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I attended this school from 1962 to 1965 and overall it was not a bad experience the head there at the time was Reg Payne and the deputy heads name was Jones. I don't of course recall all the teachers but here are a few; T C Jones (PE/Maths), Mr King (Art), Mr Williams (PE) and Mr Flude (Art - I seem to recall he played saxaphone). There was also an amazing form master in my third year, a welsh guy called ...see more
My dad was born in Hoe Lane, in one of the Williams Cottages, in 1918. He remembered the orchards and farms that were in Hoe Lane then. I would love to hear from anyone who has photos of that time, taken either in Hoe Lane (Hertford Road End), or of The Bell pub.
Hi, my name is Robin Haylor. My mum, Rosemary Watling, was born in Oxshott, her parents were Albert and Gertie Watling. Mum married Roy Haylor in June 1956 at St. Andrews Church Oxshott.
If you were a boy in the 1950’s did you ever own, like I did, a gird and cleek? Many Motherwell fathers at the time worked in the local steelworks and some would make a gird and cleek for their young sons. Girls, on the other hand, preferred to play with a whip and peerie instead, though despite being a boy I enjoyed both. Anyway, the gird was simply a metal hoop and the cleek a metal rod with a hook at one end. ...see more
I lived at 12 Stanley Cottages, Lanes End with my aunt on several occasions, when my mother was ill in hospital. I loved the area, & made many friends while I was there. My mother was born at number 12, along with two of her sisters. They were "Ludlows", a very prominent name in the area. The Ludlows ran a cricket team along the Green, which consisted of all Ludlows, even the umpires & scorer. I have many old photos of the area, & the cricket teams.
I spent most of my childhood from age 5 - 16 living at 25 Westmorland Avenue (family was the Prices). It was such a lovely street and we had such wonderful neighbours. I hope to get back to England one day and to visit the area.
I was born here in March 1961. My mother spoke very fondly of this hospital and the staff. I have never been to Taplow and hope to visit one day as I live in Australia.
I moved to Thetford from York when I was 2, my father bought a house in St Marys Road. I used to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread from Barretts bakery. The bells of St Marys Church would ring out every morning at 7. My two brothers and sister was born in that house. I attended Norwich Road School and then the secondary modern where Mr Briggs was the headmaster. Mr Simons the local dairy owner would walk his cows ...see more
Moved to Milestone Road Caravan Park after coming out of the RAF. I enjoyed living there and made many friends; one of my sons was born there, it was a lovely village with many amenities.
Was posted to RAF Brize Norton, my huband was posted there from RAF Innsworth, we lived in Pitreavie Avenue which is now pulled down. It was a fantastic life style which I enjoyed very much.used to go to veras cafe every morning for breakfast ,veras is a fish and chip shop or was ,spent a lot of time in spotlight club although i have always been teetotal ,worked i airmens mess happy days service life is so different to civilian life
Oh, how I remember sliding down those sand hills with my brother. It used to be a day out with my parents from Old Trafford and a stop on the way back at a pub in Altrincham. We were left in the car with crisps and pop... I wish I could do the same with my grandkids!
We moved to an old three storey house of the beaten track, it was an farmhouse called College Farm it was huge with plenty of land. My husband had started working for Colin Gibbs and Mike Pearson, they lived on neighbouring farms and were pig farmers. it was steeped in history Oliver Cromwell was on the deeds to the property and the battle of the roundheads and cavaliers were fought on the surrounding land ...see more
We moved into a cottage in Little Chesterton where my husband had a job working for a pig farmer, it was a really nice hamlet to live in.
Motherwell in the 1950’s seemed fairly dull to me, which is where the Rex Café next to the Rex cinema comes into the picture, if you’ll pardon the pun. It was 1958 when I first feasted my eyes on the café’s flashy jukebox. It looked like something from another planet. I think it was a Rock-Ola jukebox, a state-of-the-art music machine made in the USA. I’m also reminded of Mills music shop, which was on Brandon ...see more
Another memory I have of Brandon High is being taught Scottish Country Dancing, an ordeal exacerbated by the fact that boys and girls were otherwise segregated and consequently perceived one another as members of an alien species. Girls would enter the gym through one door and boys another, then made to line up facing one another like opposing armies before reluctantly having to take a dancing partner. There ...see more
I remember spending many days in Stanley recreation ground in the 1960's. Brook St College (next to the rec) is soon celebrating its 70th anniversary and we are looking for memories of college days from old students. Can anyone help please? Frances Louis - an old Peterborian.
Memories of Brandon High also reminded me of the time I developed a crush on an attractive girl who also attended the school. I decided that a sure-fire method of gaining her attention was to present her with a box of chocolates. As soon as she emerged through the school gates I thrust the chocolates at her. She obviously thought I was some kind of weirdo because she gave a loud shriek and scurried away as fast as ...see more
I lived in Clinton Road, Shirley from 1950 to 1956 when we moved to Smethwick. At the time it was a cul-de-sac and we lived at number 95 right at the end. There was a wood next to us with a wide path though it to Widney Lane. There was also an old house halfway through the wood. The wood has now gone and houses built on it but the old house was still there the last time I visited in 2009. I don't remember much being so ...see more
Mr Potter’s angling experience on the River Clyde reminded me of an unfortunate incident in 1958 when I was fishing at Strathclyde Country Park. I was casting the line when I felt a sharp tug on it. Thinking it had caught on the grass behind me I gave the line a harder yank, but to no avail. It was only when I looked over my shoulder did I discover I had hooked the woollen cardigan of a little girl who happened to ...see more
I think the school was demolished in 2007 as I seem to remember there was a foundation stone built into the brick that said the school was built in 1908 and I thought it was a pity it didn't make its centenary. I agree, it was a piece of vandalism to demolish it and thought it a shame that the facade might have been adapted or recycled like some city centre buildings. Yes, I can remember right back to the ...see more
I think this was the year my dear Uncle Jim Crawford died and left my Auntie Isa and my two cousins Helen and Isobel.....all very dear to us in memory. We used to visit them in Polmeur Road, cannot remember the number but it was an end house. My cousin, Isobel, used to take us to the swings and we went to the dances in Kirkconnel. In the afternoon we would start getting ready and wear rollers in our hair with a scarf ...see more
I lived at South Africa Lodge with my brother Gerald and left in 1963 to join the Navy. Always remember playing cricket in the evening with Mr Liddle and all the other children whether we liked cricket or not, but we did have fun. Didn't like having to walk to Complain School everyday though.
I was six years old (cannot remember much before) but later bonfire night squabbles with new villagers, swinging over blackies on ropes, riding carriages on railways was all fun. Spike itself was a fantastic village to live in. First we lived at 7 The Crescent then moved up to old village though cannot remember the number, we lived next door to Pat Frost. I went to Spike School then up to Shuttlewood by bus ...see more
I attended Ladywell Primary School from 1950 to around 1954. In those days the school was comprised of two prefab buildings running parallel with each other and separated by a cinder-covered playground. One morning, along with another boy, I was crossing this playground to reach the opposite building when Miss White, the headmistress in those days, banged on her window and summoned us both to her office. I ...see more
Having been an exiled Scot since 1966 I was rather dismayed to discover that Motherwell Central School (later known as Brandon High), which I attended in the late 1950’s, had been demolished recently. I clearly remember ‘Bluenose’ the maths teacher, who once gave me three out of a hundred for spelling my name correctly in an exam – the only thing I got right! I also remember the PT teacher, whose name ...see more
My grandmother came from Shepton Mallet and left to live in West Yorkshire. I came to live for a short while and attended school out on Charlton Road. The house I lived at was the last one on Waterloo Road at its junction with Cowl Street, just before the S&D rail viaduct.I found it to be a place to explore; having clambered up the side of the viaduct on to the side of the railway line and jumped from a stone ...see more
Have done Penmark research as my Grt Grandmother was from Penmark to - Missouri coal mines back to Sefton (pump still there, south and east of 6 Bells). It seems that there is a mix-up between Kenson Cottage and Rose & Crown Pub; R & C (I think) is the premise on south side of Kenson Bridge on the corner of main road up to village & Kenson Hill. I have photo similar to one shown with ...see more
I have a water colour painted by I assume a local artist, Liz McLean or Liz Melean? It is of a Norfolk Wagon, lot no: 539 from Forston Farm, Forston. I am guessing the whole farm was sold off as happened a lot around that time, but I am wondering if she lived on the farm or if it was her family maybe? I will put a picture on as it is a lovely little snapshot of Forston as soon as I can. If anyone has any info, it would be lovely to find out more about it.
Hi Anne who went to Mulberry Street School. I was born in 1952 and went to Gaythorn Primary School. We must have played your school at Rounders. We were Lancashire champions of 1963 and I was the bowler, having suffered many a thick lip from that hard ball! Like you, I passed for Grammar and went to Central Grammar School for girls, same as you. I was in class 1E to start off there and there were 4 Janice's in my class. I was known as Janice 4. Lovely to hear your story, though.
Hiya. My auntie was Hilda Bowcock married to Uncle Jimmy Flanagan who was the son of Mary Ellen Flanagan who lived at 52 Crown Street, Hulme. That was my grannie "Nellie". I wonder if Hilda was one of the Bowcocks you referred to?
Hiya. I watched Palden's burn down, stood next to my grannie Nellie. We were standing at the corner of Humamby Avenue, near City Road, Hulme, where my family lived. From about a mile away you could see the awful fire rage through the store and I remember the clock melting and falling. I was about 4 then. I was born in 1952 so am wondering if the fire happened around 1956.
I was lucky in that I lived in an area that was not often touched by the violence that was going on in Northern Ireland at the time, but a telephone conversation with my mum in recent days brought back memories of life in Belfast when 'the troubles' were in full swing. She had just heard the news of the recent car bomb left in the Victoria shopping centre and heard the sound of the explosion in the ...see more
My grandparents and father were born in Brentford, so armed with an address from the census and a new-found enthusiasm for family history, I made my first ever visit. I walked along the High Street and found a large supermarket and car park covered the house and its bakery at no. 237 where they lived until WW1. I was so disappointed. However over 20 years later censuses became available online and the Internet was ...see more
My family moved from Leeds, Yorks to Gilnahirk when I was 11 months old - my parents had a house built in Gilnahirk Walk and we moved in when I was two. I and my two sisters had an idyllic childhood, we had so many places to play. There was 'the tennis courts' or rather the wasteland around the courts (which belonged to the Presbyterian church) that included occasional ponds with frogspawn - we could get in ...see more
I lived on greenway road from 67-72 was in the flats by millwood school I was only at the school 2 years or so before moving
I was born in the corner grocer's shop at 8 Newport Road formerly know as 'York Stores' my father, Don Northover, used to manage it for a man called WJ Greene who also had shops at Bargoed and Abertwsswg - a very early form of Tesco's ! The shop is now the Trethomas post office. My family, my Father Mother my older brother Ray my younger sister Pamela younger brother Don and youngest sister Ruby, lived at the shop ...see more
Lived Wolverley - Just a few items on Kiddr from dim recall -town cinema - a screening of a western, Jeff Chandler as Indian warrior - Cochise? -a bigtop circus - Billy Smart or similar, at top of the big hill nr rly Station -dentist in the dip between hospital and main square - vile experience of gas -entire Stour valley flooded across its full width, circa 1952? -plenty of barges still pop-pop-popping along the ...see more
I remember in the 60s playing on the tall metal slide, fell off from the top. Ran home to Mam . Sprained my left arm. Happy Days..
I was born and lived in skellow until 1965, but visited my Grandfather there until the early 1990's I remember Elaine & Pat's Garage, as my grandfathar used to fill his car up there.. They were wonderful people, and my memories were always of a special "treat" of a bar of chocolate from the little wooden "shed" they had by the pumps. I remember them building their bungalow there. Happy days.
I was the hairdresser from 1969 until 1980 due to the closure, I loved my job at the hospital.
Hi Robin. Just surfing the web here in Canada and came across you ! Often wondered how you and Brian were. I did stoke those boilers too, and served petrol. Mum and Dad moved to Tiverton, and later I remember your Mum in the little shop in Hospital Street. Can even remember your Wolseley DNF 996 !!.Getting ancient now but the memories remain.
My mother Kath (Shepheard) lived in Grt Arthur St in Smethwick from 1930 until the late 1950 and remembers playing in the street with her mates. Ivor Coley, Olga Dubberly, William Pritchard, Horris Richards. Evans corner shop and Miss Jennings and the greengrocers Lavells.
I, Helen Blake and my sister Carolyn moved with our parents Eileen and Arthur Blake to South Hill Cottages, next door to what was then the Post Office in Downderry run by Mrs Harris. Mrs Harris retired and the post office moved to our front room and my mother became the post mistress. My aunt, Kitty Sims was the post lady for many years having served an apprenticeship as the petrol pump lady at the garage that ...see more
I have lived on and off in the same house on "the New Estate" in Merstham since 1952. I remember Burrows Grocery Shop in Portland Drive and the brothers would go around in their large van to the "new estate" where people could buy their groceries. I always thought this was very forward thinking of them to drum up business. It was very convenient too. A few other businesses did this. Later ...see more
Went to Church Minshull School 1940 -44.Two classes two teachers.Miss Upson And Miss Potts (Lottie) Education was probably basic but we learned our 3Rs Lotties sister was the post "man" and must have had a very large route to cover on her byke. Miss Upson and Miss Potts I suppose fostered a little German refugee Miriam Rosenberg I shared a garden with her,often wonder what happened to her.My ...see more
My Grandad Alfie Brown built a lot of the houses along the Havant Road. Lower Farlington Road, First Avenue, we lived at 396 Havant Road and I have happy memories of those days in the fifties when we went to Solent Road School , I especially remember going to the scout hut for a party to celebrate the coronation of our Queen. Farlington and the church will always hold special memories for me .
I moved with my parents to a cottage on the Ongar Chelmsford road. The cottage, subsequently named Wythams was located between High Ongar and Norton Heath and between Chevers Hall farm and Cousens Farm. I often walked across the fields to a beautiful church at Norton Mandeville (where years later I got married). A few hundred metres to the West of the church (and the so-called model farm opposite) was the ruin of a ...see more
I was born in 1952. My Mum and Dad were brought up in Weymouth and although they moved to Gloucestershire after the war, all four grandparents remained in Weymouth. So the whole family, which included my three sisters, would catch the train from Stroud or Stonehouse and spend the entire long school holiday in Weymouth, first with one set of Grandparents in Old Castle Road, then with the other, in ...see more
I was a boarder at St Peter's Court from the age of 6 to 10. My father worked on the oil fields in Iraq and because of my age we got special permission for me to board during the civil war there. My two eldest brothers, Chris (deceased) and Wally also attended. Just after I arrived, Humphrey Fenn's mother passed away. Due to my age I was given her small room which got me away from the elder boy's for a ...see more
my first job at Tanners butchers that sold the best pies sausages and other foods ,I was there from 1959 till 1970 . fantastic place to work met lots of the stars of that time , and the locals were always so kind and giving especially at Christmas . and what a lovely family to work for great era to live . ANYONE else worked on the parade at that time . Cyril Duffin ps lived in parkstone schools Bransome heath and Kemp whelch worked in tuck shop Teacher MR wilkinson
I am looking for the living descendants of the little known Victorian print-seller and art dealer George Love (1804-1883) of 81 Bunhill Row in Finsbury, London.
His son William Francis Love (d.1912) married Alice Buttery from Finsbury in 1883.
William Francis Love moved to Surrey with his wife and had 3 children:
1) Cecil Francis Trevelyan (b. 1885-died ...see more
think we called this Pub the DOG, we used to come over from Streatham.. I am after a photograph of the old Massey Hughes Con. Home, Kingswood Estate. DULWICH.. the Canadian Infantry had it during WW1, yes Kingswood, dont get confused with the village of the same name in Surrey please.. I know when my mother had a business in Dulwich on the council estate it was Kingswood Estate, guess the massive house was demolished!
I was born and lived in Chequers Lane Walton in 40s. Our house which was No 74 was the Police House and I used to cycle to St Hildas School at Tadworth, run by Miss Adams who lived in house opposite Chappell's newsagent in Tadworth. I went to school with young Chappell. but sadly cannot remember his name. Used to be great as a kid riding across the wonderful expanse of Walton Heath and the ...see more
This photograph brings back memories of my very happy childhood in Ashtead between 1944 and 1964 when I went off to join the met Police and live in London. In particular, the shop on the extreme right was Baldwins an old style personal service grocers that my Father Frank Simmons used to manage. He let me work there as a young teenager and I learned the basics of working for a living and being part of a team. He ...see more
at the time I lived in South hetton about 12 miles from town and on leaving school at age 14 started work in Turveys garage at the bottom end of holmeside,just around the corner from the south end of the station. I remember going into whites market with one or two of the staff from the garage.Some names to remember, Mr English the stores manager, Ted Gorman workshop foreman, Ken Laws and Tiny Dunn. Both mechanics. ...see more
as a child i always remember croydon high street to be very colourful and fashionable, i used to love going to allders bargain basement,there was something for everybody,che quevara,c&a`s,martin fords,kennards,there were so many shoe shops,stylo,ravels,freeman hardy willis,dolcis,russell and bromley,saxones,real happy shoppers those days...with all these new buildings and the pulling down of real historical places it doesn`t seem so bright again or so happy...
remembering elmwood school with the big mast in the field as a partition between the boys and girls...the dinner lady mrs.higgins(she made me eat egg not believing i was allergic to it!) the headmistress before miss french,miss jobbins...real old school...miss peters...strict,miss clark,mrs mullings,ms davies,miss pawsons....in my class there were about three or four carol`s...carol mahoney,carol farquharson,carol ...see more
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I remember boys from Skellow Hall coming to our school, I remember two brothers there called John and Peter Caveney. I don't know where they were born and the reason they were in the home, we were all friends in those days no matter where you were from - I will never forget them. Anyway we were only 12; we all will be 57 years old now... how the time has flown. I lost touch with them and I wonder if they would still remember me? My surname was Brown in those days!
I have vivid and fond memories of my schooling here from 1963 to 1967. Some of the teachers and staff were inspiring and caring (Miss Wynn the music teacher, Miss Gray), a few not so. The headmaster Ted Vidal (or JEV) could be intimidating. His military stance, brisk walk and manner demanded respect. He had a habit of calling every boy Boris. I dreaded being singled out and did not look forward sitting next to him in the ...see more
I was born at The Four Lane Ends but really the only thing which I remember about that is the day we moved to South Market Street. Since then (about '46) I have always been proud to refer to myself as being amongst the "Boysofhetton". My home mates all lived within the three rows of "Officials Houses" which where all identical and comprised of the last 6 houses in South Market Street and the rows of six ...see more
Remember going to the pool during the summer, and going to the mini zoo that was between the pool and roller skating rink ,and hearing the animals while you changed.
I remember my mum Betty working in Lynn's Cafe on the Mounts. Mark and Lynn were the owners and I used to go there after school and spent many happy times in their home which was above (and below) the cafe. There was one couple who I used to nickname 'Sammy sixpence' as he always used to give me sixpence when he saw me.
Anyone frequented Lynn's cafe, love to hear from you.
Just found this site by accident and it’s brill. I lived for several years at 2 Pine Street opposite the Busseys and can remember all of the people. Kevin Greener remembers I lived at 2 Pine Street with my parents and my sister Ruth; the same name as Les Pearson’s daughter. I used to drink in the Ranch and The Ship and I would often take my dad’s dog for a walk; it was a Samoyed - all white like a ...see more
Does anyone know the title of a local reference book which mentions the English schools trophy match held at the Morrison Busty football ground in the 1968-69 season
My father, Douglas Aubrey Dixon, also known as 'Reginald' lived with his father, Temple Dixon, at 'Westholme' Westfield Lane - No.81. My paternal grandfather bought the house for £385 in June, 1935. Temple Dixon was a retired railway detective having worked his way up the ladder so-to- speak from working as a porter and ticket collector at Mirfield station (1901 census). I returned to Kippax with my ...see more
I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1955 and lived in the flats in Dabs Hill Lane, Northolt until I was 3. We then moved to Ferrymead Avenue in Greenford. It was a strange little bungalow on the corner of Eastmead Avenue and Ferrymead Avenue. The building had two doors that both opened directly on to the pavement of Eastmead Avenue (what was then the back door has now been removed but the step ...see more
I did a paper round up Shirehall Road, sharing it with Jean Bacon who lived at either 1 or 3 Harold Road. It was so cold in the winter. Papers were so heavy, they were hanging from the saddle on my bike and my hands were blue. I used to cycle to Sutton at Hone to collect the papers, then back again and walk up Shirehall delivering them, all before school on a school day. Tuesday and Thursday was the ...see more
My memory of this great and very popular market was during the late 1970's as a young kid and was every kids paradise. My mum worked at what must have been the world's largest sweet shop/stall - Jim's Candy Cabin. Every Saturday my auntie used to take me along for the day (and you could spend the day browsing around). 1st treat was having a different Matchbox toy bought from the the big Wood's toy stall at the far ...see more
Hello my name is Muriel Minshull, I was born in Whitefield and lived at 1 Statter Street, the two cottages are no longer there. I went to school in Whitefield, my teachers were Miss Cook and Miss Roland, oh she gave me hell - I think she was happy when I left to go to Australia. I still have the child's bible given to me at my Sunday School. My two best friends were Keith Young & Susan Jones. I ...see more
As a youngster I grew up living in Green Lanes - just around the corner from this photo. My friends and I used to sit on the bench seat that was by the flower bed and 'car number plate spot' as youngsters in about 1958, which is a few years before this photo was taken. We kept a notebook of numbers to try to see if we could see numbers in sequence - which just shows how few cars there were around, though I think this ...see more
I was married at the beautiful St Lawrence's in 1955. But I don't recognise it from the photo as there was a lovely wicket gate. We had a long hot summer that year and a drought was declared. Guess what! The first rain shower for months occurred just as we came out of church for photos! It made no difference - they were perfect.
Although I was born in Aldis St in 1934 we moved to Morden when I was 2 months old, but I do have fond memories of Tooting. During the war we used to sleep on the Underground platform at Tooting Broadway or Balham. One night a bomb dropped on Tooting Broadway Station and people were drowned. My father and brother waited outside for news of my mother, another brother and myself; fortunately we were at Balham that ...see more
During the bitter winter of 1965, when the railway age of steam was fast diminishing, I worked as a British Transport Commission Police Officer (seconded from the Newcastle Central Railway Station, 'railway Police' base), at the now long gone 'multi-million pound', Tyneside Central Railway Freight Depot. The depot was then situated alongside the Felling By-pass, adjacent to the old ...see more
This the place that as a lad I played in the wood's and fished in the canal for stickelback's.
My family stayed at a farmstay in Payhembury in 1981. We have forgotten the farmer's name, but we had a great stay for days or so. My most vivid memory was of the farmhouse which had building styles going back to the 1400's. My second great memory is climbing up to the local (and well hidden) Hill Fort. We intend to return to Payhembury this coming year (2014, in May) and we wondered if the same ...see more
My dad owned the cycle shop in Wallasey Village, firstly at the Leasowe Road end then latterly Harrison Drive end, the name was Longworths. From 1961 we lived in St.Georges Road (when Piggy Lane was still in existence) I attended St. Georges Road School from circa 1948 and remember 'big' Miss Little and 'little' Miss Little, Mr Grey, Miss Merrick and Mr Sykes (headmaster). Miss Marsh was headteacher of the infants school. Does anyone else have any of these memories?
I was born in Church St, Woodlesford in 1930. The cottage where I was born belonged to
my great grandma's family called Denkin. I attended Woodlesford school which is still being
used for local families. There is a shopping centre called Beechwood now where houses and cottages stood. My gt grandad worked at the local Bentleys Brewery as a cellar foreman. I remember going to the sports day there because it ...see more
My mother went to work at Peplow Hall after leaving school at the age of thirteen years old; her name then was Alice Mary Brazenall.
Both me and my brother Jeff were born in No.4 'Chadley Lane' and christened in 'St Mary's Church; I was three months old and Jeffrey was eighteen months old. My husband, Terry, went to Queen Elizabeth School. When our parents split up we moved to near by Huntingdon to live with our grandparents and have lived there ever since. I am now 76 and unfortunately Jeffrey died five years ago. My husband and myself go to ...see more