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Hi, I'm looking for anyone that grew up in Long Street or Claremont Road, Sparkbrook in the 1950's or attended Christ Church Junior and Infants school. My family lived opposite the school ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook in 1955 by Ken Barlow

I've just read John Holmes' account of the early days in West Gorton. I went to St Marks from 1955 to 1960. I remember Mr Platt in the same way as most. I remember being smacked across the head for passing my 11 plus. I must admit it was a ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1955 by Stephen Painter

The Church is the resting place for all of my foster parents family, the Simmonds. The graves were all purchased by the family ready for that time. Unfortunately, Dick Simmonds was not buried there as he lived in Stroud ...Read more

A memory of Easthampstead in 1950 by Colin Lennox

Anybody out there remember my uncle, Ernie Watkin, who lived in Rock Cottage at the head of Rock Road for many years. He had a butchers shop in Rock Road also, which he ran up until the 1960s. He also had a brother living ...Read more

A memory of Rhosymedre in 1952 by Brian Bennett

This photo brought back memories of when I delivered papers in 1954 along Normady Way down under the rail bridge and along the riverside. Even as a young paper lad I still remember the tranquility of the river in the early ...Read more

A memory of Saltash in 1954 by Maurice Harris

Although born in Hackbridge, and bombed out also, we lived with my grandparents at 142 London Road and went to the infants school, junior, and then Elmwood. I was in 4B later, I think it was a bit of a rebel's class. Fred ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1952 by Barry Hipkiss

I apparently spent my early years during WW1 in the Mumbles where my mother came from. She had moved to London before the war to find work and married a Londoner. Our holidays when I was a child (in the late ...Read more

A memory of Caswell Bay in 1950 by Roger Newman

Early 50's. My wife is Audrey a member of the Upton family who lived at 101 Wallasey Village over Sayers cake shop. Her sister, Doreen, worked across the road in Strongs Dairy. Happy memories of ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1950 by John Davies

I was born in the flat above the shop to the left of this picture in 1953. This shop named A & L Hoyal was run by my grandfather, Albert Hoyal, and his brother Les Hoyal. Though the photo was taken in Faringdon Road, most of the ...Read more

A memory of Swindon in 1953 by Peter Jenvey

In 1959 I started school at Holyrood school. Often after school my parents would take me and my two sisters into the High Street to do some shopping. I would always have to run and see the pigs just off Market Street - the ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1959 by Lidia Skrzypek