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I lived in Ormskirk,  33 Thompson Ave, for 10 years till my family moved to Canterbury. I started school at Greeby Hill then just before I was going to Wigan Road we moved. My friends were the Hankins, Tony Dayley. It was a great place to ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1955 by Michael Dobson

I was a 16 year old boy and lived with my family on a hillside opposite Tunstead quarry known as The Lees. Every Sunday morning I would pick up the papers (News of the World , People etc) on my bicycle from the post office in Peak Dale, ...Read more

A memory of Wormhill in 1952 by Don Edwards

I arrived in High Wycombe in as a young girl in 1946, from Scotland. I attended St. Bernard's Convent school. It was situated in a very large old house on the London Road, across from the Rye. We wore school uniforms, green ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe in 1955 by Maureen Ingram

I remember breaking and entering on a Friday night in February. Mr Doyle the local policeman rounds us up on Saturday a.m. in his house that doubled as a police station. Father went crazy and ripped up Wales-Australia ...Read more

A memory of Pontyclun in 1958 by Peter Harris

Opposite the Majestic Cinema, you can just see the Tudor brickwork of the Bucks Head Inn, on the London Road corner. It was very rare that my Dad would go in, but we would be sent there at certain times of the year. A ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1958 by Carole Baldwin

I went to Roe Green school, living in Princes Ave. We had to walk across the grass to the pool to have swimming lessons, very cold water, but great fun. Funnily enough my sister and I have been recalling our lives in the area ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1956 by Elaine Pallett

i was born at 19 kearsley ave, tarleton, to fred and lilian bentham, went to tarleton infants then tarleton secondary modern on hesketh lane. does anyone remember the blacksmiths on church road?

A memory of Tarleton in 1955 by Maureen Gough

I was born in Preston Hospital in January 1955. I lived in Charlotte Street and went to St columbas School. I remember being sent to get me mams shopping at the Co op in coach road.I still remember her co op cheque number 4575 this ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1955 by Mary Mand

I remember Bedfont very well I was born in Peacock Ave no 45 just three door from the school the old pit behind us a big play ground the old stoney wall the old toy shop I think his name was Mr Jenning the china shop next door ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont in 1953 by Brian Terry

i lived in fairlawn ave, my mother used to shop at pickford lane, and as a treat we would go to the blind mans, as she called it. this was in kindness, as i remember.i used to buy model planes that were found on the shelves with ease.i have very fond memorys of the shop , but mostly the man.

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1957 by Dereck M Ew