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We came to live in Calmore in 1945 at 304 Calmore Road. We used to have the milk delivered by horse and cart. My mother would go out with her tin jug and I would follow her and get up on the cart and he would turn round and we would go ...Read more

A memory of Calmore in 1949 by Terry Matthews

Yes we lived at 40a Cathcart Street, I can still remember the AINSLEYS, also the COOKS, the BURNS ect, great little street, all the best, ERIC APTER (the jockey 1).

A memory of Birkenhead in 1948 by Eric Apter

I was born on Sunday 6th Frbruaqry 1944 in the residential area of the Central Bar, Moore Street, Aughnacloy, Nurse Shields was the midwife. The family moved to Cross Lane prior to moving to Moygashel in 1949. I remember Miss ...Read more

A memory of Aughnacloy in 1948 by Deirdre Carroll

I was a boarder at Beauclerc. I remember well Miss Garlic and Elizabeth who was a wonderful artist. Mr Judd was our choir master and Mamselle Guillione was our french teacher. My best friend there was Edith Evans and I really ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1945 by Anne Thompson

The village provided labour mainly for the Meadows Pit that was opened in 1824 and also for other local pits – Adventure, Resolution, Alexandrina, Hazard, Nicholson’s, Dun Well, Glow Oe, r Em…. to name but a few. At the Rainton ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

I was born in 1934 and my first home was 15 Stoneycroft Road. We lived there until 1937 when we moved to 19 Claybury Road. I remember going down the air raid shelter under the Woodford Bridge Green. It was a damp, ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1940 by Colin King

I was born in Stockwell London, but I often visited 'Uncle Jack' who was the retired farm manager of Beagles Farm. He lived with his wife in Church Road opposite the stores. My parents, my sister and I visited regularly and when the grown ...Read more

A memory of Pembury in 1948 by Edmund Newton

When I used to come down to Shelsley I used to stay with my Nan at New Mill Bridge until she sold the shop and moved to Birmingham where she stayed with her eldest daughter May Bennet and her family. Later, she came to stay with ...Read more

A memory of Shelsley Walsh in 1947 by Antony Cook

Living in Vine St, behind the Heaton Park Cinema, and going to the British 'Bulldog' school. My mum bringing me hot cocoa during recess time, passing it over the school wall. Going into Heaton Park when the sirens went, to the shelters ...Read more

A memory of Prestwich in 1942 by Muriel Neal Nee Mason

I spent a very happy childhood - my father was a licensed victualler of Ye Olde Bulls Head on the bridge until he retired in 1949. I went to the local school - my teachers were Miss Pratt & Mrs Jefferies- ...Read more

A memory of Broughton Astley in 1940 by Julie Dilling