema every Saturday morning along with hundreds of other very noisy kids. Tarzan and cartoons. A man playing the organ which used to come up from the ...see more
My father's family lived in Balfour Avenue, Hanwell from 1907/8 onwards. I think my great grandfather possible bought the house for my grandparents wedding present. He was George Arnold, a pawnbroker and jeweller who had shops in Kilburn and Kentish Town. The Kilburn shop, I think, passed on to Teddie Brown, who was a cousin of George. The Brown family also had a shop in Ealing High Road. My ...see more
I had a wonderful childhood living in splott. I lived at the top end of portmanmoor road in the 50s and 60s and the people were friendly and everything was brilliant. I am Jeannette and my maiden name was Hayes. I remember most of the shops such as Drakes which was my favourite. There was Moodys and the corner cafe and the fish shop which was at the top of portmanmoor road. There was the flower shop and Charlie Lowe ...see more
Yes Nick I share your memories too, we always were out on our bikes, I remember your mother and father also your Uncle Bert who lived in Redruth in Cornwall , like you I was at LHR until my early retirement some 17 years ago ... Great memories
any person that atended the castle school in stanhope
if you have a facebook account there is a group on
facebook all ex stanhope lads,
many old friends have been reunited and hold a reunion
for everyone to attend every summer and meet up,
looking forward seeing you there,
I would like to discover any information about my grandparents Tom and Lillian Robbins who lived in Church Lane, Pinvin circa 1940's. or about any of the Tom Robbin's siblings: Frank Robbins, Harold Robbins, Ada Robbins. Ada married into the Green family. I know Tom died in 1945 and Lillian in 1951. My mother was Evelyn Alice Robbins who married Percival Douglas Trudgian in 1948, I was born in Church Row, Church ...see more
Cafe Monica was the best place in the world for Heather and Trevor Eastes of Solent Road School. We went there every day for our lunch carrying our big boxes of veg waste to take home to our many guinea-pigs. We'd buy lardie cake, cottage loaves and meat pie - and sometimes I'd have a Viennese Whirl - all home -made and freshly baked by Monica Baker - then we'd deliver the meat pie to our ...see more
When I moved to gravesend I was about five year old , we lived in rooms in Clarence street then moved to 13 john street this was about 1958 I went to school at wrothem road primary school lovely memories we used to play on windmill hill don't know if the school is still there there was a street called Peppercroft street no longer there would loved to know of other people who live in this area left 1963 moved to Cornwall but had a lot of memories here .
My brother and I were two of the few boys that attended Roaary Priory from 1966 to 1970. Other boys attending at that time were Martin McDonald, Keith Putnam, Mark Porter, Timothy York, Guido Alzetto and Ramses Tadros, I remember playing soccer in the lower fields and exploring the abandoed farmhouse when the nuns weren't around. There were so few boys in our class, it tool all the boys in our class to ...see more
I was a patient at the hospital in December 1949. I was there for approx. 6 months. There was a nurse called Mrs Snape who took a shine to me and gave me extra treats. Any sweets that were brought on to the ward had to be handed on to the nurses so all the children could share them. Needless to say some of mine went under my pillow so only I had them. We lay on the beds each day to try and get our lungs less congested. Large ...see more
My wife Ann & I have just returned to New Zealand from a trip to Braintree,where I still have a brother & sister living.Great to catch up with John Mews again at Bocking Bowls Club & have drink with him.We last met in 1965 when we left for New Zealand on transfer with Crittalls.Also met Jo Harrington (Whybrow) & June Daniels for some lunch at Cornish Hall End..A couple of years ago corresponded with ...see more
When I was married at 18 we managed to inhabit a flat in NEWALL TERRACE TEAMS and our neighbour was a character called Curly Smith who was well known in the area , salt of the earth saved my sons life when he fell into the gut which ran at the rear of his house.
I also remember ...see more
i remember visiting my family in llanon ,my uncle was the coal merchant there,sadly he has ow passed and is buried in churchyard .
Who remembers shopping with their mothers at Frank Joyce where the money was put into a cylinder and sent along a wire to the cashier who then dealt with it accordingly. The kosher butcher near the arch - can't remember the name. Betty's children's wear - Lyons teahouse etc
My mother Margaret Parry or smith as she was then,used to live here for a while.her husband,my dad was in the royal navy,his name is tony smith.
my mother has fond memories of the area and the people who where very friendly,especially one who was called barbara anne,or annie as she was called by friends.
Hi
I was Maxine walker back then I used to go to joyce williams school of dance
I started when I was 6 till 13 yrs as we moved we used to have the working men's club in barking and we also done all our exams there and few year later we moved to harts lane over the road in there club, I done ballet tap & modern loved it we done loads of shows we was never allowed to wear green or any green in our ...see more
I was born in portrush in 1961 to a Mr &Mrs Billy Ganley I'm one of 5 children at the time and we lived in causeway street, my father had been living in Portrush for some years before he married my mum with the bundell family who worked Barrie's at that time.I remember as a child spending the long summer days having picnics on the beach and attending St Patricks which was just across the road from our house, and ...see more
I did go to the Les Wilde school but had more lessons at June Carlyle's class in a hall at Ealing Common.
I lived in Ealing from 1947 to 1968.
For 14 of these years I lived in Boileau Road.
We always had a car and a phone but did not have a television until 1955
I had several hobbies including trainspotting and used to spend a lot of time at Acton Yard.
Most of the trains on British Railways were steam, with some steam trains hauling freight on open
Sections of the underground.
At the back of our house in Boileau ...see more
I lived in Southall ( west ave ) until the company my father worked for ( Cramic Eng ) moved to Oxfordshire.
I and my two brothers went to Tudor road primary where in my year we were joined by Surinda Pal one of the first Sikh children to arrive.
Lucky enough to pass the 11 plus I first went to the Grammer Tech school based at the Tech and " over the other side " at Dalton Road School. In the third year we ...see more
early days I think it was used by monks and nuns.beautiful cottage way back in doomesday .
it now been running for few years as Christian retreat centre .
such beautiful gardens and also boast orchard near by.
sadly there is now opened gravel blasting on daily basis. trying to find out who actually lived there and the surrounding cottages.
I have lots of family from the Ebbw Vale area on both sides of the family (particularly my mother's). But one of the memories stands out above the rest. I can remember my grandmother - Winifred Jones (nee Harding) telling me about her Grandmother owning a sweet shop in Waunllwyd in the 1920's and 1930's where she would go to skyve off school lol. I would love to know more about this sweet shop. I am ...see more
Did anyone work at Dresser Ltd in western road. I moved down from london in 1969 and had a house in Great Hollands. I think that we were the only people there at that time. House was enormous, too big for us really. I am in Spain now but still remember those times.
My families old place shame 2 c it so run dwn was bouncing wen we had it
I worked here in the summer of 1968 as waitress in the restaurant (and afternoon teas by the pool!)
Great memories, lots of fun with my friend Pat Wathey, working hard all day then dancing the night away and then having to climb in through a downstairs bedroom window after curfew!!
A lovely hotel, my first taste of luxury, albeit not as a guest. Such a shame I cant revisit.
I was born in Bookham in 1931 and moved to Fetcham when I was 2. I lived there until 1985 and saw the little village and its tight little community metamorphose into commuter land. I went to Fetcham Infants school (opposite the pub!) until I passed the 11+ exam and went to Dorking County Grammar School. In 1947 my Dad started a football club for boys which was very successful. We won the league after starting the club ...see more
My Grandparents , Ernest and Lottie ( Charlotte ) Dickaty ran the West Meon Hut from the late 1920's through the WW2. Although they had sold the pub by the time I was born I spent many happy days with my parents , grandparents going back there to reconnect with friends of theirs . It seemed a much simpler time then .
My mum used to make home made wines , beers etc and we used to go onto farmland ( ...see more
I remember walking down towards "The Gate" from Gayford terrace where I lived with my older brother he was 15 and I was 10 we passed a man who had a huge camera on a tripod set up to take a picture in the direction that we were walking. I remember him saying "keep walking boys I want you in my picture further on". When I found this picture on this site I was dumbfounded, then all those memories came flooding ...see more
I lived in Foxendown Lane, from 1945 to 1967 when I got married. I went to Meopham school , when Mr Strand was headmaster, and Mrs Potter was a teacher. My friends were Deirdre ( dids) the police mans daughter , Brenda and Mary , Hilary and Helen .It was a lovely time. My name is Carole Pantlin was Jackson.
The road you can see goes to the top of Jaw Bone Hill, quite a long way up hill from the bottom by Coronation Park. When conditions were right, it was my sledging run. Twice a day ,once in the morning and then once in the afternoon, I would walk up to the top and sledge to the bottom. Where was the traffic? As other photographs show, in the 1940s and 50s it was virtually none existent.
On the horizon stood Jo Woods farm. This is the place where I learnt about farming life. He had two Shire horses which were used for work on the land and hauling goods, hens for eggs and the oven and turkeys for Christmas. I would lead the shires for ploughing, turning potatoes ,
hauling goods and produce. The hens, of course, were free range and I had the job of finding the nests to collect the eggs. Come Christmas and my job was cleaning and plucking turkeys.
We rented the cottage on the left of the image for a couple of years for family holidays. Have photographs of us kids outside the front.
My memories of Vigo camp Meopham
My memories of Vigo are somethings I will never forget.
I was born in Chatham, Kent in 1948.
For reasons unknown to me, we ended up in a Vigo camp. The Nissen hut we were in must have been an officers mess. i.e it had a lots of rooms and also a lot of toilets.
In the winter it was very cold. But Spring and Summer were a haven for a child growing up amongst the rhododendron ...see more
I WAS BORN AT 5 PARK STREET ON AUGUST THE 10TH 1938, I WAS NAMED BRIAN EDWARD SMITH aka SMUDGER. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR PAUL GEOFFREY HAZELL AND HIS WIFE MARILYN. CAN ANYONE HELP. THEY WILL BE IN THEIR LATE 70s. I LIVED AT THE PARK STREET ADDRESS UNTIL I LEFT HOME TO JOIN THE ROYAL NAVY IN 1953, HAPPY DAYS.
I was an exchange student with the Arm Family of Upton Park. I have fond memories of this lovely family and their extraordinary manor house and farm from 1962.
Marti Bell Wright Cabbage
Spent many a happy hour here doing project work for the school I attended.
During the 60's I use to go to the Free Trade Hall to the concerts put on by the Halle and other orchestras. Remember going to one concert when Yehudi Menhuin was playing, such a great violinist. Managed to get his autograph, and Sir John Barbirollis. Sadly during a moving of homes I lost the programmes with the autographs on.
Way back in the late 50's/60's I visited the art gallery- so interesting.
Living on the Lostock Estate in a Council house on Radstock Road, I can remember being taken as a treat, to Davyhulme Park and the paddling pool/boating lake. What a big treat that was !! and then we used to, when older, go ourselves, Ian McAllister, John McNuff and Derek Taylor we would all go behind the Nelson and on to the banks of the Mersey attempting to catch oysters, in our dreams, but it was there ...see more
I used to live in Lenthall Avenue I remember your dad giving driving lessons in 1958 in his Ford prefect.i passed first time . He taught me a great lesson trust your judgement when driving .i Iwas doing a three point turn and I backed into a lamppost When I asked why he didn't tell me he said I'm not driving you are. My name is Alfred Davies. And lived opposite Lucas road
my name is Winifred Haynes. I lived in Ashtead.at i3 albert road. from 1939 until about 1959.my dad was an old Ashtead man walter Haynes. many man y happy memories. DAD WORKED AS A painter and also at the memorial hall for many years. as a caretaker. I went to school in Epsom at the convent ; many happy day with my friends and family. remembering ann McLaughlin and the twins marraret and jean.now I live in Norfolk.
I had my two children at Greenbank Hospital in 1976 and 1979. We lived at Scotch Corner at the time and it was a case of chains on the wheels of the car to get there. I have only good memories of my births and the staff at the hospital.
When i left school i wanted to go on yhe stage so my first experance was at the ALEX GARDEN THEATRE, with Peter Powell (Sandy Powells son),Unfortunaly My first husband destroyed my photos of the Panto,(Divorced) and as im writting of my life experances it would be nice if anyone could help me, Iremember being billetedat a lodging in Marine Parade,and having to run out of the theatrewhen the show finishedto ...see more
My family lived in commercial road . there was river opposite and field full i think wheat?
as young person i had play in back yard as swans kept coming over the garden brick wall. we lived for some time. at the very end of the long road there was sweetshop . in town center there was bridge and near by selling fresh fish on the day. i got lost while visiting and found myself in large building police sign outside till i ...see more
My mother Dorothy was from Bedford and when she met my dad they lived there until the 60's. I used to go back every year with them to visit the relatives in the 70's and 80's...many many fond memories of the place... walks along the embankment and the weir, feeding the ducks, Newnham Baths, The Harpur Centre on the high street, the playground at Jubilee Park near Fenlake, The Red Lion pub in Elstow, my ...see more
This photo shows the top and bottom yard of Oughtibridge Silica Firebrick Company. Both works were joined by railway line across Station Road and a “gynny track” which went under the road below the old Raybok Works. Many an hour was spent building dens in the top yard haybarn, avoiding the workmen of course, and catching a ride in the empty “gynny trucks ”.
Left Harlow in1965 and ended up in Tasmania! However I still have many memories of our little gang in Radburn Close and Guy Fawkes Night on Latton Common - we would go round the area with our 'Guy' in a wheelbarrow collecting donations and then 'he' would eventually end up on the bonfire on the Common. I remember Bush Fair and my friends' names - I wonder if any of them still live there - here are a few : ...see more
court moor school i Shirley McKeeman went to courtmoor school as did my sisters mary and veronica aka bonny McKeeman
i left in the 70s but have good memories of being there .
I was a patient at the LMTH periodically from December 1968 - July 1976.
Consultants Mr, H. H. Langston, Mr, J. A. Wilkinson.
Ward 1 (charge nurse Mr, Cox, Ward 2 (charge nurse Mr, Ernie Wilcox).
Ancillary Staff, Ward 1 Mr, Des Pink, Ward 2 Mr's Baker, Mr's Hilda Malloy.
I would like to take the opportunity on this forum too thank the Doctor's, Nursing Staff, and Ancillary Staff.
The ...see more
I have many fond memories of my childhood in Bale. I lived in Fakenham and used to spend some time with Nan, Grandfather and Auntie Carole in Bale. I remember going up to what Grandfather called 'plantin', which was just next to the council houses where they lived. 'Plantin' was at that time full of lovely wild flowers and wildlife. I can also remember an old tramp that used to sleep there.... ofcourse us kids ...see more
I think you will find that the steel works were the Oughtibridge Silica Firebrick Company.
The so called pensioner in the photo was Oughtibridge post master for 37 years and he is outside the post office.
The person referred to as a pensioner in the photo is my grandad Percy Sensicall and he was the postmaster at Oughtibridge Post Office. I think the date could be a little earlier though.
We honeymooned at the grange in june 1960. I have the original brochure and our bill was 9 guineas for the week.
I also remember your father. It happens that when he joined his father as the local doctor I was his first baby case when he joined the practice. Before the 2nd world war Clockhouse was owned by someone who trained police dogs. Mundays was the name of the café next door to Elkins. Boutells was the name of the undertakers next to the village hall. Next to Lloyds bank was one of the 3 bakers in the village the other 2 ...see more
My siblings and I were in care during the 50's. I was fostered until the age of 10 when I was returned in 1958 to my biological family in New Addington. I first went to Wolsey primary school but by the end of 1958 I was at Fairchilds high school which was then a girls school.
teachers I recall were, Mrs Gillies, science and Miss Sweetman for music.
memories of Croydon include when the Wimpy bar first opened, Surrey St ...see more
My name is John Starbuck I was a pupil at the open air school approximately 1954/56 and spent a happy time being looked after by all thr staff. We used to do lots of different activities like school lessons and lots of walking and playing in the streams, we also went on trips to Lancaster and Morcombe for the illuminations. We also meet every August at the Hall for reunion when approximately 30 ...see more
