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I love this town so much as I spent my childhood here and they were very happy times. We had to move away for work reasons but I would move back tomorrow if I could. I visit every year for my trip down memory lane and it's a great relief that Conwy hasn't changed too much.
What can I say about the Castle, Plas Mawr, Marine Walk, Abercrombie House and St Mary's church with the We Are Seven memorial.
Yes, it's a World Heritage ...see more
My mum had the misfortune to be born illegitimate her mum had to go to the workhouse because of the situation,and that's where mum was born! From there she was taken in by her aunties family not knowing the truth,and the sad thing was that she saw her real mum every day but had no idea who she was,she had a rough time,rags and clogs were her day to day cloths then she was put to work in the cotton mill as a 8 ...see more
Hello, Colin Newberry here. I've already contributed a few memories, read those from others and thought it was now time to come back. Down at the Junior School, I suppose it was 1956/57, we had a new pupil join us in Mr Skinner's class. His name was Gregory Ferrari, the name was unusual and his clothing was too - always khaki shirt and shorts. He also had reddish hair and freckles. He was only with us for 1 or ...see more
My mum Vera Thurgood, eldest of 6 children was born 1914 at 96 Surrey Lane. Grandad James, married to Katherine was a coal merchant with 12 work horses in the back yard. He used to give me rides on them in the yard. The laundry, Sunlight, I think, was next door. I spent many happy days visiting my grandparents especially when grandad came home on a shire horse with sacks of cockles and winkles to have with our tea. A beautiful house, sadly demolished-a sacrilege.
I used to live in the Barking/Dagenham area from 1945-1973.I was born at Barking hospital,sometimes known as Upney in 1945.I lived on the corner of Rugby Road and Bromhall Road,my mum and dad moved there from Bromley by Bow when they got married in 1930.
I remember a few names that lived nearby,the Murtons lived next door to us,there children was Diana and Graham,they were near enough the same age as ...see more
Hi
We are looking for anyone in the Pedro Street/Clapton Park area of Homerton that knew the area in the war years. I know it's a big ask. My mum Joan Knight was born in Pedro Street her dad was Henry & mum Mary. We think she went to the school around the corner with the Anthony Newley plaque on it.
I doubt anyone alive remembers the family direct, but if you are or know a Knight or Mary's King family or ...see more
I remember Lower Hyde Farm holidays with great affection. Went approx five times in the 60S and always had a great time. Evening entertainment was in 'the club' where host Bob would expertly guide you through the evenings. A feature was the Russian Ballet where you kissed your partner at the end of the dance - a very daring thing for a 16 year old. Wonderful memories of a bygone age.
Somebody - I believe their Name was Wayne - had once some years ago sent in a memory about the overhead system of Sending the containers of money from the counters in certain shops to the cashiers Offices. At the time I sent in a memory in reply to that one I said that one shop that used this system was Rogers in Penge High Street, up on the right, just before Woolworths. At the same time I sent that memory I ...see more
My Grandad George Talbot lived in Blymhill Common for many years. Bringing up 5 children. 4 girls all of whom have since died and 1 boy., Raymond Talbot my dad. We loved going to grandads. , running around the cobbles round the house. Climbing trees in the garden. Oh and the outside toilet was a experience, a bucket under a plank in the out house down the garden next to the old pig sty. Grandad and Nan Talbot are both buried in the church grounds.
I was doing my family tree and moyes family all lived in Tangley
I lived in Balham during 1963 & 1969 at 1 Tantallon road. Still visit every time I return to the U.K.
Attended first Alderbrook primary then Holy Ghost school always had happy memories.
I was born and grew up in Kelsale. We lived at Rectory Cottages, my brother Perry and my parents, Pam and Aubrey Mann. My grandparents lived at Carlton and the family go back in both church registers to the 1600s. I loved reading Bernard, Brian and Ann's memories and remember the same characters as they do: Alfie Bedwell carrying his riding crop, dressed in jodhpurs and still talking as you walked away, he always had a ...see more
As a little girl in the 50s I remember my grandad taking me to the fish shop which was owned by his family the Patterson's I'm sure they also had a stall on big meeting day were the sold pop and crisp which were something new in those days.
Further to my other posting, (Swanley, Born and Bred), as a young man I used to work at Eynsford Mill, it was owned by A. Filmer Jacobs, who also owned Shalford Mill, near Guildford, the company was known as Vulcanised Fibre, and they made a product known as 'Leatheroid' made from a special type of paper, made in Markinch, Scotland, by Tullis Russell and company. This product was used to make a range of products, ...see more
I also lived in Elmsleigh road 66 with my mum dad brother Robert he worked in the corner shop and my sister Brenda we had a motor bike and sidecar moved to woking in about 1956i went to school at Etringham had pigie back frights in play ground I remember a fish tank in one class room with sea anemones in it
I remember walking through cannon hill park in 1957 8 & 9 in the spring when they had the tulip festival on, there were coloured lights and classical music playing all along the walkway of the boating pond, where there were the dutch market stalls were on show making clogs ( wooden shoes ) and also selling them, and you could smell the melted dutch cheese and every planting plot was filled with tulips of all ...see more
My Grandmother and Grandfather had the hardware shop (Frost) for a long time. I remember going
out with my Dad and my Grandfather on the paraffin round (Esso Blue and Pink) around Dartford. I was very young and found it great fun, but I will always have the smell of paraffin up my nose!
When my Grandparents retired my Aunt and Uncle took over the shop (Joyce and George Horton) until they retired. On the other ...see more
I wonder if anyone remembers a man that used to deliver cakes round Upminster in the late 1960's? If so, does anyone remember his name?
My name is Dennis Walsh, I was born in 1953 at 62, Park Side. I lived there until Dec 1965 when we moved to Sydney Australia.
My earliest memories are of our house, which backed onto the park. It seemed like a big block of land but after revisiting many years later it was quite small. I remember the air was fresh and how cold it became in winter ,with the clothes freezing on the line. Playing in ...see more
I used to work in the Haberdashery department at Hides and my best friend Sylvia worked round the corner in the ribbon department. I remember they had a cat that had had kittens and the kittens used to hide under the counter and jump out, grab my ankles and bite!
Wendy Appleton (nee Cawley)
I was born in Bexleyheath in 1938 and lived there until 1961 You can read my memories in A Little Girl's War published by Amberley Publishing
Wendy appleton
I attended this school from 1952 -1954 when Miss Collins OBE was Head Mistress. she was very strict but very fair and kind to me having just lost my mother. I seem to remember Miss Odel as the Geography mistress who used to make you stand on your chair if she was cross with you. My form teacher was Miss Cowie. I took Domestic Science and I remember we used to have to clean the Head Mistresses ...see more
This is for Margaret Elliot, I am from Kent but my adopted Grandad, Fred (Frederick Joseph) Johnson was the landlord of the Plough Inn during and after the Second World War and my mother and I were evacuated there and later holidayed there and I loved it!
My real grandad got blown up after six weeks in France, Nana married a Canadian but he died of war wounds, then she married Granda (Fred) and we ...see more
I lived at 50 Foxley Lane, Purley with my parents and brother from the late 40's until 1960 when we moved to Harrow, Middlesex. My Dad worked in London and commuted each day.
I remember catching the bus to Wallington and attending Collingwood Girls school where my friend and I were the trusted ones to wash up in Mrs Hollis's house. From there we went to Purley County and my brother to the Boys school.
I often cycled to ...see more
In1939 I was for a short while evacuated to Delabole with my elder brother, I have very few memories as I was 5 at the time,. We stayed with Mr & Mrs. Mules (amended from Mills 19.07.2018) They lived at "St. Michaels" a property on the High St.. They had a son Edwin aged about 14. I seem to recall the property backed on to a railway cutting thro' which the occasional single carriage train would run. My home was ...see more
I grew up in Noak Hill, living on the caravan site (Cummings Hall Lane) that was behind the Bear Pub on Noak Hill Road. There was a big long lane that ran up alongside the pub and I would sneak down there and through a gap in the fence, into the pub garden and sit on a swing, watching the REAL Bear in his cage. Nobody believes me when I tell them this ... of course, it seems unbelievable now but he was chained up, ...see more
Thanks to everyone who sent their memories of Newburn and Millfield, it brings it all back! I lived at 16 victoria terrace from about 1955 until it was demolished. I remembered how overcrowded we must have been in a one bedroomed house, what with my mam, dad, me and my brother in the only bedroom, and the front room occupied by my newlywed aunt and her husband(who was doing his national service), what a way to start ...see more
One of my ancestors was the landlord of The Windmill Inn, 9 Tebbutt Street, Rochdale Road, Collyhurst, Manchester.
His name was William McRoberts, and he lived there with his wife Eliza, sadly dying there in 1903 in his late 30's.
I am struggling to find any pictures or information online about this pub other than a few landlords names from Kelly's directories and the census records.
Would anyone know anything about this pub?
I was married in 1957. My wife and I went looking for a dustbin. We went to the local Co-op.. Galvanised dustbins were 10 shillings. We had seen that they soon went rusty and had to be replaced. Also on sale was a rubber dustbin not plastic, made by Semtex a part of Dunlop. It was £7 a great deal of money, however we took the plunge, and in 2017 it will be 60 years old and is as good as the day we bought it. It ...see more
Great site, so,pleased to find it. Lived in Cranham for 15 years and just loved Upminster for shopping, a particular favorite being Roomes. I left the area about 15 years ago and went back to visit a short while ago. Still in shock, so many of the smaller shops are gone, felt so sad, it is not,the Upminster that lived on in my memory. I used to love going in to a small hardware store, opposite the Roomes ...see more
I am trying to trace descendents of a branch of my father's family - the Hodges and the Guys. They lived and died at 35 and 42 Great Eastern Road, Hockley, Essex in the late 50s until at least 1975. The family originate from Islington and Highbury, and Bermondsey before that.
I'm hoping that people in the area may remember the family and help me with finding any of my surviving distant ...see more
Hello, I am researching for a book and wish to get in touch with anyone related to the Hardwick family who lived in Windy grove Wilsden. Especially Doris and Tom Hardwick who had two children (girls) who were born in Warlingham Surrey. Thank you John Taylor
My Aunt and uncle lived in Balbedie Avenue , Robertson was their name .
I loved to play on the swings, roundabouts and giant slide at Eastleigh recreation ground.
The long polished brass slide was fun to try to walk up, slide down roll things down or pee down.
I overheard a friend of mums who was expecting a baby – she said
“It is wonderful now they can tell if you are pregnant by just peeing on a slide”.
This amazed me that our humble recreation ground had such a magical slide! (This is a true tale!)
In the 1960's I was bought up living at The Grange on the Rickmansworth Road in Northwood. If we turned right out of the drive at The Grange we would walk along the road to church and school at the Holy Trinity church. Further along the road was Mount Vernon hospital where my Mother was a nurse, and opposite Holy Trinity church was the riding stables where I spent many happy hours with the ...see more
I was Born 1948 in Portsmouth, my Ex Navy dad wanted to go as far from the sea and war as possible. Thus carpenter on remote estates with tied housing at Liphook, Chard, Broughton. Hell for a poor family and 3 / 4 kids.
FINALLY we moved to Wonderful, beautiful Eastleigh in January 1957 to a house attached to The Crescent School. Free coal/coke, exploding gas water geyser, a bath in the kitchen an ...see more
Few people are aware of the part Birtley, Tyne Wear, (part of County Durham in those days ) played in the Great War of 1914 - 1918.
Belgium in 1914 was occupied by the German Army, and thousands of refugees fled to Britain where they settled until the end of the war. This posed problems for the authorities as to where to house them and how to employ them.
In 1915 the British Army was suffering a severe shell ...see more
Actually Shane Fenton/ Alvin Stardust original name was Bernard Jury(Hope I spelt that right). My brother went to school with him at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Mansfield. Sadly now a comprehensive coed. Also all the trees leading up to the school have been destroyed for what reason I cannot comprehend. Alvin Stardust died not so long ago.
My family moved to Mansfield not long ...see more
I was born in Stanmore Rd n15 in 1953, but moved to Edmonton Green early 1954, so I was told. We lived above Gearys Bakery next to the Golden Lion, my dad worked in the bake house the other side of road.I knew all the stall holders and most shopkeepers, Joe Stavely was one of my favourites. We lived there till 1965 when they started to knock it down, we moved to Galliard Road. I have great memories of Edmonton, I married ...see more
Herbert William Nunn, born Carlton Colville, 1888; killed in action 13 November 1916 was the fiance of my mother's neighbour of 50 years. Her name was Ethel Lilly, and she lived in Nottingham, the family taking their holidays in Lowestoft..
After Herbert was killed, Ethel lived with her parents, and then alone until in her 80s she married a fellow Pensioners' Club member! When she died, her ...see more
I can remember as seven year old having to stay with my Aunt Louise Topp in the house above the closed Butchers shop Topps next to the National Provincial Bank building on the left side of the high street,the balcony window jutting out was the drawing room,can remember sitting there watching the activities in the street,the back garden went down to the slaughter house,now a garage in the Bickerly.
My Dad and Mum moved to what was then 'The old Cottage', Water Lane in 1954-5 from Cornwall.
Mum was pregnant and they couldn't get a cottage, so Dad, Ken Johnson, applied to Corfe's Farm to get a tied cottage. He worked with the pigs, in apple orchards and ' the nut platt'
I was born soon after. I remember the whirr of woodsaws in the coppices, the pheasants squawking, the drifts of ...see more
I have written a long memory under the title The School of the Holy Child, Laleham Abbey, if anyone is on this page and would like to read it!
heads the label in a dictionary of music that I received as a prize in Upper IA. No date. It must have been 1955. My name was/is Margaret Morley. I joined the school on my return from Malaya in 1951, followed by my sister Tania the following year.
Names I remember: Gillian Yarham (thanks to another post; a dark-haired girl with black eyes), and my classmates: Rhona Gracie, Elizabeth ...see more
I arrived in Wolverhampton when demolition of the market buildings was under way. The buildings in front of the church (in the photo) must have already been long gone, but the buildings on the side of the new ring road were being knocked down. They were nice red brick buildings and had pineapples at intervals along the edge of the roof and arched entrances. Such a pity those lovely ...see more
My Great Great Grandmother Jane Oversby worked for a widow, Mrs Margaret Rossall, who lived at 10 Dalton Square, Lancaster. I visited Dalton Square and counted the houses from 2 - 9; then sent down the other side Numbers 11 onward. I could not find 10 Dalton Square until a local person told me that the Town Hall is not as old as it looks. It was built at the beginning of the 20th ...see more
I was only 3 when I stayed here, convalesing after meningitis. According to my Dad's photographic records, I stayed there for two months, (April / May 1975). I have three memories of the place, which are mixed. Firstly, of crying as I waved my parents goodbye on their weekly visits, looking out a window as they went down a long tree lines road which bent to the left as I remember. The effect of this was that I cried ...see more
My name is Jack Taylor I went to Dudden Hill School until 1952. I lived on Colin Road with my family. Served in the Royal Engineers 1955-1957 on Christmas Island. My wife and I and 2 children emigrated to Canada in 1967. Retired 15 years ago as Sales manager in Canada for 25 years with Mars the chocolate bar company.
I remember Mr & Mrs Warrington, (I lived with my aunt and uncle who still live opposite their house) they were a lovely couple. Mr Warrington always dapper in his blazer and Panama hat, puffing on his pipe, he always raised his hat if he saw somebody, and Jean, Mrs Warrington always wore a twin set and pearls. Such a lovely couple, was very sad when they died.
I don't remember the Chinese laundry, long gone when I ...see more
I am trying to find aveue that was probably in South or South East London from 1928 onwards called "Woodcocks". It is mentioned in a diary I am researching and almost every day of the week some young people 'Went to Woodcocks'.
The Diary writer has links with West/East Ham, Puntey/Fulham and all parts of London but I can not find this ...see more
We moved to Horley in 1952, when I was 10. (Dad worked for Mr Coutts repairing radio's & TV's.) Mum, Dad, & 2 brothers, Robin & Colin. A third brother Crispin Allan (after pub owner) was born there in 1953, after we found him in the long grass whilst searching for our football??? I have the movie to prove it!!! We lived in an 18' caravan in a field behind the Inn. The owner Mr Allan gave us permission, after ...see more
Salford forms much of my family’s history, although I only spent a little time there, leaving when I was very young, some years ago I started to wonder how? why? what? brought both my families the HARRIS family on my Dad’s side and the KEMP family on my mother’s side, to Salford, what I found was like so many families the industrial revolution brought them in from the fields so to speak.
My GGGranpa William ...see more
I used Mill Cycle constantly from 65 - 70. They had a models department that stocked everything from Airfix to Jetex motors.
I seem to remember above the shop was an illuminated sign of a bike that seemed to be cycling?
I lived in Bellegrove Road at number 267 - nearly opposite Shoulder of Mutton Green. Went to Eastcote and Westwood schools.
First job was at AJAX records as an assistant. Loved it great job.
Hello everyone
Wow what a joy and pleasure to find this site. I didn't realise this existed until a short time ago.
Anyway for some years I've been trying to locate (on Google maps streetview) the old house that was once owned by my grandfather in the 50s until the 60s, 13 Park Lane, but without success. Of course buildings change over the years so that doesn't help plus my mother died in January but before ...see more
Yep I worked weekends on J & C in the ironmongery Stilletto Heel section, at Christmas reverted to the toy dept. used to but my recored from the department on 1st floor, two very helpful young ladies whose name I have forgot, and date the Hoover rep named Joan for a time ....Happy days, Bill Ridley
I was born at 15 Scotch Row and named Alan Blight in 1927. My dad was William John and my mother was Mary Ann nee Suter. I had two younger brothers, Richard and Vincent. I went to Gilfach Goch mixed school and remember my standard 5 teacher, Miss Evelyn James. I can still quote the poems that she taught me 80 years ago! I worked at the Britannic mine after my RAF service finished in 1948. I met my wife Majorie on the ...see more
I was born in chelmsley wood 17 Stella croft 1973 and went to cosalheath infants and junior s...I have happy memories of the wood...clarkies paper shop..a lot of weird wonderful people lived there, my grandad moss was a well known character in all surrounding pubs....does anyone remember Rick the hippy ? He lived near whitemoors girls school...does anyone know where Ricky is?
does anyone remeber jennys cafe ? It was in Martindale Road, opposite the infant and junior schools. There were a row of about 6 cottages in a terrace and jennys was on the end. There was also a hardwear shop and a drapery shop which was called Margarets, and the a sweet shop at the other end.My parents Jim and Jenny Clements owned the cafe and i worked there as well. Most of the customers were soldiers from the army ...see more
i was born in sisters avenue lavender hill 1948 spent my youth and adult years in battersea. spending many a weekend dancing in battersea town hall watching the news of the world darts championship. having a quiet pint in my local the cornet of horse on lavender hill. attended wycliffe secondary school wycliffe road from 1959 -1964. loved clapham common going to the band stand listening to the music.it would be nice to meet up with some old battersea people.
My grandparents lived on Melton Road opposite the Ivanhoe,they bought the house from new and paid about £500 for it in the 30s I think,I spent a lot of my summer hols with them and loved it,when grandad was at work me and my gran went to Doncaster shopping,sometimes we would go to Chesterfield with him,he would go to work and we would go shopping,watch the cricket games on the Ivanoe field from my bedroom window this was in the 50s,lovely memories
born 63 Hargate lane which is now gone and fire station there went to the Hargate chapel for Sunday school my father played bowls at the blood tub in Hargate lane
I lived at Trinity Church Square from 1954 to 1967, does anyone remember me
As it's Guy Fawkes time again it reminds me of when I lived in Milton Road in the late 30s to early 50s. As a youngster the whole street came together each year to build a huge bonfire by the Welsh Harp reservoir with everyone collecting old wood and anything suitable to add to it. A special guard had to keep watch at all times to protect it from the kids in Stanley Road who were likely to sabotage it. The excitement was ...see more
This is an enquiry:
Can anyone remember the name of the large, white, hotel/pub situated among the caravan sites close to "Radio City"
It was pulled down some 20 odd years ago.
We are desperate to recall this place where we spent many happy hours.
But none of us can remember it's name.
Any clues would be appreciated.
Robert Maddon
Looking for folk who worked in the store in the early sixties. Must be someone out there. I worked in the menswear Dept. Barbra Day, Daughter of Mr Day , the Manager of the
Bexleyheath menswear Dept Worked on the record counter. E-mail me on : pjharris012peter
@aol.com Love to hear from you.
I only have vague memories of my few years there.I enjoyed being by the coasta, but would love to remember some of the people that were there at the same time as myself. I found Mrs Lockwood vey pleasant but do not have many memories if her husband. My name is Wendy Hall and would like to hear from anyone that remembers me from Eden Hall.
As a young man my father was both a keen walker and photographer. His hometown was Derby, consequently the surrounding area including the Peak District was walked and photographed extensively. Sadly he was killed in action during WW2. Among his personal effects were all his photos that my mother kept in a large brown crocodile skin like flap-over handbag with an orange lining. Occasionally she ...see more
It was on the opposite to the War Memorial at the top of Oldfield Lane,.always packed and noisy, great atmosphere. I definitely remember the Bartletts and the Digbys I went to school with some of them Carol Bartlett was in my class I think and Lorraine Digby too. Tesco is where the Granada Cinema used to be and I remember seeing the Rolling Stones there with my older sisters Pat & Jean in the days when ...see more
My name is Johnie Wettner, born in Leanington Road in 1955. I have great memories with my friends on the manner the Gaters, the Godfrey, the Greens, the Heinz, Hookings, Gunter's and my good friends Chris James and anyone else I might of forgot.
My memories will stay with me for ever and I'd like to do everything all over again.
Some places that stand out are
The manor
Dycotts
Harold fields.
Saxon king ...see more
Shorltly after the World War 2 I visited Palmers Green with my parents and we visited an Aunt who lived in some flats very close to a Cinema on the Main Mstreet. The flats had a few Garages at the rear and I still have a rough drawing which I did looking down from the bedroom window on a car near the Garages. I remember seein the film Yankee Doodle Dandy and have happy memories of my childhood at Palmers Grreen. I ...see more
I was left here in 1953 at the age of 5 by my parents. It was run by nuns. My parents walked away and left me there and I didn't know why or what I had done wrong. Later my mother said it was because I was too thin. It has had an effect on me the rest of my life. i cried and cried every night I was there. We slept in a dormitory and there was no child furniture in those days, ...see more
As a child growing up on South St in Huddersfield, Greenhead Park continues to hold so many pleasant memories for me. We didn't have gardens or many trees where we lived so the Park was Eden to me. Greenhead Park was close by and we would buy a "Wall's" ice cream before going into the park. Then we would sit on a park bench while enjoying our delicious treat. We were surrounded by the well ...see more
I went to hassobury school in the 60s there was miss evens miss big miss hendrey miss bogg head miss camp Lucy mole Christin moor miss Dollie we had some good times
I like to hear from the people who were there my name Judith hoy
My family moved to Kingsley Avenue from Acton when I was four, and when I started at North Road Infants School, my mother hid me behind the blackboard and easel because I cried! But I progressed from there to the Juniors, and my friends were Harry Parker, Harry Stubbs, Pat Bailey and Billy Burke, whose small, terraced houses were behind Doctor Olive's grand house. We used to play on the green in front ...see more
I was there approximately 1956 for about a year. I missed my parents as I came from Kent but Nurse Reid was my auntie and the matron was my godmother so it made it a little easier although I was not given any privilege's .
My name was Jennifer Waller. Unfortunately I have forgotten the names of people there but there were 2 girls who after they finished at the school came with me to my aunties (Nurse K ...see more
I was born in Queen Mary's Hospital in 1936. My parents lived in Glenavon Road. My sister was 3 years older than me and attended primary school in Water Lane in 1938/9/40. I can remember going shopping in Boardman's with my mother and playing out in the road with lots of other children. I was arrested one day and taken to Stratford Police Station for pedalling my car up the Romford Road towards the Broadway. (i ...see more
One of my cousins (now deceased) remembered a home somewhere near to the junction of Glenavon and Romford roads. She thought it had a large sign saying "Leytonstone Home for Waifs and Strays", but her memory was sometimes doubtful! On http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/list/MH5.shtml there was a home on the corner of Glenavon Road named The Association of Friendless Girls' Refuge and as her memories would have been from around 1936 perhaps it was renamed later.
At the time this was taken, the pub/farm were being run by Ernest and Maggie Hetherington. They had it from 1945 until the early 1960s.
I don't have many good memories of Southall. My family lived in Norwood Green when I was born in 1947 and we moved to 31 North Avenue when I was five. We had a street party for the Coronation and my father told me that it was my birthday party because I was born on June 3! It was a long time before I worked out the truth of that.
My memories of North Road School were Mr Blanchard the headmaster who was a little ...see more