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I was born 1945, lived with my mum and dad in one room at back of my granparent's house, 67 Monington Cres, which had a huge back garden. It backed on to the Parkway and I had many great times there. We would go to ...Read more

A memory of Cranford in 1955 by Keithy Turner

My mum Mary Booth, worked at the cinema around the above date - I have a photo of her dressed up from the film 'Annie Get Your Gun', selling tickets outside. I went to Eccles Parish School in 1958/9 until I left in 1963/4. I ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1950 by Sandra Booth Warburton Sjcdt

Gunsite Farm was at the end of Limekiln Lane, which was a dirt track. On the left were a row of cottages, on the right, bigger semi detatched where the better off lived. The Alan Rutherford family, (loads of them), Brian Cummings, Steve ...Read more

A memory of Fawley in 1958 by Mick Reynolds

Four Generations of Bowrings! Hazel Bowring - In 1958 I was born in Salford, sister of Michael Bowring. I was born at 146 Sussex Street in 1958, my parents were Kenneth Thomas & Rita Patricia ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1950 by Hazel Donnelly

I used to work here when I was at school, in Droitwich - I used to scrub out the ice-cream tins. Then I used to work in the lido cafe making candy floss, Alan Jones owned the cafe. I would love to hear from anyone who worked ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1958 by Derek Haydon

I just wondered if any one of the top end gang would remember my memories of playing football, I was born and bred in Alice Street in 1945. My mum and dad were Hannah and George Etheridge. I also had relatives ...Read more

A memory of Goldenhill in 1950 by Frank (Yanky) Etheridge

Does anyone remember West Hill Lodge, the house on the corner of Stanham Road and Dartford Road, with wonderful fake Elizabethan chimneys? I lived there from 1950 until 1961, when sadly my father sold it, with the two houses next ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1950 by Rosie Nunn

There seems to be a lot of controversy about the Shoulder of Mutton, have I got this right? Way way back, the Shoulder of Mutton was built, eventually it was demolished and the old brick house on the other side of the road was ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1955 by Sandra Waite

A few of us used to do the this walk on most Sundays. We used to meet at Bins Coalyard. Coming in to Plains from Clarkstone, we walked in to Plains, turn right past the signal box across the railway, over Calder ...Read more

A memory of Plains in 1957 by John Potter

My Mother's maiden name was Mary Baker who lived in Witton Park . She had a brother, Jack who lived in Witton le Weir. He was a church going man and ran a clothing business from his house (at first going house to house with ...Read more

A memory of Witton-le-Wear in 1953 by Margaret Hillier