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I was born to Michael and Mary Murray (nee Williamson) at 79 Reather Street - a long terrace street running between Rochdale Road and Oldham Road about a mile and a half from the city centre. I remember going to Osborne Street ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1950 by Margaret Cooke

My memory refers to Manston Airport when the USAF were there in the 50's. We had a summer holiday home and every year there was a new set of American children to play with. I was 11, and Britain was a very boring place ...Read more

A memory of Ramsgate in 1957 by Coral Kite

I attended the Priory, as most 'South Parkites' did, I was born and grew up on Lyndhurst Road. There was only two people who owned cars on our street back then, Mr Jeffries a bus driver at Lesbourne Road garage and Mr Sageant a self ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1955 by Bob Post

We lived at 26 Stenton Drive at that time that mother was widowed. My mother, Katie, married my stepfather James Maule after being widowed. My father was James and his father was a saddler. Our house was burned down, there was ...Read more

A memory of Wishaw in 1955 by Peter Chalmers

My Grandmother kept a newsagents shop on the High Street in Bolton after her husband Frank died in the Bolton typhoid epidemic, leaving her to bring up their three children. She was Ada Beatrice Vamplew and her ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne in 1956 by Judith Stevens

I worked at the shop which was World Stores general grocers. I left Woodlands Road School at age 15 at the Easter term and started working for Mr &Mrs Barton the very next day after leaving school. I loved working there ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1959 by Jean Dennis

The town hall on the left was Chertsey Library in 1954 and I have many happy memories of hours of discovery in the reference section, while my mother was looking for novels. This ultimately led to my love of ...Read more

A memory of Chertsey in 1954 by Chris Martin

We came to Selsdon in 53 from Kenley. We lived at 18 Foxearth Road. In 56 I started at Selsdon primary, junior and senior school until seniors closed in I think 66 when we all went to Riddlesdown school which was a very early comp ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon in 1957 by Graham Harrison

Can't really remember the years, but our family used to walk to Ugbrooke House to collect conkers and admire the house from afar. The woods were always dark and spooky but I have very fond memories of the area. We walked from Chudleigh Knighton many times on a Sunday afternoon.

A memory of Ugbrooke Ho in 1958 by Sonja Sparrow

I'm trying to remember back a long time, hopefully someone can help out. Grandparents on Dad's side lived in Ystrad, in a house I think was called Pentwyn, in Penallta Road, on a slight hill not far from a railway overbridge for ...Read more

A memory of Ystrad Mynach in 1958 by David Field